What if We Don’t Identify All Migratory

Children?

• Unidentified Migratory children may experience

○ delays in school placement or incorrect school assignments;

○ failure to receive partial credits or an inappropriate course

sequence for graduation from the student’s home-based school;

and

○ obstacles to receiving necessary supplemental services.

• Children previously found eligible for the MEP who may not

currently be receiving services need to be re-identified

when eligibility can be updated so future services can be

planned.

Ask participants to think about the question on the slide. Allow volunteers to share their thoughts and discuss with the whole group.
After the whole group discussion, refer participants to the bulleted list of common characteristics and challenges in the Children of Migratory Farmworkers and Fishers section in the National ID&R Manual, Chapter 1: Background and Overview of the Migrant Education Program.
Allow participants one minute to read through the list before clicking to display the bullets on additional concerns for migratory children not identified. Discuss as needed.
Click to display the final bullet and discuss.
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