Migrant Education

Migrant students are children, from birth through age 21, of parents or guardians who have moved across state or school district lines, anytime during the past three years to seek or with the intent to obtain temporary or seasonalemployment in agriculture, fishing or related industries. Children can qualify even if their parents did not find the job they were looking for or if they have changed jobs since. 

Students qualify for three years from the last qualifying move. Every time the family moves across school district boundaries in order to look for a job in agriculture, the children re-qualify.

Services may vary from one school, or school district, to another depending upon the number of students identified and their needs. Direct services include but are not limited to:

• Referrals to food banks, clothing banks, low cost medical services and clinics, GED classes, citizenship classes, adult education, legal services and other community agencies.
• Assistance with summer school enrollment and tuition.
• Transfer of student records to and from Mexico through the bi-national program.
• Scholarship assistance for outstanding migrant students.
• Youth guidance and education support.
• Supplemental instructional services.