Migrant Education

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
• 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.