MIGRANT EDUCATION

Tennessee Opportunity Programs oversees the Migrant Education Program implementation across TN under the direction of the Tennessee Department of Education. The Migrant Education Program offers supplemental educational programs to help migrant students better succeed in school. TOPS has staff that work specifically to find and recruit eligible students and also staff that provide in home, after or before school tutoring, and mentoring.Refer to links below to preview our brochure to view some of the services offered through the program.

Migrant Education Somali Brochure

Migrant Education Spanish Brochure

Migrant Education English Brochure

The link to the spreadsheet below highlights information from the Tennessee Agriculuture Census in 2007. This worksheet is good for recruiters to refer to in order to become more familiar with what types of work are available in various counties related to agriculture.

Tennessee Agriculture Demographics Worksheets

We have a Resource Guide that is updated periodically that lists resources available across the state in different counties. Please feel free to make copies as needed.

Tennessee Migrant Education Resource Guide

This checklist has been compiled to document contacts and information recieved from community resources.

Community Checklist

The following document outlines the correct questioning patterns to determine eligibility for the program

Interview Questionnaires

The TN Certificate of Eligibility is required for all eligible migrant students to be enrolled into the migrant program.

TN Certificate of Eligibility

This certication test is completed as part of the TN Recruiter Certication Program.

Migrant Recruiter Certification Test

This flyer can be posted to help get the word out about the 1-800 hotline number for migrant families in TN.

1-800 GRATIS Flyer