Migrant Tutor

Job Description

Personnel employed through the Migrant Education Program work under the supervision of the
building principal and/or supervisor and appropriate persons for the local education agency for
administrative and fiscal control and under the overall guidance of the Wilbur D. Mills
Education Cooperative Migrant Program Specialist. All MEP funded paraprofessionals must
meet the same qualifications as those required for paraprofessionals under Title I.
This person is responsible for:

1. Recruiting and identifying all potentially eligible migrant children
A. Checking with school personnel weekly to find new students in the district.
B. Contacting local farmers, cooperative, etc. for information on new workers and new families that have moved into the district to do agriculture-related work.
C. Making home visits as needed

2. Providing supplemental instructional activities to migrant children under the direction of a district teacher(s)

3. Recording and communicating critical data to authorized entities as required by the federal guidelines

4. Performing other such duties that may be needed, required, or assigned Additional Responsibilities for Secondary Program

5. Providing supplemental instructional activities to migrant children under the direction of a district teacher(s), and providing specific tasks related to conducting the Migrant Education Secondary Program.

The following are some of the proven intervention strategies to ensure that all secondary migrant students reach challenging academic standards and graduate with a high school diploma:
A. Meet with each secondary student at the beginning of the school year to review class assignments and establish a rapport that will allow the migrant student to see the Migrant Paraprofessional as needs arise.
B. Daily contact with secondary migrant students is the ideal arrangement for support and tutoring to ensure that each student does not fail.
C. Collect and review all migrant students’ mid-term reports. If a poor grade is noted, the Paraprofessional will contact the student and inquire as to the cause of the poor grade. Depending upon the student’s response,
the Paraprofessional could contact the parents, teacher, counselor, or whomever to arrange for additional academic tutoring to aid the student in achieving a passing score.
D. At the end of each semester, the Migrant Paraprofessional will complete the “On Track for Graduation” form and mail it to the Cooperative office.
E. Should a student fail an academic course, the Paraprofessional shall contact the Credit Recovery Coordinator as to the availability of an Academic Correspondence Course for credit recovery.
F. The secondary Paraprofessional is asked to support the Migrant Education Program sponsored MSAC (Migrant Student Advisory Council) by notifying and arranging transportation for secondary students to attend one of the yearly meetings.
G. The secondary Paraprofessional will receive and is asked to distribute information about the Moving Up Arkansas Summer School that is held on a college campus. The residential summer school is held in June and is a credit recovery program for migrant students.

Personnel will also work with English Language Learners.