Purpose & Services
The purpose of the Migrant Education Program is to:

• Ensure that migrant students have the opportunity to meet the same challenging state content and performance standards that all students are expected to meet.
• Support high-quality and comprehensive educational programs for migratory students to help reduce the educational disruptions and other problems that result from repeated moves.
• Ensure that migrant student are provided with appropriate educational services (including supportive services) that address their special needs in a coordinated and efficient manner.
• Design programs to help migrant students over-come educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, various health-related problems, and other factors that inhibit the ability of children to do well in school. The programs should help prepare students to make a successful transition to post-secondary education or employment

Academic Student Services

• Supplemental counseling: monitoring of grades, credit evaluations and referrals to remediation programs
• Individual learning plans to inform parents of their child’s needs and recommendations for academic and support services
• Writing & English Language Development (Rosetta Stone Advantage) Academies
• Cyber High for credit accrual and recovery (High School)
• Educational trips and university visits
• Career/vocational and college awareness
• Speech and Debate Academy and Tournaments
• School materials and supplies

Health Services

• Annual health needs assessments for each migrant student
• Fall and spring health screenings: dental, vision and body mass index (BMI) with follow-ups as needed.
• Referrals to appropriate low or no cost health, social & community resources. Emergency dental and vision care
• “Christina’s Smile” Charity Clinic in February
• Medical insurance information and enrollment assistance

Parent Services
Parent participation is a key component to the success of Migrant Education. Parents are offered the opportunity to gain or strengthen their leadership and parenting skills by participating in a variety of activities such as:

• Migrant Parent Needs Assessment (topic survey)
• Monthly evening workshops (at each site)
• Parent Computer Literacy Academy
• Parent Mentor Leadership Program at MCOE
• Workshops on academic and community resources
• Health/Nutrition Academies
• District Migrant Parent Advisory Council
• Annual district-wide Parent Conference in collaboration with Title I
  
  

Program Eligibility
Migrant Program services are solely provided to migrant students and parents who qualify for the program.
The following is the qualification criteria:

• The student or young adult must be under the age of 22 years old and not a high school graduate,
• One or both of the parents, the student or the unaccompanied young adult experienced a change of residence within the last 36 months,
• The student moved with his or her parents, joined his or her parents after a move, or preceded his or her parents prior to their move.
• The move was primarily to seek or obtain temporary or seasonal employment in agriculture or fishing and working with the raw product,
• The parent obtained work in agriculture or fishing soon after their move.
  
  

Migrant Education Program Brochure (English)

Migrant Education Program Brochure (Espanol)