DeQueen-Mena ESC Migrant Education

Serving out-of-school youth & pre-k is another facet to services provided through the Migrant Education Program across the state. When workers come to Arkansas on work visas, we provide life skills & English lessons.

Preparing preschool age children for kindergarten readiness is also highly important to ensure they can keep up with their classmates. Great work GFESC Migrant staff!

Congratulations to our outstanding ARMEP Benton High School senior, Maizey Keeton!
We are so proud of your efforts and look forward to your graduation this year!!

Recruiters and staff from across the state are working hard in the Guy Fenter & Arch Ford areas this week enrolling new families for services.

Did someone say COOKIES?? Our Region 5 Migrant Education Program Family Meeting was a huge success with approximately 80 participants across our districts. Thank you to everyone that helped prep, host and present, as well as the dedicated families that spent a little of your evening time to help prepare your kiddos for amazing outcomes!

Brandi and Darla, along with DeQueen and Centerpoint Schools, had an EYE-OPENING time while teaching students about the importance of brushing and flossing their teeth regularly, morning and night... some of us REALLY had a surprise!! We all pledged to try harder on our brushing habits! :)
That made Mr. "SO-SAD" TOOTH become Mr. "SO-GLAD"!

Nashville tutor/recruiter, Cristal Perez, in Region 5 Migrant Education, is always coming up with fun ways to keep her students engaged in the learning process. We love Cristal!

Brandi Myrick, Student Support, is working hard tutoring a couple of students in various school districts.

We love to share stories of success! Empowering migrant students to achieve their dreams through our program is incredibly rewarding. Thank you, Darla and your team for all you do! We Serve and Support our Schools for Student Success.

BUSY! BUSY! This word is not BIG enough to illustrate the amount of time and effort that goes into coordinating toy/gift distributions to the entire Region 5 non-project student roster! But BOY! Was it worth it! The smiling faces and joyful hearts of these recipients will leave a lasting impression on our Migrant staff! Thank you to TOYS-4-TOTS for helping with our Christmas donations to all of our students/families! Brandi was also busy with Christmas book readings and crafts that the students loved!

FLANNEL time is here again!!
Whoever said learning can't be FUN??
A little sweat... a lot of giggling, teamwork and love went into our December Staff Meeting for Region 5 Migrant employees. Staff Team-building projects will be taken back to the school districts throughout Southwest AR, where students will increase their Strategic Mindset, Modification skills, Listening & Quick-thinking, color schemes and precision tactics!
Merry Christmas from ALL OF US to ALL OF YOU!!

This year's MSAC (Migrant Student Advisory Council) was a great success! Thank you to all the staff and professors 3 Rivers, Malvern, AR for hosting our group and sharing invaluable resources to better the futures of these students! Also, a big thanks to the Hope Migrant Co-op staff and all the district tutors and students for attending! We love our kiddos!

Two lovely students, Mariana R. and Makaylee H., from DeQueen High School, submitted artwork in the King's Art Show October 15th.
Good Job ladies!!

Many Migrant students attended the Fall 2023 AMESLA in Little Rock at the 4-H Center, hosted by AR Migrant Education and the ExCel Challenge. This state initiative instills values of community and leadership within these students and leaves them with relationships they can treasure for a lifetime!
Here are a few of the students that attended from the DeQueen Public Schools.

Southwest AR Migrant Education went out on-location to spread important information regarding qualifications and benefits to being enrolled in the program. Our staff delivered BIG SMILES, pamphlets, and promo items to the community during the Southwest Arkansas District Fair held in Hope, AR this week.

DMESC service district, Nashville Primary School, held a special hygiene event for students in Migrant Education to help them understand the importance of brushing their teeth and flossing. Migrant Tutor, Cristal Perez, and the Nashville School Nurse demonstrated on a FUN OVERSIZED model! These little guys and girls had a BLAST!

DMESC service district, Nashville High School Migrant Education tutor, Cristal Perez and 2 senior-level students attended National Park College in Hot Springs for a prospective tour and highlights that the College has to offer.

Let’s go Cheryl!

Cheryl Green was chosen by the Arkansas Early Childhood Special Education Unit as one of only 6 coaches to implement the Pyramid Model in Early Childhood in Arkansas. Dierks Preschool was chosen as only one of 6 sites to pilot the program! The Pyramid project works with the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations and is a three year program designed to build local capacity for social and emotional and behavioral intervention for early childhood students. The first two years will be spent developing practices at the implementation sites where the practices will be observed, taught and analyzed by Coaches and members of the support team from DESE and NCPMI. We are so EXCITED and PROUD of Cheryl and our Dierks site for being chosen!

Y'all! This group! What a talented and hard-working team! Region 5 Migrant Education is top-notch! Their dedication to learning and incorporating new techniques for the students in our region is unsurpassed! We had a productive (and FUN) Fall Migrant Meeting at Dawson Education Cooperative. Thank you for the use of the space! And thank you all for representing Dequeen Mena Education Service Cooperative with class!

Our REDS Team ROCKED IT at annual ID&R training. Here are some of the Region 5 & 6 recruiters, tutors, and Student Support Staff that attended.

Back-to-School Supplies!! The Region 5 Migrant Education team was busy restocking items for the amazing students in our districts.

This link is an excellent source for migrant families. The site can be translated into many native languages.
¡Bienvenidos Al Programa De Educación Para Migrantes!
Recursos Disponibles
(https://www.idr-consortium.net/portal/Welcome.html #

Welcome to Migrant Education! We are excited to have you enrolled in the Migrant Education Program. This program is a FREE program through the Department of Education open to all youth and children that are eligible between the ages of 0-22. This program exists in many states and offers a variety of services. The information you...

Our DMESC Service Co-op team has been busy this summer winning awards, sharing our stories, and serving & supporting students!

TECHNOLOGY CAMP 2023
WoW! What can I say?? This STEAM-based camp included all aspects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math! Two great weeks spent with the boys and the girls @ Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Nature Center and Uaht HopeTexarkana! Thanks to all the Teachers, Camp Counselors, Bus Drivers, and students who attended and made this a FANTASTIC event!

Migrant Education staff from across the state met in Hot Springs recently for the annual ADE Summit. Do you recognize anyone in this photo?

DMESC @ ADE Summit!!
The 2023 ADE Summit was a huge success including three days filled with learning, sharing, and networking.

We Serve and Support our Schools so that ALL Students Succeed!