Program Descriptions

Regular School Year Objectives

Our migrant focus this year is English Language Arts.

At the K-4 level, Migrant Resource Teachers and/or Migrant Tutors work with groups of students to reinforce the classroom learning in the area of English Language Arts.

At the 5-6 level, a Saturday program has been developed for Migrant students. Students come to the school site and receive instruction in their academic area of greatest need. This is taught by a certificated teacher.

The 7-12 program consists of Migrant Tutorial classes that focus on language development and student homework. At the high school, the teacher also assists students with the PASS program.

Summer School Objectives

During the summer, the migrant program consist of the Continuous Learning Packet program. We hire 2 to 3 certificated teachers to make home visits to those students that are on the Priority For Services list.

These teacher work with the students in completing their packets. We make approximately 200 to 300 visits during the summer.

We send 20 students to the Migrant Scholars program at California State University, Fresno. At the secondary level, we have 25-32 students participate in the Work Study Program.

Students work for 4 hours in the morning and attend summer school in the afternoon. They work on the PASS program with certificated teachers to make up lost credits.

I & R Process

Identification & Recruitment

The I & R team consists of two community liaisons and one migrant clerk. This team is employed year round. Our school sites communicate potential migrant families through the enrollment process. Our liaisons perform 2 to 4 recruitment outings per year in the community

Assessment Tools

Through our student information system (Aeries) we are able to accumulate data of our Migrant students. This data is reviewed by the Migrant Parent Advisory Council on a yearly basis.

The program is developed based on the needs discovered in the evaluation of the data. We have just started our benchmark process using Edusoft.

Four times per year all KUSD students will be taking benchmark tests that are based on the California Content Standards. Each teacher in our district will have access to the results in Edusoft.

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

2007 CST Assessment Scores
2007 CAHSEE English Assessment Scores
2007 CAHSEE Mathematics Assessment Scores
2007 CELDT Assessment Scores

Parent Meeting & Program Involvement

• KUSD Migrant Parent Mini-Conference
  April 19, 2008
  Kerman High School

Membership Categories:

• MP = Migrant Parent
• S = Student
• CM = Community Member
• SPAC = State PAC representative
• T = Teacher
• A = Administrator
• OSP = Other School Personnel

• President – Julita Rodriguez
• Vice President- Jesus Cruz
• Secretary – Lupe Ortiz
• Treasurer – Lupe Ortiz
• Alternates Regional Representative – Maria Sanchez
• Alternate Regional Representative – Jesus Cruz

Meetings

• Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:00 p.m. State/Federal Programs Office
• Wednesday, October 10, 2007 6:00 p.m. Kerman Middle School Multi-Purpose Room
• Wednesday, November 7, 2007 6:00 p.m. Kerman Middle School Multi-Purpose Room
• Wednesday, December 12, 2006 6:00 p.m. Kerman Middle School Multi-Purpose Room
• Wednesday, March 12, 2008 6:00 p.m. Kerman Middle School Multi-Purpose Room
• Wednesday, May 7, 2008 6:00 p.m. State/Federal Programs Office Other: Regional Migrant Parent Conference
• Saturday, September 22, 2007 8:00 a.m. Radisson Hotel Conference Center KUSD Migrant Parent Mini Conference
• Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:00 a.m. Kerman High School Multi-purpose Room

The Annual Region IV Migrant Parent Conference sessions included:

• Good Learning Habits;
• Preschool Literacy;
• Help Your Child Succeed;
• Academic Success;
• College Programs; and
• Academic Testing (CAHSEE).

The goal of the conference was "Empowering Migrant Families to Succeed." The focus was to renew the personal commitment of our Migrant parents to ensure their children have access to and receive the best possible education. Due to their migratory lifestyle and the problems with day to day struggles, our families face several barriers such as: language, academic level, and health. The Kerman Unified School District offers support for families with these needs and the opportunity to be involved in their child's education. In additions to this activity, the Kerman Unified School District offers other programs: health clinics, dental clinics, food basket program with the City of Kerman, translation support, transportation to teacher/parent conferences, and our own Migrant Parent Conference in the Spring.

Additionally, Migrant parents attend the Migrant State Parent Conference and the Kerman Unified Migrant Parent Mini-conference.

Health Support Services & Health Clinics

Dates:

• 11/06/07,
• 1/30/08,
• 2/26/08,
• 4/7/08
  
  FCOE Migrant Health Aide Referral:
  The migrant nurse checks the family COEs to see if children need physicals or immunization. Parent contacts are made by our office or the FCOE. Our migrant liaisons provide transportation as needed and follow up with the parents to ensure 100% attendance.

Questions? Call (559) 842-2051

Other Programs

• After-school instruction
• GATE Afterschool Programs
• Accelerated Classroom Grades 5-6
• Honors and AP classes 7-12
• CAHSEE classes in Math and English Language Arts
• ROP Programs
• Leadership Programs
• Read 180 Classes

Professional Development

All migrant staff participated in Edusoft training. This software allows teachers to view student assessment results in their classrooms. This information is used to guide instruction for each student.

Workshops on Edusoft assessment software were conducted for all staff during the school year.

The Migrant Community Liaisons and Migrant Clerk will attend several workshops during the year for Identification and Recruitment.