Caruthers is in the heart and soul of the Raisin Country. The surrounding agricuotural fields tell the story of generations of Migrant workers and their families that spend time in the fileds from dusk to dawn to help bring God's candy to your kitchen table.

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Program Descriptions

Regular School Year Objectives

For Caruthers High School, services for migrant students include involvement in any migrant leadership activities, such as Migrant Senior Day at CSUF. We also offer a migrant work study program for juniors and seniors who meet certain criteria.

Students who scored Below Basic or Far Below Basic on the California Standards Test in Language Arts and Math are provided with supplemental curriculum/services in Intensive Learning Centers for their relative subject area.

Our Migrant Resource Teacher develops an action plan with migrant students who have earned a D or F in their language arts and/or math course to improve their grade.

Migrant seniors, in addition to all CHS seniors, participate in an individual senior evaluation session with their high school counselor to discuss high school requirement progress, college and career plans.

Migrant freshman, along with all other freshman, participate in the Freshman Academy. The Freshman Academy provides binders and other school materials for all freshman to be successful in their classes.

Freshman Academy teachers meet to discuss how to assist any students in need of interventions.

Migrant seniors who have not passed the CAHSEE receive assistance in a class during the school day to gain the skills necessary to pass the exam.

Caruthers Elementary School offers many supplemental services to assist students who are in danger of falling behind in their academics. Students get additional help from instructional aides during the day and are able to get help with their school work after school.

There are various after school activities to provide positive school interaction with staff and peers. Much of the funding is used to provide research-based reading development through teacher-led and computer assisted instruction.

Summer School Objectives

During our summer session, CAHSEE courses are offered to all students at Caruthers High School who have not passed the exam. Migrant students also receive continuous learning packets (CLP) from our regional office.

I & R Process

Identification & Recruitment

Promote the Migrant Program through ESL classes, Back-to-School Night, Pre-School, in evenings on school playing fields and courts where Out of School Youth are playing, through teachers.

Teacher referrals are important. We call new enrollees and ask them if they move due to work and if they know others who might benefit.

Two people are active in I & R but we also screen for possible families in our general enrollment process.

Assessment Tools

In addition to data collected by the California Department of Education, Caruthers Unified collects data in a School Information System software, called SASIxp.

Information from SASIxp is combined with data from the California Department of Education and processed through an internet data service, called Data Director.

Data Director allows assessments of all type, including teacher developed tests, to be entered for analysis.

Many and various subgroups, including Migrant students may be compared to each other and to subgroups statewide, even nationwide.

Click Below to View Assessment Scores for Caruthers Unified Migrant Education Students:

2006 CST Assessment Scores
2006 CAHSEE English Assessment Scores
2006 CAHSEE Mathematics Assessment Scores
2006 CELDT Assessment Scores

Parent Meeting & Program Involvement

Caruthers Unified School District Migrant Parent Advisory Council Meetings Schedule for 07-08 Meetings are from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• September 20 Caruthers Elementary Cafeteria
• *October 18 Caruthers High School Cafeteria
• November 29 Caruthers Elementary Cafeteria
• January 24 Caruthers High School Cafeteria
• February 21 Caruthers Elementary Cafeteria
• April 10 Caruthers High School Cafeteria
• May 8 Caruthers High School Cafeteria
• * meeting was cancel and reschedule for May 8, 2007

District Parent Advisory Council

OFFICERS	NAME
President	Blanca Lopez
Vice-President	Rosa Elena Perez
Secretary	Veronica Montoya
Treasurer
Rep. Alternate	Sandra Munoz
**Regional  Representative	Adriana Avina
**Rep. Alternate	Maria Molina

Health Support Services & Health Clinics

Health Clinics are held at the Caruthers Branch of the Fresno County Library on Tahoe Avenue.

Melinda Sisemore is our Migrant Program nurse. Monica DeLaCruz and Alice Jacinto are the current Migrant Program nurses aides.

Clinic dates are: November 15, 2006 and March 28, 2007

The Migrant Community Liaison receives information from the parent or student or teacher and makes a referral to the Migrant Nurse.

Questions? Call (559) 495-3166

Other Programs

• Wonder Valley Camp for elementary and high school students., two sessions
• CAMP Senior Day
• UCLA Camp
• Migrant College Day for grades 6-8, two sessions

Migrant students participate in various programs that are offered to all Caruthers High School students. For example, students participate in the After School Program, which offers activities such as hip hop dance, cooking, tutorial, etc.

A number of migrant students are also members of UC Scholars which is an outreach program with the University of California, Merced.

Some migrant students are enrolled in our Advanced Placement program which prepares students for the rigor of a system of higher education.

Migrant students also participate in various extracurricular and athletic programs that we offer such as soccer, football, leadership, Los Amigos etc.

Professional Development

Migrant parents are invited to the Parent Conference given by Region IV, Parent Empowerment, monthly migrant parent meetings, and a statewide conference in Ventura