Dalhart

Title I, Part C Migrant Education Program

What is the Migrant Education Program (MEP)?

• Federal program created in 1965 under ESEA and reauthorized most recently in 2015 under ESSA.
• Purpose to assist state in improving educational opportunities for migrant children to succeed in regular school programs, meet the state’s academic standards, and graduate from high school.
• Feds grant money to states and then states subgrant funds to local education agencies. Migrant funds are used to:

• Identify and recruit
• Provide supplemental academic and support services to migrant students

Who is a migratory child?

• A migratory agricultural worker/fisher themselves or child/youth who in the preceding 36 months made a qualifying move with or to join a parent, spouse, or guardian who is a migratory agricultural worker or migratory fisher.

• Has moved from one school district to another.
• Between the ages 3 through 21.
• Lacking a U.S. issued high school diploma or equivalency certificate

What services are provided through the MEP?

• Directly benefit the migrant child
• Supplemental
• Address migrant-specific needs and not met with other program services

What does the SSA/District Migrant Services provide?

• Academic support for migrant students: Interventionists, STAAR Burst, School supplies, laptops, and graphing calculators
• Graduation Enhancement: Migrant Counselor, Post-Secondary Planning Guide and monthly newsletters
• Secondary Credit Exchange and Accrual: Historical grades from MSIX, Credit-by-Exam, PASS Curriculum
• Curriculum and supplies for Early Childhood Education
• Instruction and engagement of migrant parents so they can become more involved in their child’s education

Contact Information:

701 E 10^th Street
Dalhart, TX 79022

Phone: 806-244-9419
Fax: 806-244-7375

Personnel

Rachel Rivera
Director of Migrant Services
rachel.rivera@dalhartisd.org

Mariam Fred
MEP Recruiter
mariam.fred@dalhartisd.org

Gloria Amaya
ABB Home Educator
gloria.amaya@dalhartisd.org