Migrant Education
The Migrant Education Program is federally funded and designed to help ensure that migratory children who move among the states are not penalized in any manner by disparities among states in curriculum, graduation requirements, or state academic content and student academic achievement standards
About Migrant Education Program:
Migrant Education supports migrant students in achieving high academic standards and in closing the achievement gap between migrant and non-migrant students.
The goal of the Migrant Education Program is to ensure that all migratory students reach challenging academic standards and graduate with a high school diploma (or complete a HSED) that prepares them for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment.
Who is Eligible for Services?
Children 3-21 years of age who have not graduated from high school (or equivalency) in the United States and have moved within the last three (3) years with (before or after) a parent, spouse, or guardian who is a migrant worker. A migrant worker is a person who has moved within the last three (3) years to work in agriculture, fishing, livestock, or forestry. Out of School Youth (OSY) may qualify for services on their own
The Migrant Education Program includes:
After-School Intervention Programs
- Tutoring in English Language Arts and Math for elementary and secondary students.
Speech and Debate
- This class helps to provide critical thinking and public speaking skills and is offered as an optional, after-school program to middle school students. Comment end
Migrant Ed Summer School
- This program extends learning through the summer and offers fun and engaging project-based learning options.
Adelante
- This is a summer program for 6th through 12th graders, run by Migrant Ed at Santa Rosa Junior College. The program provides credit recovery as a central component of cultural pride in being a migrant and Latino.
Migrant Education Parent Advisory Committee Meetings (PAC)
- These meetings are held 6 times during the school year to give parents a voice in how federal funding may be spent. There are also presenters on topics of parents' interests and needs. All Migrant Ed families are invited to participate; snacks and childcare are provided when in-person meetings are held; however, most are online to accommodate family schedules in the evening.
Support Toward High School Graduation
- Per Assembly Bill 2121 (AB 2121) signed in September 2018 and effective January 2019, school districts are to take specific actions in regards to migratory students and newly arrived immigrant students, including support toward earning a high school diploma. Under certain circumstances, migratory students may be eligible to earn a high school diploma with 130 credits rather than the district’s required 220 credits. Please review the form below and if you believe you/your child qualifies, please contact your/your student’s school counselor. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!
- Exemption from SRCS Graduation Requirements Eligibility Worksheet (AB 1806) - to be completed by School Personnel
Migrant Education Teacher on Special AssignmentJessica Hernandez
(707) 890-3800 x 80429
Jessica Hernández has been the Migrant Ed Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) for the past three years. She has worked at Santa Rosa City Schools for the past 10 years. She began her teaching career as a first grade teacher at Brook Hill Elementary and then transferred to Cesar Chavez Language Academy where she taught dual-immersion in various grades. She is a passionate, equity-driven educator. She has a B.A in Chicano Latino Studies, Certification in STEAM Teaching for Tomorrow's Innovators, Master's in Science in Applied School Leadership and an Administrator's Credential. She was born in Chihuahua Chihuahua, Mexico. Knowing firsthand the challenges English Learners and socially disadvantaged students experience, she advocates for equity, inclusion and embracing the whole child through Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. A liaison between Butte County's regional Migrant Ed. office, our SRCS schools, and our Migrant Ed. families to ensure partnerships for student success.
Migrant Education Family Engagement Facilitator
Maria Nancy Botello Contreras
(707) 890-3800 x 80429
Maria Nancy immigrated to the USA with her parents and brothers in 1989. She attended school in Anderson Valley, where she learned to read and write in Spanish until 3rd grade. Once in 4th grade she learned to write and read in English.
She worked at Cesar Chavez Language Academy, where she worked with kindergarten - 2nd grade doing small reading groups in Spanish. “ I love seeing the students excited when they realize they are able to read.” In her free time she likes to read and write poetry.