The Migrant Student Information
Exchange (MSIX) is a web-based portal that links states’ migrant student record
databases to facilitate the national exchange of migrant students’ educational
information among the states. The primary purpose of
MSIX is to make migrant student information available to authorized school
personnel to support them in making decisions on student enrollment, grade or
course placement, and accrual of credits.
The
timely transfer of education records for migrant children between schools has
been a longstanding challenge. Migrant children often enroll in multiple
schools for varying amounts of time each year as their families migrate in
search of temporary or seasonal work in agriculture or fishing. MEP staffs
continue to find it difficult to share and consolidate student information that
schools, local educational agencies, and states collect on migrant children in
a timely and meaningful way that helps school personnel make appropriate
decisions when the students arrive. These conditions and those shown below
prompted the need for an exchange of records.
High Movement — Highly mobile migrant student
population
Short Notice — Students move from state-to-state often
without notice
Lack of Data — Timely and accurate educational
information not always available
Placement Errors — Students placed in
incorrect courses or grades
Loss of MEP Services — Students not provided
the most beneficial MEP services
In response to this challenge and a Congressional mandate to
link the existing migrant student information systems, the U.S. Department of
Education (ED) implemented the Migrant Student Record Exchange Initiative.
Request for an MSIX Secondary User Account
Must follow these steps to request an MSIX Secondary User account:
Download the MSIX User Access Guide and Application available in Word and PDF format. (Updated August 2024)
Complete the User Access Application available in Word and PDF format. (Updated August 2024)
Review the most current Cybersecurity and Account Management Webinar.
Print the Cybersecurity and Privacy Awareness Training Certificate.
Submit your application to your supervisor and the basic cyber security certificate
The Verifying Authority/supervisor will review the application and the basic cyber security certificate and confirm your identity and need of an account.
Applicant will forward the form the Regional MEP office /State Administrator.
Your Regional/State Administrator reviews and approves the form, then creates a new account.
Step 1: Applicant Information
- The Applicant completes the Applicant Information and signs the form.
- The Applicant forwards the form to a Verifying Authority. This should be the Applicant’s direct supervisor or an individual that is above the direct supervisor in an official reporting structure.
Step 2: Identification Verification and Attestation
- The Verifying Authority completes his/her own information, reviews the entire application for completeness and accuracy, confirms the Applicant’s identification and attests to the Applicant’s need for an MSIX account.
- Upon completion, the Verifying Authority returns the form to the Applicant.
Step 3: Forward Form to Approving Authority
The Applicant emails the completed application, along with the training certificate, to Yesica Ordonez, MEP State Data Collections Coordinator at the Georgia Department of Education.
Step 4: State Authority Approval
- The State reviews the Applicant and Verifying Authority portions of the application for completeness, completes his/her own information, signs the form, and files it in his/her local records.
- The State creates an MSIX account for the Applicant.
- The Applicant will receive two emails from MSIX: one with his/her MSIX User Name and the other with his/her initial temporary Password.
If you need any assistance, please contact Yesica Ordonez at 404-416-2909
Additional Information
Below you will find informational materials and brochures for migrant parents about MSIX. You may distribute these publications to migrant parents via mail, at local school meetings, during local Parent Advisory Council (PAC) meetings, at school meetings and during any other occasion you deem appropriate.
For more information about MSIX, please visit the U.S. Department of Education - MSIX website
