Program Descriptions

Regular School Year Objectives

Orange Center's Migrant Program provides the following migrant funded programs to students: Reading is Fundamental, Continuous Learning Packets, one-on-one tutorials, MEP Homework Center for PFS students, Migrant Resource Center, transportation services, Migrant Leadership, Mimio curriculum, Back to Basics, MEES tutorial, just to name a few.

Summer School Objectives

Summer Session involves a three-week summer school available to all migrant students including students age 3 and 4. Summer school is an opportunity for students to review academic fundamentals in reading, writing and math. Students that are not enrolled in summer school are given Continuous Learning Packets and receive at least two follow-up visits to monitor their progress. Migrant students in grades 4-6 are invited to attend Outdoor Education a week long camp that is standard based and most importantly a wonderful opportunity for migrant students to experience the outdoors in its entire splendor.

I & R Process

Identification & Recruitment

Identification and recruitment is a collaborative effort between the school registrar and migrant liaison to ensure migrant students are identified and recruited. Strategies implemented at Orange Center involve bi- weekly monitoring of new enrollments, visiting homes where previous migrant families resided, recruitment during adult educational courses, and two community based recruitments on and off campus.

Assessment Tools

After 30 days of instruction students are assessed to establish their academic area of most need. Teachers observe students performance in reading, language arts, and mathematics to help coordinate a supplemental academic plan for all migrant students. Other data used to assess a student's performance includes CST, CELDT, STAR, Accelerated Reader, and Silvaroli Reading Inventory.

Click Below to View Assessment Scores for Orange Center Elementary Migrant Education Students:

2007 CST Assessment Scores
CAHSEE: Orange Center Elementary has no high schools in its district.
2007 CELDT Assessment Score

Parent Meeting & Program Involvement

The Migrant Parent program is a committee comprised of a 2/3 migrant parents 1/3 community members board elected from Orange Center School district. Parents serve on the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) for a period of one year. The function of the PAC is to conduct business pertaining to the development and growth of Orange Center's Migrant program. Parents assist with the allocation of migrant funds and the manner in which funds are to be utilized for various programs and staffing. The PAC meetings also provide parents an opportunity to acquire valuable information regarding various topics relating to health, social and academic services that may otherwise be out of reach.

The 2008-2009 PAC Board members are: President Dora De La Cruz, Vice President Soledad Gonzales, Secretary Rafaela Herrera, Representative Albertina Alvarez, and Representative Patricia Garcia.

Meetings are held the third Thursday of every month from September till May.

PAC BOARD/ COUNCIL MEMBERS - Elected October 9. 2008

• PRESIDENT Juana Obledo
• VICEPRESIDENT Lidia Rodriguez
• SECRETARY Fidelina Mendoza
• REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Ines Carbajal
• ALT REPRESENTATIVE Soledad Gonzales
• ALT REPRESENTATIVE Juana Juarez

Meetings are held at the
Orange Center Library
3530 South Cherry Avenue
Fresno, CA 93706

 

Health Support Services & Health Clinics

Mobil Clinic Dates: January 20, 2009

Migrant families have limited access to certain health services or are not aware of services available to them. To ensure Orange Center's Migrant families receive the proper medical or health services it is important that during the identification and recruitment process families are assessed of their health needs. This will allow migrant nurses and aides to better screen and direct migrant students to proper medical attention. Services include vision, dental, and referrals to other specialty medical services. Transportation is also provided in the event none is available to the families. Orange Center's Migrant health team is Michael A. Muller Ed. D., Health Coordinator; Kathi Rindahl, Migrant Nurse; and Alice Jacinto, Migrant Health Aide.

Questions? Call (559) 237-0437

Other Programs

Migrant students are engaged in various other programs at Orange Center. Programs include but are not limited to Student Leadership, After School Program, Annual Christmas Program, Journalism, AVID, Yearbook, Peer Tutoring, Weed and Seed, D.A.R.E., Dance troupe, Community Service Team, and Social Committee.

Professional Development

Workshops for migrant staff:

Migrant Liaison attends identification and recruitment in-services, migrant health in-services, literacy workshops, and the Fresno County Leadership training.

Migrant Aides attend in-services once a month held at Orange Center pertaining to various topics: testing, diversity, discipline just to name a few.

Migrant Coordinator attends various Migrant regional in-services along with district in-services.

Migrant Parents have an opportunity to attend regional meetings, state meetings, and national meeting. Parents also receive in-services relating to various issues at PAC meetings.