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For more information about the programs discussed below,

please contact the Federal Financial Management Section (573) 751-8280.

Migrant and Title III Program Meetings Update

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we must cancel the Tuesday, September 2 session in Kansas City and the Thursday, September 4 session in Springfield .  We are sorry for any inconvenience these cancellations have caused.  We hope to reschedule the sessions in the near future.  The first available meeting will now be Monday, September 8 at the Federal Programs Conference in Tan-Tar-A.  The two other sessions at Cape Girardeau and St. Louis are still available.

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TO:             Districts receiving Migrant or Title III funds      

FROM:      Randy Rook, Director, Federal Grants Management

DATE:        August 26, 2008

In recent months, Missouri’s Title III and Migrant programs have been monitored by representatives of the US Department of Education’s Office of Migrant Education and the Title III office. In response to those visits and other program needs, DESE will offer a series of meetings designed to clarify the current program requirements and outline upcoming program changes. 

As a condition of receiving funds from the Title I Part C and the Title III programs, participating district personnel must attend one of the upcoming meetings.

The following dates and locations are available:

Tuesday, September 2 (CANCELLED)

9:00 am -11:00 am

UMKC Professional Development

Center at Historic Union Station

30 W. Pershing Rd., Ste. 401

Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Phone:  1-800-555-9048

(816) 235-5627

Thursday, September 4  (CANCELLED)

9:00 am -11:00 am

The Library Center

4653 South Campbell

Springfield, Missouri 65810
Phone: (417) 882-0714

Monday, September 8

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Federal Program Conference

Tan-Tar-A

Parasol II

Thursday, September 11

9:00-11:00

University Center

Southeast Missouri State University

Thursday, September 25

11:00-1:00

St. Louis Regional Professional Development Center

8225 Florissant Road, St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314)872-8282

If you have any questions, contact Randy Rook, Director, Federal Grants Management or Shawn Cockrum, Director of the MELL program.  Randy can be reached by email at randy.rook@dese.mo.gov or by phone at 573-751-3468.  Shawn’s email is scockrum@mo-mell.org and his phone number is (573) 893-8931.

Randy Rook

Director, Federal Grants Management

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Phone: 573.751.3468                              Fax: 573.526.6698

http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedprog/grantmgmnt