Texas MEP Quarterly

Being a member of the Identification & Recruitment Consortium (IDRC) has its privileges. One such privilege is the opportunity to use the tools and resources that make it easier for you to recruit migratory students and OSY to the MEP. The Texas Farm and Agribusiness Listings gives recruiters a number of listings to help their efforts in the field. While the listings give information throughout the state, users can filter the results by county, ZIP, and by city, to help find information in their area. This page features agricultural Google Maps, which will help staff find the locations of H2A&B work orders and housing. The page also features relevant agriculture associations and websites for the state of Texas, as well. This is a great resource to share with your colleagues to help make their work more efficient. Bookmark this page today!

Texas is also a member of the iSOSY MEP Consortium Incentive Grant, which helps out-of-school youth (OSY) and secondary students with resources and materials to help ensure their success. The resources support the academic and social well-being of students, including their STAT lessons (Short, Targeted, and Timely). These are quick lessons on topics that are pertinent to the lifestyles of migratory students which includes vocabulary, activities, and assessments. They feature lessons that are important for newcomers to a different country than they are used to in order to acclimate themselves better. The specific lessons currently offered include disaster preparedness, how to successfully navigate a gas station or convenience store, staying at a hotel, amongst other topics. The iSOSY website also features forms that MEP staff can utilize to organize the data that is collected in the field. This includes the OSY Profile form that is offered in English and Spanish. Check out the great lessons and resources to benefit OSY students today!

As winter arrives, educators and MEP staff prepare for a busy stretch of events and responsibilities. To support seamless organization, the AIIMS portal offers a Timeline of Activities page, guiding staff with current events and deadlines. The chart below highlights essential dates for the winter months, helping you stay organized and on track.

Now is the perfect time to get a start on applying to scholarships for high schoolers looking forward to college! Visiting the Financial Aid and Scholarship Opportunities page is one of the best places to get started. There, users will find out the steps in applying for college, the differences in types of financial aid, links for students to apply to colleges and universities in and out of Texas, as well as the steps necessary to apply for financial aid. Remember, applying for federal financial aid is done by completing the FAFSA form. The 2025-26 FAFSA deadline is June 30, 2026. Texas students without legal status will apply for financial aid through the TASFA. Keep in mind that the TASFA web page is only available in English, but instructions and the application are also available in Spanish. The State Priority Deadline is February 15, 2025 for the 2025-26 application year.

Be sure to also check out the Albert Lee Wright, Jr. Memorial Migrant Scholarship. The scholarship application form will be available in January and is awarded at the 2025 National Migrant Education Conference in San Francisco in mid-April. The award is given to a graduating migratory high school senior. Individuals from Texas have won the award in the past, will your student be next?

Parents are eager to support their children’s learning at home, though finding the right approach can sometimes be a challenge. The txmigrantk12.net portal offers free, user-friendly resources to help bridge that gap, including:

• Mini-lessons,

• Tip sheets,

• Short videos,

• Games and apps,

• And interactive course modules.

Serving students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, the portal also includes support resources for out-of-school youth, with helpful links and information. It offers reading and writing materials across all grades and has recently expanded to provide math resources for kindergarten through fifth grade, with plans for additional math content for higher grades. All resources are accessible in both English and Spanish, easy to download or print, and are completely free. Creating an account is simple and provides immediate access to these valuable tools.

Be sure to check out the Parents and Families section of the TMEP/AIIMS portal. Recently this part of the portal has been given a brand new, streamlined look! The content has been simplified to help parents find the information they are looking for fast.

Whether you're looking for family support services, academic assistance for K-12 students, college, career, and military readiness information, or support for out-of-school youth, our portal has it all.

Visit the portal today to explore:

• A direct link to the Timely Tips and Tools page, allowing fast access to announcements and featured files;

• Access to current and past editions of the MEP Quarterly Newsletters;

• Simplified access to information for migratory parents and families; and

• Educational resources that will help improve the educational experience of migratory students