Migrant Education
The Migrant Education Program is a federally funded program that provides supplemental services to meet the unique needs of children of migratory and agricultural workers.
Mission
Identify and serve all migrant children/youth and families, ensure all students succeed by supporting the schools and their multicultural communities.
Vision
To provide equitable resources and outcomes to ensure that all migrant children/youth are postsecondary and workforce ready and that all families are empowered to succeed.
Who qualifies for the migrant education program?
Children between 3 and 21 years of age, who have not received a high school diploma or its equivalent, have moved from one school district to another in the past 3 years with their parent or guardians, whose parents guardians, spouses, or selves have moved to obtain or seek seasonal or temporary work in agricultural production or fisheries that provides a principal means of livelihood for the worker and family are eligible for the program.
Benefits of the migrant education program include:
- Collaboration to help families communicate with teachers, administrators and school staff
- Support in enrolling children in school and helping them succeed
- Assistance in understanding school policy, requirements and forms
- School supplies and books when available
- Registration costs for students to attend conferences, workshops, and trainings
- Medical, dental and mental health care as available
- Fun family events to celebrate cultural traditions and diverse life experiences.
- Parent involvement opportunities such as training at local parent meetings on assisting children with homework, understanding school policies and procedures
- Eligibility for free meals at school
- Information and referral to community agencies that provide assistance with food, clothing, health, dental, legal issues, housing, employment, and other social services
- Participation in the Binational Migrant Education Program (BMEP). The BMEP provides coordination between schools in the U.S. and Mexico to help binational students enroll in school and accrue credits for school work completed in each country. This program provides students their grades, so they may enroll in school when they return to Mexico and have their credits accepted and an appropriate educational placement made. This document is also used for students returning to the United States from Mexico to assist in their educational placement.
- Access to the National Migrant Education Hotline (1-800.234.8848) provides educational assistance to migrant farm worker children.
