Region V Overview
Mission Statement
The mission of Migrant Education Region V is to provide leadership, staff development and other services that empower the school community to provide appropriate supplemental educational opportunities to ensure that migrant students succeed in the basic curriculum.
Delivery of Instructional Services
Migrant instructional services are delivered to eligible migrant students through school in a variety of instructional programs through various extended day settings: after school instruction, Saturday schools, home tutorial programs and summer school. Most extended day programs operate 3-5 days per week at participating school sites in Kern County.
Currently identified migrant students are served based on the students' demonstrated needs for academic instruction in language, math, reading and classroom progress.
To reinforce the efforts of school districts in providing instructional services to students, Region V provides special inservice training through the Regional Staff Development Inservices held during the year. The unique instructional and curriculum needs demonstrated by migrant students are addressed through a variety of teaching strategies, curriculum and hands-on activities of a demonstrational nature that classroom teachers can readily implement.
Assistance to Districts
Migrant Regional Staff provides direct assistance to districts and school personnel serving migrant students by:
- Collaborating with school district personnel to endorse effective planning and implementation of program activities and services.
- Consulting with districts and school site administrators to implement migrant program activities.
- Providing leadership and staff development services to school district personnel serving migrant students and parents.
- Developing and disseminating effective curriculum materials that address the various learning styles of migrant students that can be used effectively by classroom teachers and parents.
- Supporting the Identification and Recruitment (ID&R) efforts of districts.
- Publishing Region V MIGRANT NEWSLETTER (English/Spanish).
- Providing Region V Program Brochures.
- Migrant Hotline referrals (1-800-234-8848).