Migrant Eligibility

To be identified as a migrant student, a child or a child’s parent, spouse, or guardian,

•    Must be a migratory agriculture worker, or a migratory fisher; and

•    Must have moved within the preceding 36 months from one school district to another, or, in a state that is comprised of a single school district, must have moved from one school administrative area to another within such  district, in order to obtain, or accompany such parent, spouse, or guardian in order  to obtain temporary or seasonal employment in agriculture or fishing work that serves as a principal means of livelihood for the worker and his or her family.