Migrant Education Program - Continuation - Region II: Essex County Educational Services Commission Grant

The Migrant Education Program - Continuation aims to provide educational support for eligible children of migratory farm workers and fishers in Essex County. This program ensures these children receive necessary services, such as identification, record transfers, and supplemental instruction. As a continuation grant, it serves Gloucester County Special Services and Essex County Educational Services Commission, with funding of $269,031 available for the period from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.

The purpose of the Migrant Education Program (MEP) is:
to ensure eligible children of migratory farm workers and migratory fishers are provided with appropriate educational support services to help reduce the educational lags that result from repeated moves.to ensure these children have the opportunity to meet the same challenging state educational content and student performance standards that all children are expected to meet.
This program focuses on the provision of the following services for eligible children of migratory farm workers and migratory fishers:
identification and recruitment of students,the intrastate and interstate transfer of student records, supplemental instruction, and health and other support services.
The MEP is a continuation grant program open to Gloucester County Special Services School District and Essex County Educational Services Commission; the two organizations were selected through a competitive process in year one to provide services to eligible migratory children, youth, and their families.
This is the second year of a three-year program.
Counties To Be Served
BergenEssexHudsonHunterdonMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisPassaicSomersetSussexUnionWarren