Migrant Students

1. MIGRANT WORKERS
Migrant students

2. FARM
WORKERS IN
NORTH
CAROLINA
Farmworkers play a vital role
in cultivating the food we eat
everyday and North Carolina
has of the largest farmworker
population in the nation.
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3.
DEMOGRAPHICS OF NORTH CAROLINA FARMWORKERS
Ninety-four percent of migrant farmworkers in
North Carolina are native Spanish speakers.
Nationally, most farmworkers are unaccompanied
males whose families still live in their home
countries.
The US Department of Labor reports that 53% of
farmworkers nationally are undocumented (working
without legal authorization), 25% are US citizens,
and 21% are legal permanent residents.

5. WHO ARE
THE MIGRANT
CHILDREN?
Migrant children served by the Migrant
Education Program (MEP) are children
and youth ages 0-21 whose families work
in the agricultural and/or fisheries
industries and who constantly moves
across districts and state lines several
times in the year, following crops by
season.
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6. CHALLENGES FOR MIGRANT FAMILIES
Physical Hazards: These workers have one of the most
labor-intensive, physically-demanding, often hazardous yet
under compensated occupation in the country.
Family Separation: It is common for parents and children
to be separated if parents want the children to finish the
school year in the same school while they move on to the next
work site, which could be another county or another state.
Educational Background: Migrant parents might have the
lowest levels of education or not formal education at all.

7. CHALLENGES FOR MIGRANT FAMILIES
Language: A large number
of Migrant students are not
proficient in English (even
though most are U.S.
citizens) and /or requiere
remedial instruction. Many
of them are not able to
write their Native
Languages.
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8. BARRIERS FOR MIGRANT STUDENTS
Access to fully-qualifies or adequately prepared
teachers and staff to address their needs.
Enrollment in rigorous, college preparatory
coursework due to lack of credits or courses needed.
Knowledge about and access to information on
higher education or post secondary vocational
options.

9. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
Welcoming students and
families.
Encouraging academic
success.
Increasing collaboration and
professional development.
Encouraging future
educational participation.
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10. WORKS CITED
Lundy-Ponce, Giselle. "Migrant Students: What We Need to
Know to Help Them Succeed." Home. American Federation
of Teachers, 2010. Web. 08 June 2016.
"New Americans in North Carolina." Immigration Policy
Center. N.p., 2015. Web. 08 June 2016.
"Pixaby.com." Pixaby.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 June 2016.