Migrant Students
The Superintendent will develop and implement a program to address the needs of migrant children in the District in accordance with federal law.
This program will:
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Identify migrant students and assess their educational and related health and social needs.
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Provide a full range of services to migrant students through appropriate local, State and federal educational programs, including applicable Title I programs, special education, gifted education, vocational education, language programs, counseling programs and elective classes.
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Provide migrant children with full and appropriate opportunities to meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet.
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Provide advocacy, to the extent feasible:
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Advocacy and outreach programs to migrant children and their families, including helping such children and families gain access to other education, health, nutrition, and social services
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Professional development programs, including mentoring for District staff.
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Family literacy programs,
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The integration of information technology and educational and related programs, and
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Provide programs, activities, and procedures for the engagement of parent/guardians and family members of migrant students in an understandable format and language.
Migrant Education Program for Parent/Guardian and Family Member Engagement
Parent/guardian and family members of migrant students will be involved in and regularly consulted about the development, implementation, operation, and evaluation of the migrant program.
Parent/guardian and family members of migrant students will receive instruction regarding their role in improving the academic achievement of their children.
LEGAL REF.: 20 U.S.C. §6391 et seq., Education of Migratory Children.
20 U.S.C. §6318
34 C.F.R. §200.81 et.deq.
CROSS REF.: 6:170 (Title I Programs)
Reviewed: February 27, 2006, March 9, 2015, January 23, 2017, August 16, 2021
Adopted: May 15, 2006
Revisions Adopted: March 23, 2015, February 6, 2017, September 20, 2021
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