Nancy Resendiz Mejia
resendnx@jmu.edu
755 Martin Luther King Jr., Way
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Offices: 2233, 2234, 2236
Phone: 540-568-3666
Fax: 540-568-6374
Mission
The goal of the Migrant Education Program (MEP) is to ensure that all migrant students reach challenging academic standards and graduate with a high school diploma or complete a GED that prepares them for further learning, productive employment, and to be responsible community members.
Services
Migrant Education offers year-round advocacy and supplemental instructional services for preschool and school-aged eligible students as well as young adults under the age of twenty-two, targeting the students who are most at risk due to their high mobility and/or limited proficiency in English. In service to educators, Migrant Education is able to:
Provide tutors for students who need supplemental academic help
Mentor youth through completion of high school and establishment of future educational and career goals
Encourage parent involvement through home visits and assistance with parent-teacher conferences and parent meetings
Arrange, transport to and interpret for appointments which directly affect a child's education or well-being
Offer family literacy through home visits to families with preschool-aged children
Who we primarily serve
Migrant families in the Rockingham County area who have moved here in the last three years to look for work. Students can receive tutoring from 3 to 21 years old.
Activities
Students can go on field trips with their students. There is also an end of year celebration for tutors and their students!
Teen Opportunities
Tutoring
-The Migrant Education Program relies on a dedicated team of volunteer tutors to provide educational enrichment in the homes and classrooms of school-aged migrant students. Volunteers meet with their students twice a week for one-on-one tutoring sessions that last about an hour. Tutors use this time primarily to help students with their homework; however, they are also welcome to prepare extra educational activities, games, and lessons for their students. Tutors act as an educational resource for migrant students—assisting them with their school assignments and helping them develop the skills and confidence to meet their academic goals. Volunteers are also mentors, who foster a love of learning and demonstrate positive and healthy life choices with their own example. Volunteers with the Migrant Education Program are rewarded with the opportunity to engage in a cross-cultural experience; develop their communication, language, and teaching skills; and make life-long friends in their community. Anyone with a desire to make a difference in the life of a migrant student is welcome to apply-- no teaching or foreign language experience is required!
Tutor application below. Email it to shenvalleymigranted@jmu.edu
Being Tutored
- Students eligible for tutoring can get a tutor free of charge if they are between the ages of 3 and 21 if they qualify for the program. Tutors can be college students and adults so teens can have qualified tutors available. Eligibility form is below.
Unique Information
The Shenandoah Valley Migrant Education Program is funded by the Every Student Succeeds Program.