State and Federal Programs

As you will note, our State and Federal Programs Department provides a wide variety of services to students and their families within the Merced City School District community. Feel free to click on any of the links to receive more specific information on each of these programs. After reviewing our webpage, if you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (209) 385-6664 or e-mail Linda Hernandez.

Our Team

State and Federal Programs

Director
Aaron Alexander
AAlexander@mcsd.k12.ca.us
(209) 385-6384

Coordinator II - Student and Family Engagement
Kristal Russell
KRussell@mcsd.k12.ca.us
(209) 385-6617

Coordinator II - Multilingual Learners
Veronica Villa
VVilla@mcsd.k12.ca.us
(209) 385-6331

Department Secretary
Linda Hernandez
LHernandez@mcsd.k12.ca.us
(209) 385-6664

Family Engagement Resource Center (FERC)

Merced Academy of Rising Scholars (M.A.R.S.)

Supervisor
Catherine Pamer
CPamer@mcsd.k12.ca.us
(209) 724-2421

Supervisor
Cheyanne Hanneman
KHanneman@mcsd.k12.ca.us
(209) 724-2421

Supervisor

Ludivina Velasquez

LVelasquez@mcsd.k12.ca.us

(209) 724-2421

Office Clerk
Nyla Yang
NYang@mcsd.k12.ca.us
(209) 724-2421

Office Clerk
Flor Veenstra
FVeenstra@mcsd.k12.ca.us
(209) 724-2421

At-A-Glance

2024-2025 LCAP Engagement Calendar

Art, Music, and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant Plan

EEBG (Educator Effective Block Grant 2023)

ESSER Funds

Migrant Education

Goal Statement:
To establish or improve supplemental services to meet the special educational needs of migrant children in order to address problems arising from their migrant lifestyles.

Program Description Summary:
Each site within the district receives their allocation of Migrant funds based on the number of Migrant students enrolled at their site. The use of these funds is to be specifically outlined within the site's School Plilan and is based on their annual comprehensive needs assessment.

A central part of the Migrant Program needs assessment will be the desegregation of migrant student scores on MCSD Multiple Measures. All supplementary services provided through the use of migrant funds will be based on the unique needs of students from migrant backgrounds.

Links:
Migrant Education: Guide to Program Services in California

Title I

Goal Statement:
To expand and improve the educational achievement of disadvantaged students in public and private schools.

Program Description Summary:
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) of 1994, authorizes supplemental funding for educational programs that are designed to benefit students from low-income families. California receives Title I grant awards from the federal government and then allocates the funds to school districts on the basis of the number of children receiving financial assistance through Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Within our school district, schools are ranked based on the percentage of students receiving free and reduced lunch.

Title I funds are intended to provide supplementary, services which may include support personnel, instructional materials, staff development, parent education and consultant services.

Every school in Merced City School District receives Title I funds. Private schools: Grace Bishop, Our Lady of Mercy, Providence, and Saint Anthony have students who live within the boundaries of MCSD, and who qualify also receive Title I funds.

Links:
Title I in California: Programs and Policies
Alternative Supports and Public School Choice
Public School Choice Form

Quick Links

Propostion 28 (23-24 Report)

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State and Federal Programs

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