Migrant Education Program
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The Migrant Education Program helps migrant students meet academic standards and earn a high school diploma (or GED) for citizenship, further education, and employment.
The Title I, Part C-Migrant Education Program (MEP) funds additional educational programs for migrant children (ages 3-21).Migrant students usually represent a small fraction of the student population. The MEP ensures they do not encounter extra educational challenges nationwide due to varying academic standards. The program fosters coordination of support services, including prompt record transfers.Title I, Part C funds may be used for the following:
- Identification and recruitment of migratory children (ages 3-21)
- Instructional and support services
- Identification and Recruitment (ID&R) training
- Interstate and intrastate coordination
- Advocacy
- Family engagement
- Migrant Student Records Exchange (MSIX)
Title I Migrant Education Program Eligibility Qualifications:
- The child is younger than 22 years old and has not graduated from high school or does not hold a high school equivalency certificate; AND
- The child is a migrant agricultural worker or a migrant fisher, or has a parent, spouse or guardian who is a migratory agricultural worker or a migrant fisher; AND
- The child has moved within the preceding 36 months in order to obtain (or seek) or to accompany (to join) a parent, spouse, or guardian to obtain (or seek), temporary or seasonal employment qualifying agricultural or fishing work; AND
- Such employment is a principal mean s of livelihood; AND
- The child moved from one school district to another (interstate or intrastate)
For more information or questions, please contact our main office at (813) 757-9331
