Eric Larez
Director of Migrant and Bilingual Education Prosser School District
509-786-2881 x 2604 Office
509-786-2940 Fax
Elizabeth (Lisa) Huerta
Migrant Records Clerk/Bilingual Education Secretary
509-786-2881 x 2600 Office
509-788-5349 Cell Phone
Celina Hazzard
Migrant Recruiter
509-786-2881 x 2605 Office
509-778-1751 Cell Phone
Lupe Maldonado
Migrant Graduation Specialist (MGS)
509-786-1224 Office
509-781-0733 Cell Phone
Yasmin Roman
Migrant Graduation Specialist (MGS)
509-786-1224 Office
509-788-5472 Cell Phone
Migrant Education Program funds support high-quality education programs for migratory children and help ensure that migratory children are not penalized in any manner by disparities among states in curriculum, graduation requirements or state academic content and student academic achievement standards.
The Migrant Education Program is authorized under Part C of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. Federal funds are allocated to OSPI based on per pupil expenditure for education and counts of eligible migratory children, ages 3 to 21, residing within the state. OSPI authorizes the sub-grants to local education agencies (school districts), institutions of higher education and other public and non-profit agencies.
Services offered to migrant children and their families may include:
Supplemental academic programs to assist in the achievement of state academic standards
Instructional training
Health programs
Preschool programs (readiness, transitioning to elementary education)
Family home visiting and academic counseling services
Parental involvement
Migrant student data and collection
Student leadership opportunities
Summer school programs
Secondary credit accrual and exchange
Grants for supplemental secondary services, dropout prevention and retrieval and alternative education programs
Dissemination of information
Migrant Educational Regional Offices
MERO assists school communities in the exploration, understanding and implementation of specific federal and state programs that support student learning and parent involvement.
Migrant Education Health Program
The Washington State Migrant Education Health Program provides health care services to migrant students because of their strong belief that healthy students are more likely to reach their fullest educational potential.
Migrant Student Data and Recruitment (MSDR)
MSDR is a statewide migrant education program that advocates for and provides quality support services to meet the needs of migrant families.
OSPI Migrant & Bilingual Education
The Migrant and Bilingual Education office oversees the state and federal programs that help migrant students and youth in our state meet high academic challenges.
