Migrant Services | District Information | Polk County Public Schools

Program Overview

Mission

The Polk Migrant Education Program will provide eligible migrant students and their families access to quality educational, health, and other social service opportunities through partnerships with local schools and community agencies.

Goals

Identify and recruit eligible migrant students
Support and partner with rigorous and relevant educational programs/activities, purposing to close the achievement gap between migrant and non-migrant students in reading, math, school readiness, and graduation rates
Facilitate parental involvement activities that promote education in the home, English language development, and focus on decreasing educational interruptions
Provide access to quality health, social, and support services

Services Offered

Identification and Recruitment

Find and complete a Certificate of Eligibility for each eligible migrant student
Facilitate emergency assistance (survival items, resource guide, etc.)

Academic Services

Monitor all school related documents and attend meetings for migrant students
Monitor attendance and provide interventions
Facilitate tutoring/extended learning opportunities through the partnership with local schools and agencies
Provide summer programs to eligible students for remediation and credit/course recovery
Partner with local agencies to provide adult education opportunities like classes for the GED, ESOL, Vocational Training, HEP, PASS, and other alternative programs
Outreach and advocacy that includes home visits, student record transfers, support/translation at school related meetings/conferences (migrant students only)

Health and Social Services

Provide access to health and dental providers
Support migrant families in locating housing, food, clothing, and other basic needs
Provide transportation to school related and social service appointments for migrant students and families (when possible)

Parent and Community Involvement

Partner with community and local agencies to help provide for the basic needs of migrant families
Facilitate opportunities for parents to develop English language learning skills, family literacy, adult education, and understanding of their child’s education
Provide Parent Resource Centers where parents have access to computers, programs, books and technology to promote home literacy and life skills
Migrant Parent Advisory Council (MPAC) affords parents the opportunity to be actively involved in the decision making of this program that directly affects the education and services provided to migrant students and their families.