KPBSD Migrant Ed Program

October 2021 Newsletter

Elementary Water Safety & Coldwater Training

We're just starting to offer annual Coldwater Training for Middle School/High School students in various locations around the District. Please keep an eye on your emails for Coldwater Training in your region.

Elementary Water Safety classes are also being held in the Homer Area and Soldotna Area coming up on October 28 & 29. Please reach out if you are interested in these courses.

Also, please know that we're making every effort to offer these opportunities to communities that are a bit harder to reach. Our goal is to offer courses at least once per year to each geographic region across the Kenai Peninsula.

Migrant Ed Fall Recruiting Update

If you've spoken to your local Migrant Ed recruiter about your fishing and berry picking dates - great! If you haven't, please make sure you make time to communicate with us. We have a deadline of November 10 to input your most current information so that we have it on file with the State of AK.

Also, if you've received a paper copy of your Certificate of Eligibility in the mail - don't hesitate! Please sign and either mail or fax/scan back to us. We're in the process of wrapping it up for this year and we really appreciate your efforts to work with us on this! Plus! most importantly, it gives us a chance to touch base with you and connect. If you have any feedback regarding the recruiting process, please don't hesitate to let us know.

Close Up! Migrant Ed goes to Washington DC

We're super excited to be offering 11th and 12th grade Migrant Ed students the opportunity to travel to Washington DC with the Close Up program in November. Discovering the Nation's Capital and delving into US History is a worthy endeavor. Stay tuned for November's newsletter where we'll give a trip synopsis and maybe a few travel photos.

Pre-K Kits! Be on the lookout!

We're in the process of gathering materials for our first mailing of at-home Pre-K kits. These kits will be mailed to families who have Migrant Ed students that are 3- and 4-years old. Kits will include a book, and an activity.

High School Reimbursements

Families of High School Students - Reminder that Migrant Ed can reimburse families for many of the expenses of High School. This includes AP test fees, Jumpstart course fees (your portion), textbook purchases, and SAT and ACT test fees.

To start this process, please contact a Migrant Ed Specialist for a conversation about the fees you're looking for reimbursement for, and we'll get the process started from there.

Chess Kid Opportunity

Does your child play chess, or are they interested in learning? Migrant Ed can offer subscriptions to Chess Kid - a fun, safe, and interactive way to learn how to play chess! Migrant Ed can also get you set up with your own chess board and kid-friendly instruction book. Please reach out if you're interested!

Here's a link to check it out: https://www.chesskid.com/

Introduction to Nautical Skills - Course for High School Students

Check out this LINK - to read about information on an Online AVTEC Young Mariner Training Program.

Spring Dates for this course are from January 18 - March 1, 2022. Registration Deadline is January 11, 2022.

This is a course the Migrant Ed can provide reimbursement for, upon course completion.