The Governing Board desires to provide a comprehensive education program for migrant students that attempts to mitigate the impact of disruptions on their education and provides them the opportunity to meet the district's academic standards. The district shall make use of available funds to provide supplementary services for migrant students.
(cf. 0410 - Nondiscrimination in District Programs and Activities)
(cf. 5141.6 - School Health Services)
(cf. 5147 - Dropout Prevention)
(cf. 6011 - Academic Standards)
(cf. 6171 - Title I Programs)
(cf. 6174 - Education for English Language Learners)
The Superintendent or designee shall plan for late enrollments of migrant students and shall ensure that all migrant students are correctly identified and placed at the appropriate grade level. He/she shall acquire records from students' previous school districts, as appropriate, and shall consult these records when identifying students' comprehensive needs and preparing their individual learning plans.
When a migrant student transfers to another district, his/her records shall be provided to the receiving district upon request at no cost in order to assist the district in meeting the needs of the student. (20 USC 6398)
(cf. 5125 - Student Records)
The Superintendent or designee shall convene a district parent/guardian advisory council to actively involve parents/guardians in planning, operating and evaluating the migrant education program. (Education Code 54444.2)
(cf. 1220 - Citizen Advisory Committees)
The Superintendent or designee shall coordinate the district's migrant program services with other public agencies that serve migrant workers and their families.
(cf. 1400 - Relations between Other Governmental Agencies and the Schools)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
54440-54445 Migrant education program
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
6391-6399 Migrant education program
7881 Services for private school students
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
200.81-200.88 Migrant education program
Management Resources:
WEB SITES
CDE, Migrant Education Office: http://www.cde.ca.gov/iasa/migrant.html
USDOE, Office of Migrant Education: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/MEP
Policy NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: September 8, 2009 Costa Mesa, California