Our Mission and Services
Mission Statement: “Migrant Education will ensure choices in the lives of migrant students that will change the students’ lives and the lives of their current and future families. Among their choices will be graduation from college.”
What We Do Region 23 became operational in September of 2000. The program structure was based upon the needs and priorities of committees consisting of representatives from school districts, community agencies and parents. Committees identified the five components of Migrant Education including instruction, administration, health, identification and recruitment (ID & R), and parent involvement. They recommended that districts be responsible for instruction, which is what they do best, and that the Regional Office support districts in their instructional efforts. In addition, the Regional Office is responsible for administration, health, identification and recruitment (ID & R), and parent involvement. Districts, however, do have the option of giving responsibility for all five components to the Regional Office. These districts are called direct service districts, and there are two in the region that have chosen this option. All other districts are reimbursed by the region for their migrant education instructional services. The services provided by Migrant Education are based on the needs of migrant students, and the available resources in the district. As these vary by district, each district designs a service plan that will best supplement and complement the regular district plan to provide maximum growth opportunities for migrant students. Some of the programs that Migrant Education has provided include: