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Center for Human Services supports migrant education programs throughout the U.S.
Moving with their families from place to place and school to school, the children of migrant farmworkers are particularly vulnerable to falling behind in their studies and to dropping out of school. Additionally, recruiters, teachers, and school administrators face difficulties in identifying and enrolling these students and providing them with appropriate educational and social services.
Through its Migrant Education and Training Support (METS) program, CHS assists state migrant education programs to meet federal guidelines for migrant education programs. CHS has provided training to evaluate existing migrant education programs, identify and recruit eligible students, and comply with migrant education regulations in states throughout the country. In addition, the U.S. Department of Education posted on its website a CHS-designed curriculum intended to assist with the social complexity of reaching and engaging the families of migrant children in the U.S. METS has provided services for migrant education programs in San Jose, CA; Delaware; Idaho; Indiana; Montana; and is currently working on a project in the state of Washington.
- San Jose, CA Unified School District Department of Education (DOE), Migrant Education Program (MEP)
Through the METS program, CHS developed an evaluation plan to assess the District’s migrant education summer program.
- Delaware DOE, MEP
CHS provided support to identify and recruit students.
- Idaho DOE, MEP
Through two contracts with Idaho’s Migrant Education Program, CHS provided training to identify and recruit students and developed a migrant education program policy manual.
- Indiana DOE, MEP
Through the METS program, CHS provided training to identify and recruit students.
- Montana DOE, MEP
CHS supported the organization of a national pre-conference forum on identification and recruitment of migrant children for the National Migrant Education Conference. In addition, CHS trained recruiters in Montana to identify and enroll eligible students.
- Washington DOE, MEP
CHS is conducting an evaluation which includes an assessment of accountability, reporting, and data collection systems and a review of the state’s implementation of its service delivery plan.
- A National Curriculum for Identification and Recruitment of Children of Migrant Farmworkers
In addition to providing training and consulting services for state agencies, CHS developed a national curriculum for Identification and Recruitment of Children of Migrant Farmworkers into the School System. The U.S. Department of Education posted this curriculum on its website.
For more information, please contact Paula Errigo, Project Director, at perrigo@urc-chs.com.
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