Welcome to the Pasco School District Migrant Education Program

The Migrant Program is a federally-funded program designed to meet the unique educational needs of migrant children. The Pasco School District program is designed to serve migrant students and their families by providing services that support student progress toward meeting district and state academic standards.

A migrant child is a child of a migrant agricultural worker or fisher who moves with their family from one school district to another so a parent or other member of the immediate family might secure temporary or seasonal employment in agriculture, fishing or related food processing activities.

Migrant students qualify if they have:

• Moved within the past 36 months across state boundaries from one state to another.
  • Example: A family moved from Idaho to Washington.
• Moved within the past 36 months within the state. 
  • Example: You moved from Kennewick to Pasco OR from one residence to another in Pasco due to economic impacts.

Benefits for migrant students include:

• Tutoring support
• Financial, social, emotional, and behavioral support
• Enrichment opportunities such as field trips, interships, college tours, etc.
• Healthcare support including:
  • medical (physicals, check-ups, vaccinations, etc.)
  • vision
  • dental

Services for migrant students:

• Middle Schools
  • Ochoa: Migrant graduation specialist, paraeducator support, tutoring
  • Stevens: Migrant graduation specialist, paraeducator support, tutoring  
• High Schools
  • Chiawana: Migrant graduation specialist, paraeducator support, tutoring  
  • Pasco: Migrant graduation specialist, paraeducator support, tutoring  

Want to learn more or find out if you qualify?

Call us at 509-416-7232!