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Migrant education director describes funding scare, layoffs and rebuilding efforts
Summary
County migrant education senior director described a temporary federal funding cutoff that prompted layoffs and reassignments in July; the department reported partial restoration and is rebuilding staff while monitoring federal developments.
Santino Silva, senior director of the county’s Migrant Education Program, told the board that a sudden federal action in late June created immediate uncertainty for the department and led to layoffs and staff reassignments. He described the experience as one of the most difficult periods in his career but said the administration’s later reversal allowed the program to begin calling staff back and to restart services.
Silva thanked the board and county leadership for advocacy and described the team’s renewed commitment to support migratory students. He asked the trustees to remain engaged while the program continues rebuilding staffing and operations and to note that federal funding timelines remain uncertain. "The month of July was just about the toughest month of my professional career, marked by mass layoffs in our department and numerous reassignings," Silva said in his update, and he asked the board to continue support as the program stabilizes.
