Participants earn high school equivalency diplomas through individualized, self-paced study programs, and receive career and cultural education. Over half of the HEP students are from very low-income migrant families with a prevalence of predictors of educational failure. Yet the program has met with a great deal of success and enthusiasm from students and educators alike. For this reason, several follow-up programs have been designed to provide continued support. CAMP success rates are also impressive.
Students study, work, and receive assistance and counseling at a college campus.
Classroom assistance is given to migrant children by a former migrant student who is an identifiable role model. System level changes involve long-term alterations in the way the educational system serves migrant children. Migrant programs that work within the system to encourage and train innovative educators can help schools to facilitate, rather than deter, the success of migrant students. Migrant program workers can encourage the hiring of migrant and bilingual staff. Migrant staff assert the need for appropriate class schedules, test and credit make-up, and special tutoring.