Student Eligibility

To qualify for the Migrant Education Program, a student must meet the following criteria:

• Is between 3 and 21 years old and has not graduated from high school; and
• Is a migratory agricultural worker or fisher, or has a parent, spouse, or guardian who is a migratory agricultural worker or fisher; and
• Has moved within the preceding 36 months (from one school district to another) in order to obtain or accompany a parent, spouse or guardian who moved to obtain, temporary or seasonal work in agriculture, poultry, dairy, food processing or fishing.    

Eligibility STAMP

☐ SCHOOL COMPLETION

The child is eligible for a free public education under State law.

☐TIME OF THE MOVE

The move occurred within the past 36 months.

☐AGE

The child is younger than age 22.

☐MOVE

• The child moved on his or her own as a migratory agricultural worker/migratory fisher OR the child moved with or to join a parent, spouse, or guardian who is a migratory agricultural worker/migratory fisher.
• The move was from one school district to another.
• The move was a change from one residence to another residence.
• The move was due to economic necessity.
• The move occurred within the past 36 months.

☐ PURPOSE FOR THE MOVE

One purpose of the worker’s move was to seek or obtain qualifying work.

• The worker moved to obtain qualifying work and obtained it, OR  
• The worker moved to obtain any work and obtained qualifying work soon after the move, OR  
• The worker moved for qualifying work specifically, but did not obtain the work, AND  
• The worker has a prior history of moves to obtain qualifying work, OR  
• There is other credible evidence that the worker actively sought qualifying work soon after the move.

WHAT IS QUALIFYING WORK?

• The employment is seasonal or temporary, AND
• The work is agricultural or fishing.
• “Agricultural work” is:  1. the production or initial processing of crops, dairy products, poultry or livestock; as well as   the cultivation or harvesting of trees.