
The mission of the Office of Migrant Education (OME) is to provide excellent leadership, technical assistance, and financial support to improve the educational opportunities and academic success of migratory children, youth, agricultural workers, fishers, and their families. OME administers several contracts to support its grant programs. OME's grant programs include:
- College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) — Assists students who are migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or children of such workers) enrolled in their first year of undergraduate studies at an IHE.
- High School Equivalency Program (HEP) - Helps migratory and seasonal farmworkers (or children of such workers) who are 16 years of age or older and not currently enrolled in school to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma and, subsequently, to gain employment or begin postsecondary education or training.
- Title I, Part C: Migrant Education Program (MEP) - Funds academic and supportive services for the children of families who migrate to find work in the agricultural and fishing industries.
- MEP Consortium Incentive Grant (CIG) Program - Provides financial incentives to State Educational Agencies (SEAs) to participate in high quality consortia that improve the interstate or intrastate coordination of migrant education programs by addressing key needs of migratory children who have their education interrupted.
Program Director's Office | ||
Name | Title | |
Dr. Millie Bentley-Memon | Director | Millicent.Bentley-Memon@ed.gov |
Cassandra McCord-Jones | Program Support Assistant | Cassandra.McCord-Jones@ed.gov |
MEP Team | ||
Name | Role | |
Patricia Meyertholen | Group Leader | Patricia.Meyertholen@ed.gov |
Sarah Martinez | MEP Team Lead, Policy Team Lead, Program Officer (AZ, CA, NV, UT, HI, AK, ID, MT, OR, WA) | Sarah.Martinez@ed.gov |
Preeti Choudhary | MSIX Team, Data & Evaluation Team, Program Officer (CO, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD) | Preeti.Choudhary@ed.gov |
Jessenia Guerra | Policy Team, Program Officer (AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) | Jessenia.Guerra@ed.gov |
Michael Meltzer | Program Officer (KY, NC, OH, TN, VA, ME, MA, NH, NY, VT) | Michael.Meltzer@ed.gov |
Benjamin Starr | MSIX Project Lead, Program Officer (DE, IL, IN, IA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, PA, WI) | Benjamin.Starr@ed.gov |
Katrina Ballard | Data and Evaluation Subject Matter Expert | Katrina.Ballard@ed.gov |
HEP/CAMP Team | ||
Name | Title | |
Millie Bentley-Memon | Group Leader | Millicent.Bentley-Memon@ed.gov |
Dylan Hart-Medina | Policy Team Lead | Dylan.Hart-Medina@ed.gov |
Jessica Stein | Program Officer | Jessica.Stein@ed.gov |
Katrina Ballard | Data and Evaluation Subject Matter Expert | Katrina.Ballard@ed.gov |
CAMP assists students who are migratory or seasonal farmworkers (or immediate family members) enrolled in their first year of undergraduate studies.
Helps migratory and seasonal farmworkers (or family members) who are 16 years of age or older obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma.
Formula grant that supports migratory children reach academic standards, graduate with a high school diploma, and prepare for future success.
Provides incentives to SEAs to participate in high quality consortia that improve interstate or intrastate coordination of migrant education programs.