Program Survey
It is time to conduct the annual surveys for the Alaska Migrant Education Program. Each year, we send surveys to the families of migratory children. The results from these surveys provide the us with information on the needs of our students and families. Furthermore, the results are often utilized by the the State of Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) as one of many data elements to form the annual needs assessment and aid in helping us provide quality services to our stakeholders . The electronic surveys will remain open through March 31, 2025. We greatly value your feedback, thank you in advance for your time completing this SURVEY.
Federal Programs Family Fun Fest
Migrant Education partnered with all KPBSD Federal Programs to host three family engagement events across the peninsula - Homer, Soldotna, and Seward. Strong relationships between families and schools leads to increased engagement and academic success for students. As an organization devoted to ensuring our students receive what they need to develop their full academic and social potential we were so happy to connect with families through these events which provided additional opportunities to offer services and foster meaningful relationships.
Book Fairs
Migrant Ed is excited to partner with schools & book stores to bring reading opportunities to students! Migrant Ed is able to purchase up to $30.00 worth of books for each Migrant Ed student. If your school did not have a book fair or you missed it, student names will be on file at your local bookstore. If you have any questions about this, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Our spring book fair will be from February 10th to March 17th.
HOMER Wilderness Explorers Recap
Starting this fall, we have hosted two explorer sessions, where students have engaged in hands-on learning about survival and rescue skills. Students explored the seven steps to survival by building shelters, creating signals, making fires, and identifying safe food & drinking water options in the wilderness. They also cooked over an open fire. Additionally, students learned about personal flotation devices, rescue techniques, and immersion suits through practical exercises in the pool.
We look forward to our final session with both groups on March 6th and April 11th, depending on which session you signed up for, to cover emergency rafts and orienteering in the wilderness.
HOMER Cold Water Recap
Cold Water Safety, for High School students was a great success at Homer High School’s Kate Khuns Aquatic Center. Course content included:
• Pre course exam
• Hazards and emergencies associated with cold water environments.
• Safety and survival equipment requirements and utilization. (Immersion Suit/PFD)
• Applying the Seven Steps to Survival
• 7 Stay Rules • Hazards associated with immersion/submersion.
• Elements of effective signals and effective use
• Effects of Hypothermia/near drowning
• Problem faced during survival phase.
• Man overboard and self-rescue Techniques (THEORY/PRACTICAL)
• Life Raft righting, boarding, securing, survival techniques (DEMONSTRATION/PRACTICAL)
• Energy conservation techniques and survival formations. (PRACTICAL)
• Appropriate methods for directly entering the water in an abandonment /rescue situation (PRACTICAL)
• Care and storage of immersion suit (PRACTICAL)
• Donning/Doffing an immersion suit (TIMED PRACTICAL)
• Post course exam
Please be on the lookout (in April) for an interest survey for the Southern Peninsula’s Middle School Cold Water Safety Program, to be held on Saturday, May 3rd.
CENTRAL PEN Wilderness Explorers
Migrant Ed is collaborating with the Kenai Watershed Forum to host a mini day camp for Migrant Ed students in grades 1-6 on Friday, April 18th from 10 am to 2 pm at Kaleidoscope in Kenai. This is a vacation day. We need at least 10 students to hold this activity. REGISTER HERE
Students will learn about the Adopt a Stream Program. Students will need to bring a sack lunch and warm clothes as we will be outside for most of the workshop.
Students can be dropped off and picked up and will need a signed permission form, which will be sent out upon registration.
Please contact Maureen Todd with any questions:
907-260-2536
Central Peninsula Driver' Ed
Migrant Ed is pleased to offer Driver's Ed in the Central Peninsula this semester. Space is limited!
To enroll, students must have a valid Alaska Learner's Permit or Alaska Driver's License.
Kenai, Nikiski, Sterling, Ninilchik, Kasilof, Soldotna, and Seward Area students - you are welcome to contact Kenai Peninsula Driving Instruction directly to make arrangements for "Learn to Drive" course.
Course Dates:
April 12, May 10
Contact:
Kenai Peninsula Driving Instruction, Sarah, 907.335.3333
KENAI Cold Water Survival Recap
Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Recap
We were able to hold our first PAC meeting of the year in February. Thank you to all the members who made the trip to Kenai to help us share our programming and solicit stakeholder feedback. We will have another meeting in May, tentatively planned for Thursday, May 1, at 11:00 at the Kenai Public Library.
There are certain member seats that will be up for reelection for terms beginning next fall. If you are interested in being a PAC parent representative please contact Jackie Tomrdle. Voting for these positions will take place at our next meeting. All are welcome!
