Superintendent Laura Cort�E9s outlines migrant education services and explains how families qualify

Superintendent Laura CortE9s introduced the district's migrant education team and described services for students and families, saying she wanted parents to know how to access the migrant education program. "Mi nombre es Laura CortE9s y soy la superintendente de este distrito maravilloso," she said.

The presentation summarized the program's regular offerings and eligibility rules and provided a point of contact for families. Staff described two annual academies (a math academy in the fall and an English, reading and art academy in the spring), monthly parent workshops, two math nights per year and an annual reading night. Mael, one of the presenters, said the academies aim to give students extra instructional time and to connect families with school resources.

Marita described the district's oratory and debate program for grades six through eight, in which students write and deliver speeches, compete against other teams, and may advance to regional and state tournaments. "This year we placed third," staff noted, congratulating the students for their finish at competition.

Staff also listed other offerings: a summer academy, continuous-learning packets for students and a binational program with Mexico. These programs are designed to support continuity of learning for families who move seasonally for work.

On eligibility, a staff member identified in the transcript as Rosy explained who qualifies for migrant education services: parents who work in agriculture or in related jobs that require travel for work. "Para calificar para que puedan recibir los servicios del programa de educaciF3n migrante es de que los padres trabajen en algo que ver con la agricultura, por ejemplo, en los campos, ya sea cortando o empacando las verduras como lechuga, brF3coli," Rosy said. She added that work in packing, floristry or fisheries and families that travel to other states for seasonal work (for example, to Arizona) can also make a child eligible, and that newly arrived families working in agriculture may qualify as well.

Rosy explained the enrollment step: families may come to Office C at the district, where staff conduct a brief interview of roughly 10 minutes, complete the application and notify families in a few days whether the child qualifies. "Puede ser unos 10 minutos ya puedo yo identificar si califican o no," she said.

The superintendent closed by thanking staff and inviting families to visit the district office to learn whether they qualify for the migrant education program and other resources.