Policy 2270 – Migrant Students

Identification

For purposes of Board policies and regulations, the phrase migratory students shall mean
students aged three (3) through twenty-one (21) who are or whose parents/guardians or spouses
are migratory agricultural workers, including migratory dairy workers or migratory fishers; and
who in the preceding thirty-six (36) months, in order to obtain or accompany such
parents/guardians or spouses in obtaining temporary or seasonal employment in agriculture or
fishing work, have moved from one school district to another.

The District will identify migrant students by including questions on the District’s enrollment
form. If it is indicated that a migrant student is enrolling, the parents will then be asked to
complete a parent survey/family interview form provided by the State Office for Migrant-English
Language Leamer (MELL) Program. The Regional Migrant Center or the State Director for
Migrant Education will be notified of any migrant students who are enrolled in the District. The
Regional Migrant Center will be contacted for any assistance needed for the migrant student(s).

Services

School District personnel including secretaries, nurses, counselors, teachers and principals will
be advised of the presence of eligible migrant students in their assigned schools to ensure that
equal access to all school programs is provided. Complaints concerning the placement of
migrant students will be resolved by means of the District’s complaint resolution procedure for
homeless students.