Migrant Youth Advocate Program
Weld Re-8 School District in partnership with Centennial BOCES’ mission is to help students and families in the following areas:
Helping Youth Improve their Academic Success
Youth Advocate Program provides:
Support for students:
- Advocate to represent migrant youth
- Academic support with classes, scholarships, and college applications
- Leadership development, trainings, and conferences
- Assistance with obtaining and transferring student educational and health records
- Help as needed to ensure equal participation in school activities and programs
Support for families:
- Information and referrals to community agencies for food, clothing, adult education, health care, and other social service needs
- Parental Involvement Meetings
- School-Parent Liaison contact
Support for the Migrant Education Graduation Advocate (MEGAS) & school staff:
- Training on the Migrant Education Program and teaching strategies for migrant students
- Technical assistance with identification and support of migrant students
- Coordination with Regional, State and Federal Migrant Education program to support migrant students
Weld Re-8 Schools MEGAS
Elementary MEGA: Susie Tijerina - email address: [email protected]
Middle/High School MEGA: Gabriela Rivera - email address: [email protected]
The goal of the Migrant Youth Advocate Program is to help all students graduate on time from high school.
Participating Schools
Little Trappers Preschool
Butler Elementary
Twombly Elementary
Kenneth Homyak PK-8
Fort Lupton Middle School
Fort Lupton High School
For more information on Centennial BOCES, please visit their website at cboces.org