Migrant Education Program 2020 2021 Welcome MEP Parent

Migrant Education Program 2020 -2021

Welcome MEP Parent Advisory Council (PAC) SY 20 -21 Winter Meeting • Introductions Katie Ellsworth – Federal Programs Director Rayna Bird – Program Administrator Kay Huxford – Migrant Education Program Coordinator Noella Perry – Administrative Assistant & Recruiter Trainer • “Good Things” from Capturing Kids’ Hearts

AK DEED & MSBSD Migrant Education Program (MEP) GOAL To ensure that all migrant students reach challenging academic standards and graduate with a high school diploma (or complete a GED) that prepares them for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment.

MEP Enrollment # Migrant Students 1843 1776 1750 2000 1543 1800 1331 1600 1194 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2015 -16 2016 -17 2017 -18 2018 -19 2019 -20 2020 -21

MEP Students and Families

MEP Eligibility Children / youth birth to 20 years old who are not yet old enough to attend school or who are entitled to a free public education and have not yet graduated from high school v who travel or “move” with a parent/guardian for commercial fishing, subsistence fishing, fish processing, logging, or farming v a minimum of 20 miles from the child’s home v for a minimum of 7 nights and 8 days during a 1 -year period v due to economic necessity and personal subsistence

MEP Supplemental Services: School & Classroom Support • Core Teachers – evidence-based instruction to small classrooms • Graduation Coaches – graduation, post-secondary/career • Tutor Advisors – push-in instructional support • Counselors – counseling, consultation, coordination of services • Preschool – school readiness program advocacy, family engagement

MEP Supplemental Services: School-year & Summer Support § § Nutritional Support: school breakfast/lunch School Supplies & Backpacks: 8/2020 & 1/2021 Technology: laptops, routers, workspace provisions Literacy Support • Book Fair: 11/2020 & 2/2021 @ Fireside Books, Palmer • Magazine Subscriptions: March 2021 • Gifted Books: • Any Small Goodness • We Are Water Protectors

MEP Supplemental Services: School-year & Summer Support § Health & Safety Education • Hunter Safety Course: April 2021 • Safety Supplies Giveaway: May 2021 • Wilderness Youth Safety Education: Spring § Academic Supports • Tutoring – Turning Leaf Literacy • College Admissions Test Fees – ACT, SAT • Before/After School Programs: • 10 elementary, 4 middle/high schools • Summer Courses & Tutoring Supports: • academic recovery/advancement

MEP Website ADDITIONAL LINKS: Program Flyer Preschool Program Parent Request Form Academic Tutoring Request

Questions? Concerns? MSBSD Administration Building Migrant Program Office 501 N Gulkana Street, Palmer 99645 Kay Huxford – Migrant Education Program Coordinator kay. huxford@matsuk 12. us 907. 761. 4037 Noella Perry – Administrative Assistant & Records Manager noella. perry@matsuk 12. us 907. 746. 9236

Thank you!