Migrant Education Program

Eligibility Information

If you answer “Yes” to all 3 of the the following questions, please click on the eligibility screener button below to complete the questionnaire.

1. Within the past three years has anyone in your family engaged in any of the following activities:

• Commercial fishing or other fishing activities (including shrimping, crabbing, or clamming) for the purpose of producing food for your family’s use and needs or
• Agriculture (may include berry picking) or
• Logging (with a logging company) Fish processing (cannery work)

2. Did the activity require staying overnight away from your residence and outside the Fairbanks North Star Borough for at least 7 nights/8 days over the course of a year?

3. Is the activity an economic necessity for your family, meaning you need the income, harvest, or catch to meet your household’s basic needs? 

Support Services

• Preschool Programming
• Summer School Programming
• Reading, Math, Language, and Arts Tutoring
• Career Education
• Literacy Activities
• Health and Safety Equipment
• Qualifies students for free meals at participating schools.

Services are subject to change based on family needs determined by our annual survey. 

Crystal Narow
Migrant Education Program Coordinator
crystal.narow@k12northstar.org
452-2000, x11310

Catalina Calkins
Recruitment & Family Engagement Assistant                          
catalina.calkins@k12northstar.org
452-2000, x11481

Clare Latty
Recruitment & Family Engagement Assistant                          
clare.latty@k12northstar.org
452-2000, x11124

Anne Wien Elementary School
Ray Otto
raymond.otto@k12northstar.org

Barnette Magnet School
Sergey Semenov
sergey.semenov@k12northstar.org

Effie Kokrine Charter School
Micah Bador
micah.bador@k12northstar.org

Lathrop High School
Sandra Simon
sandra.simon@k12northstar.org

North Pole High School
Yvonne Sam
yvonne.sam@k12northstar.org

North Pole Middle School
Jasmyne Ross-Lundgren
jasmyne.ross-lundgren@k12northstar.org

Tanana Middle School
Simon Barkwell
simon.barkwell@k12northstar.org

Weller Elementary School
Vacant

West Valley High School
Katherine Helmuth
katherine.helmuth@k12northstar.org

Parent and Family Engagement Poster

This poster highlights key roles the schools and families have in supporting migratory children and their academic success.

Migrant Education Program Flyer

This flyer provides high level information on Migrant Education Program eligibility, how to enroll, and program services.

Protecting Access to Education for Migratory Children

The U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice issued joint guidance on how to protect access to education for migratory children.

Free Live Homework Help for Alaska Residents

Get online tutoring for subjects like math, English, and history. Work with a live tutor or use the resources to study independently, all at no charge to you! Live Homework Help also provides all Alaskans free help finding and applying online for a job, writing resumes and cover letters, interview prep and applying for unemployment assistance.

Free Student Resources Licensed for All Alaska Residents

Get access to free resources licensed for all Alaska residents. Resources are available for elementary, middle school, high school, and college students.

Alaska Performance Scholarship (APS)

The APS provides an opportunity for Alaska high school students to earn a scholarship to help cover the cost of an Alaska postsecondary education. 

Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE)

The Commission offers a suite of financial aid and outreach services, designed to provide educational access necessary for Alaskans to become peak performers, regardless of their financial status.

Albert Lee Wright, Jr. Memorial Migrant Scholarship

Each year the National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education (NASDME) awards one or more scholarships to graduating migratory high school seniors to enable them to enter college.

College Assistance Migrant Education Program (CAMP)

The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) assists students who are migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or immediate family members of such workers) enrolled in their first year of undergraduate studies at an institution of higher education (IHE). Alaska currently has three CAMP programs; however, migratory children can apply to participate in any CAMP program nationwide.

Alaska Institutions of Higher Education with CAMP Programs

• University of Alaska Anchorage
• University of Alaska Anchorage - Kenai Peninsula College
• University of Alaska Anchorage - Kodiak College