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What is the Migrant Education Program?

Migrant Education is a national program that provides education and support services  toeligible migrant children each year. These services help children of migrant workers overcome the disadvantages they face, including disruption to their education.

 

Who are Migrant Workers?

Migrant workers seek temporary or seasonal work in agriculture, fishing, or related industries including food processing. The fallow the growing seasons across the country and are largely responsible for the cultivation and harvest of fruits, vegetables, and many others food products. Many migrant workers have an average income below the national poverty line.

 

What Makes a Child Eligible?

To qualify for the Migrant Education Program, a migrant child must have moved within the

past three years across state or school district lines with migrant parent or guardian or on his/her

own to enable the child, the child's guardian, or a mender of child's immediate family to  obtain

temporary or seasonal employment in an agricultural, fishing, or food processing activity. The child may be in any grade between preschool and 12th grade and must not be older than twenty-one years of age.

Migrant children can be either interstate or intrastate.

An interstate migrant child is one who has moved within the past three years from one state to

another with his/her family or on his.her own to find qualifying work.

An intrastate migrant child is one who has moved with the past three years to another school district, but from within the same state.

 

Services to Migrant Students.

The purpose of the Migrant Education Program is to provide supplementary instructional and supportive services during both the regular year and summer to enable migrant children to ob-

tain a quality education . During the summer, Migrant Education provides additional instructional services by funding summer schools at the elementary level and additional staff to tutor secondary migrant students for district proficiency examinations and credit accrual.

 

Child or Children.- "Child" or Children, except where otherwise specified, means a person or persons not above 21 years of age who, under state law , are entitled to free public education which is provided as elementary and secondary education, not above grade 12. the term also includes a person or persons who are of preschool age.

Guardian.- Guardian means: a.) a person who has been appointed the legal guardian of a child through formal proceedings in accordance with state law; or b.) a person who the SEA determines would be appointed to be the legal guardian of a child under the law of the child's domiciliary state if formal guardianship proceedings were undertaken; or c.) a person standing inplace of a parent to the child.

 

Migratory Child. - The term migratory child means a child who is , or whose parent , spouse or guardian is, a migratory agricultural worker, including a migratory dairy worker, or a migratory fishier, and who, in the preceding 36 months, in order to obtain , or accompany such parent, spouse, or guardian in order to obtain, temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work.

a.) has moved from one school district to another

b.) in the State that is  comprised of a single school district, has moved from one administrative area to another within such district; or

c.) resides in a school district of more than 15,000 square miles, and migrates a distance of 20 miles or more to a temporary residence to engage in a fishing activity.

Component of Head Start

Head Start provides diverse services to meet the goals of the following four components
Education. Head Start's educational program is designed to the needs of each child, the
community served. Every child received a variety of learning experiences to foster inntellec-
tual, social, and emotional growth
Health. Head Start emphasizes the importance of early identification of health problems.
Every child is involved in a comprehensive health program, which includes immunizations,
medical, dental, and mental health, and nutritional services.
Parent Involvement. An essential part of Head Start is the involvement of parent in parent
education, program planning, and operating activities. Many parent serve as members of
policy councils and communities. participation in classes and workshops on child on child
development and staff visits to the home allow parent to learn about the needs of their
children and about educational activities that can take place at home.
Social Services. Specific services are geared to each family after its need are determined.
They include: community outreach; referrals; family need assessment; recruitment and
enrollment of children.

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