CDE: Migrant Education Even Start Program: 2006-2007

The Migrant Education Even Start (MEES) program is a statewide home- and school-based family literacy education model. It assists migratory parents to increase literacy skills so that they can prepare their children, birth to seven years of age, to become successful learners. MEES programs help migratory parents develop literacy, parenting, and English-as-a-second-language skills. It also provides preschool services to their children. Families that participate in MEES must be classified as “migratory” under Migrant Education guidelines. Only established Regional Migrant Education offices funded through the California Department of Education are eligible to receive MEES funding.

The listed link leads to eligibility requirements and Migrant Education Even Start Program grant results for fiscal year 2006-07.

For more information please contact:

• Program Questions: Salvador Arriaga, e-mail: sarriaga@cde.ca.gov, tel. 916-319-0275
• Fiscal Questions: Maria Amor, e-mail: mamor@cde.ca.gov, tel. 916-319-0606