The board of directors shall, as a part of application approval, certify to the superintendent of public instruction that in their opinion:

(1) The local school district or other subgrantee has included among the migratory children to be served, those children in greatest need of special assistance;

(2) The approved program is of sufficient size, scope, and quality to give reasonable promise of substantial progress toward meeting the special educational needs of children being served; and

(3) The school district or other subgrantee has complied with the provisions of this chapter.