When parents are enrolled, explanations of the various services are provided and they are told about the many ways in which their family can recieve help.
Medical care
Clothing
Work site identification
Local facilities like grocery shopping, local schools
ESL class offerings
Special needs at the elementary school including extra one in one help, especially in English
Summer School Objectives
Every summer there are classes in the academic areas: reading, math, english, science. The migrant clerk contacts "Reading is Fundamental" to arrange for books to be provided to all the migrant students.
There are learning/educational oriented field trips provided, including snacks.
I & R Process
Identification & Recruitment
Chris handles the enrollement, therefore when a migrant student enters into the school, she is able to enroll them into the Migrant Program at that time. Other families will call and indicate that a new family has arrived in the community and qualifies for Migrant Services. Chris will go out to the home and interview and enroll the family into the program.
Other school sites will contact Burrel Union and let them know that a new family is moving from their district to the Burrel district.
Assessment Tools
There is a form that is provided, from the Migrant Office and is give to the teachers that is used to report on the student's progress.
State tests are also in place to track student development. Also, when parents come from other sites, a printout is sent of the students grades to help create a starting benchmark from which student growth can be assessed.
Click Below to View Assessment Scores for Burrel Union Elementary Migrant Education Students:
There are meetings every month that include fundraisers, discussion regarding the students and parent concerns. Volunteer parents come to the classroom during the school day to help with groups and oversee their reading and math activities. They also work with the kids doing various arts and crafts.
There are parent officers who conduct the meetings, handle the treasury, keep notes on meeting activities, and parents that call others in the community to announce events and activites.
Meeting Dates
11/29/07
1/24/08
2/21/08
3/27/08
4/24/08
5/22/08
Meetings are at 6:00PM in the Cafeteria.
Health Support Services & Health Clinics
The migrant students here are incorporated with the Riverdale school district when they have clinics. The county office sends out the mobile unit evey two weeks and helping with immunization and general health care. There is extra attention provided for students dealing with obesity.
Parent concerns are also brought to our attention and these areas are addressed by our staff and the medical care providers to help resolve any issues.
Questions? Call (559) 566-5634
Other Programs
There are some after school programs where classes are offered including arts, cooking, sports and the academic genres. Plus field trips are offered as well.
Professional Development
The migrant clerk attends conferences from time to time. Recently, she attended the I&R Forum in Sacramento. Information about the newly revised I&R Handbook was presented and explanations as to the correct manner in which to fill out the COE's was provided. Also,
Other areas of study included:
Quality Control
Migrant Education and the Recruiter
Establishing Eligibility
Other general I&R content
Other Information
County Migrant Offices provides monthly meetings to help keep us informed as to any additions or upcoming events that are happening in the program. The migrant clerk attends these meetings regularly.
Also, when families need transportation, a school van is available to pick up the family and take them where they need to be for appointments, meeting at the campus, medical needs and more.
Health Support Services & Health Clinics