Migrant Education
Migrant Education Program - Region 20
IMESD’s Migrant Education Program serves students across Baker, Morrow, Umatilla, and Union counties. The Migrant Education Program provides services for children ages 3-22 who move frequently because they, their parents, or guardians work in agriculture or fishing.
Through our program, families engage with culturally relevant programming, collaborate with advocates to navigate Oregon’s education system, and utilize tools or service referrals to help improve the social, emotional and physical health of migrant students and their families.
Eligibility
Priority for services to students: Section 1304(d) of the statute gives priority for services to migrant children:
- who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the state's challenging state academic content standards and challenging state student academic achievement standards, and
- whose education has been interrupted during the regular school year.
Our Services
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- Service referrals to local agencies
- Home visits from School Readiness Liasion
- Serving Students in Boardman, Irrigon, Umatilla, Hermiston and Milton-Freewater.
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- Home visits and parent/family contacts
- Counseling regarding attendance and other school issues
- Assistance in seeking scholarships and applying for post-secondary education
- Referrals and coordination with agencies, service groups and businesses to secure needed help for health, housing, clothing, and food
- Advocacy support
- Limited transportation, interpretation, and translation
- Liaison support between school and families
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Coordinate with the local school's Title III programs to provide best possible educational services in order to meet the needs of individual students without duplication.
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- Home visits
- Counseling regarding attendance and other school matters
- Referrals and coordination with agencies, service groups and businesses to secure basic needs (healthcare, housing, clothing, food, etc.)
- Support in advocating for your student(s)
- Limited transportation to meetings/events and translation
- Parent meetings and training oppotunities on education, parenting styles, etc.
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The Migrant Education Program provides insurance to help with the cost of treatment for injuries caused by accidents. It covers accidents that occur 24 hours a day, all year. The insurance covers part, but not all, of the cost. The insurance does not cover treatment for illness or previously existing conditions.
If a migrant family has other insurance, the Migrant Student Accident Insurance covers part of the cost not covered by the other insurance plan. Parents should send a claim form to their other insurance company first, and then to the Migrant Education Program.
To be covered, children must be eligible for the Migrant Education Program in Oregon and currently enrolled on Oregon Migrant Student Information System (OMSIS). The insurance covers children between the ages of 3 and 21 years of ages who have not graduated or received a GED. The insurance is for Oregon residents only. If a student moves out of Oregon, coverage runs out in 30 days.
The insurance covers injuries due to accidents 24 hours a day, anywhere in the world, as long as the child is an Oregon resident. The insurance covers accidents from all interscholastic sports. Parents are responsible for the costs not covered by the accident insurance.
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- Death claims and injury claims from auto accidents
- Sport injuries
- Bicycle accidents
- Playground accidents
- Dental work if teeth were injured by accident
- Surgery due to an accident, up to one year after the accident
- Bee stings and animal bites
- Injuries from sexual assault
- Injuries from fighting that was not initiated by the victim
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- Grades K-12 for eligible migrant students
- Supplemental academic coaching
- Counseling and other support services
- Service coordination with the district's Title III and Bilingual programs
- Consultation and resource services to local administrators and staff
- Contact local Home School Consultant or ELL teacher for referral and eligibility information
- Interpretation services for meetings with migrant families
Migrant Summer School
Migrant Summer School Eligibility
In order to attend the Migrant Summer School program, children must be:
- Enrolled in the Migrant Education Program
- Failing, or at risk of failing, to meet state content and performance standards AND his/her education was interrupted during the school year
All other migrant students not meeting #2 above will be accepted on a space availability basis.
Students that do not qualify for the Migrant Education Program and want to participate in summer school must contact his/her local school office and inquire about possible enrollment.
- Milton-Freewater
- Stanfield
- Hermiston
- Umatilla
- Boardman
- Irrigon