(2022) Find out how your currently eligible migrant high school students who will be in eleventh or twelfth grade in September 2022 can apply for SOMLA. We'll cover all the logistics, discuss the recruitment process, and answer your questions.  

(2020) The New York State Migrant Education Program connects for meetings and professional development using Zoom. Zoom video conferencing is web-based, has integrated video and audio capability which works in conjunction with your own hardware, and allows for screen sharing. You do not need to have an account, but you can join using a link sent via invitation. See and talk to your colleagues across the state without leaving your office! During the workshop, we will show a short video about joining a Zoom meeting following with participants practicing. Next, we will explore how to navigate basic features of Zoom, how one should prepare for a meeting, and what active participation looks and sounds like in the virtual setting. The workshop concludes with a conversation about the current practices of NYS-MEP for workshop/meeting registration and evaluation processes, as well as a tour of the NYS-MEP website.

(2020) Our families who are learning English cannot wait until they speak English to communicate with schools or other community agencies. In this interactive session, participants will learn how to teach strategies for working with an interpreter that are empowering, productive, and meaningful for families. This is a skill for life, allowing families to be in charge of their own communication when we are not there to support them.