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Yakima migrant program reports wellness days, biliteracy seals and above‑average graduation rates
Summary
Federal migrant program director Hector Mendez told the board that the district is among the state's top three in identified migrant students and described Migrant Wellness Days, after‑school programming, and steady graduation outcomes; he said 808 students are prioritized for service and highlighted bi‑literacy and graduation metrics.
Hector Mendez, the district's migrant federal program director, presented the Yakima School District’s migrant program on May 20 and described outreach, wellness activities and academic outcomes targeted at migratory students.
Mendez said Yakima is one of the three Washington districts with the largest number of identified migratory students and that the district’s migrant team includes 17 staff who work as recruiters, advocates, nurses and graduation specialists. "We are one top 3 in the state," he said when comparing identified counts and students served.
Nut graf: The migrant program emphasizes priority-for-service (PFS) students—those with interrupted moves or high academic risk—and delivered in‑district services including…
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