Sanger is about 10 miles east of Fresno. You can drive along the world famous "Blossom Trail" and enjoy the most beautiful orchards featuring almonds, peaches and other fruits. This ride is definately a photographer's dream.

Map to Sanger Unified

Program Descriptions

Regular School Year Objectives

• Student Identification
• Review of student academic needs
• Review of student health needs
• Assist school staff in training on specific academic needs of migrant students
• Migrant Senior Day
• Migrant College Day (grades 9-11 and grandes 7-8)
• PASS
• Student Work Study (carry-over monies) - Mentoring Program

Continuous student identification Review of student academic needs Review/follow-up of student health needs Keep a database on student information to quickly be able to determine what the needs of the students are in the area of academics, health, social Assist school staff in training on specific academic needs of Migrant students Migrant Senior Day: Grade 12, Migrant College Days - Elementary Grades 3-5; Middle School grades 6-8; Migrant Youth Day grades 9-11 PASS Program Student Work Study Program/Mentoring and Training:

Student Work Study (with carry-over funds) - Mentoring Program - The Work Study Program generally consists of 6-10 high school identified Migrant students who are hired and trained to assist in the Pre-School program. In addition to providing services, the students receive training on work skills and receive mentoring from the teacher who they are assigned to. We have found that when students are able to work and earn a little salary as well as receive mentoring from an adult in the work place, these students are more likely to stay in school, have success in completing their education and gain a confidence to participate in school more fully.

Parent Training on Migrant Parent Advisory Committee responsibilities:

Our job as Migrant staff is to advocate for Migrant students, because regulations state that Migrant students are students first and are to be served by the school site staff. Where Migrant staff can be of more service is to work with the school staff and review data that can help to ensure that Migrant students get all services from the school first, then provide supplementary or above and beyond services as well as above and beyond encouragement, advocacy, moral support to the students and families.

Summer School Objectives

Migrant Education services are provided to students attending regular summer school by hiring certificated staff support who provide supplementary services in the classroom in the form of additional tutoring, small group instruction in Language Arts and math as well as English Language Development

Student Work Study (with carry-over funds) - Mentoring Program - The Work Study Program generally consists of 6-10 high school identified Migrant students who are hired and trained to assist in the Pre-School program. In addition to providing services, the students receive training on work skills and receive mentoring from the teacher who they are assigned to. We have found that when students are able to work and earn a little salary as well as receive mentoring from an adult in the work place, these students are more likely to stay in school, have success in completing their education and gain a confidence to participate in school more fully.

Migrant Scholars - An excellent program for identified 4-6 grade Migrant students who participate in 10 full-day sessions on the CSU, Fresno campus with other Migrant students in the county. They receive classes on a variety of topics and get the experience of being on a university campus and participate in activities that will continue to encourage them to attend college

UCLA Leadership Institute: One Migrant Student in the summer of their junior year submit their application to be selected to participate in the Region IV sponsored institute at UCLA. The prospective candidate must submit an application, letters of reference, a statement explaining why they want to participate and their transcripts. Sanger Unified has consistently had students apply and are selected to participate. The students have an opportunity to attain leadership skills and continue receiving encouragement to attend college or university.

The Continuous Learning Packet (CLPS) are provided for Migrant students during the summer weeks in order to provide that additional academic support. The Community Liaison makes a home visit to each family and receives signatures from the students that they received their packet. There is also follow-up support in the form of a questionnaire to help get feedback of the effectiveness of the CLP program and benefits to students.

I & R Process

Identification & Recruitment

• Word of Mouth
• School registration forms, including faxed copies from school office manager
• Asking families at meeting regarding potential migrant families
• Announcements at District Mettings - DELAC, DAC
• 7-12 Counselors make phone calls
• Outreach i.e., college night, carnivals, bact to school, booths, flyers distributed
• Training for school staff about Migrant elegibility criteria home visits and medical assessments.

Information disseminated by word of mouth; families who are identified spread the information out to other families and those families inquire.

There are outreach efforts by placing flyers, posters in the community about the Migrant program and services provided by the school sites and Migrant staff.

School registration forms, including faxed copies from the school site office, are sent by the office manager or teacher who have been trained on the eligibility requirements and keep on eye out for potential families.

Asking families at meetings regarding potential migrant families in the community, i.e., Migrant Parent Advisory Committee Meetings, Back to School Night, Open House, District Advisory Committee Meetings, District English Learners Committee, Grades 7-12 counselors make personal phone call or contact with the parents, families, Contacts at student outreach events, i.e., College Night, carnivals, home visits, medical assessments.

Assessment Tools

Merge data from SASI at beginning of the year into our spreadsheet "Filemaker Pro" software.

Throughout the year, data is added individually into our EL/Migrant Spreadsheet.

The Migrant Education office keeps a database of Migrant students in the district, which is merged with the district student information system (SASI) to keep information current on Migrant students. Throughout the year, the information is added to the database individually as students enroll.

Current assessment data, such as CST, CAHSEE, CELDT, and local assessment information is included in order to keep current on student instructional needs. This information is shared with schools.

Click Below to View Assessment Scores for Sanger 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

The Migrant Parent component consists of a variety of services involving parents in the education of their children. Parents are encouraged to participate in their children's school functions such as Back to School Night, Open House, Parent Teacher Conferences, and be a part of the advisory councils.

Migrant parents have been a part of the school English Learners Advisory Committees, District Advisory Committees and the Migrant Parent Advisory Committee assisting the schools with programs, budgets and activities.

Migrant parents also participate in the Regional Parent Conference which takes place in the fall. They also participate in the State Parent Conference in the spring.

The Migrant Parent Advisory Committee convenes once a month at the district level. The meetings for the 2006-2007 school year will be held:

• October 5, 2006
• November 2, 2006
• January 18, 2007
• February 22, 2007
• March 22, 2007
• April 26, 2007
• June 21, 2007

Health Support Services & Health Clinics

Health Clinic November 1, 2005 at Jefferson Elementary

• Migrant Nurse: Melinda Seismore
• Migrant Health Aide - Monica De La Cruz

• The Migrant Community Liaison receives a referral from the school site, the Migrant Nurse
• The Community Liaison makes contact with the family
• The Community Liaison interviews the family and assists in helping the family access the various community resources. In some cases, Migrant health funds are tapped in order for the family to have their health issue resolved. The Community Liaison provides transportation when needed and in hardship cases.

Questions? Call (559) 875-6521

Other Programs

• AVID - College Prep Secondary Course
• K-6 intramural sports: football, volleyball, basketball, track and field
• 7-12 sports in above sports
• History Day
• Spelling Bee
• Science Fair
• Peach Blossom
• Young Author's Faire
• Science Olympiad
• Band
• Literature Competitions

Professional Development

• District Workshops PASS, Differentiated Instruction
• Language Acquisition Strategies
• Migrant Community Liaison - Home School Liaison Certification training 2-day training
• Annual Fall Migrant Parent Conference sponsored by Region IV held in Fresno - October 14, 2006
• In the spring, the State sponsors the annual State Migrant Conference held in Los Angeles.

Sanger Unified traditionally sends parents up to the allocated number and sometimes more. The parents assist each other in providing transportation when needed and the information about what was learned at the conference is shared at the monthly Migrant Parent Advisory Committee meetings. The Migrant staff and especially the Migrant Home School Liaison spearheads and coordinates efforts to recruit the parents and assure that they have transportation

At meetings and parent training sessions, different speakers are brought to teach parents on such topics as law enforcement, health insurance, health, and communicable diseases The Migrant program also has an extensive Toys for Tots program that are provided to needy students. The program also receives food baskets from different organizations in the community. The Coats for Tots program also assists families with coats during the winter months.

The Migrant Program collects donated funds and has fundraisers during the year in order to be able to award Migrant Scholarships to Migrant graduates who attend college or university. The students are required to submit an application with a statement describing their plans.

The Migrant Program also sponsors free yard sales open to all Migrant families on clothing items donated by the community. They are held once every two to three months out of the year.

Other Information

Were it not for the efforts of the Migrant staff and the support they receive from Fresno County Office of Education, Region IV, in terms of training, information, guidance and support, the students would not receive all that they could.

There is a very dedicated staff that is very much appreciated.