Mission

To impact teaching and learning in K-12 classrooms so that migrant students achieve high academic success.

Program Description

The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is a federally funded, state-operated program under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) that provides supplemental program services to the children, ages 3 through 21, of seasonal or temporary agricultural workers. In Arizona, the program delivers services primarily through local educational agencies (LEAS) that design programs to meet the unserved needs of children residing in their area. To facilitate broader services, some provisions are delivered through statewide models which, in particular, are designed to meet the credit accrual and informational needs for students.

Migrant Education Program Guidelines

National Migrant Hotline Number: 1-800-234-8848
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Migrant Education. The National Migrant Education Hotline provides a toll free number for migrant farm workers and their families to call anywhere in the country to help enroll their children in school and for migrant education program services. For more information please visit: www.escort.org/03hotline/index.html

• Download the Migrant Projects Directory
• Information on Scholarships for Migrant Students

Bi-National Transfer Document

The Bi-National transfer document is an outgrowth of Mexico's National Educational System. The transfer document contains academic information on binational migrant students. It is also used as a national report card with educational enrollment information that allows migrant students moving to Mexico to be enrolled in their public school system without delay, and in the grade which corresponds to their age and level of studies.

Click Logo to be taken to USDOE website for the Bi-national Program.

Migrant P.A.S.S (Portable Assisted Study Sequence) Program

• Arizona Migrant P.A.S.S. Program Information
• National PASS Center

Announcements / Memorandums

• Service Codes
• Staff Survey
• Arizona Migrant Education Activity log
• Priority for Services Check List
• Tracking of MEP Students in Special Programs
• Migrant Summer Programs
• Draft Arizona Migrant Student Profile
• Student Survey Sample
• Parent Survey Sample
• Parent Survey Sample - Spanish

2009 Close-Up Applications

• Letter and Application
• Photo Release Form
• Close-Up Application for Teachers

2009 Space Camp Information

• Memorandum for Space Camp
• Student Application for Space Camp
• Teacher Application for Space Camp

2009 Summer School - Migrant Education Program

• Letter of Intent for Summer School
• Letter of Transmittal for Summer School

 

Contact Information

School Effectiveness Division
Arizona Department of Education

Ralph Romero
State Director Migrant Education Program
Phone: (602) 542-7462
Fax: (602) 542-5175
ralph.romero@azed.gov

Joan Miles
Education Program Specialist
Phone: (602) 542-5139
joan.miles@azed.gov

Leslie (LaBelle) Barnard
Education Program Specialist
Phone: (602) 542-7463
leslie.barnard@azed.gov

Mary Frances Haluska
Education Program Specialist
Phone: (602) 542-5169
mary.haluska@azed.gov