Let’s Talk: Bright Futures for Migrant Children A Project of the CA Department of Education Migrant Education Office & The Children’s Partnership June 2018 Overview and Assessment of Program Outcomes The goal of Let’s Talk: Bright Futures for Migrant Children, a project supported by the California Department of Education’s Migrant Education Office (MEO) and carried out by The Children’s Partnership (TCP), was to support improvement of the oral and nutritional health of students involved in the Migrant Education Program (MEP). Discussions with the MEO staff determined that an important first step in this process was to engage MEP staff, who are trusted and committed sources of support for migrant students and their families, to identify migrant students’ health needs. Therefore, it was established that the most strategic approach would be to facilitate an open and meaningful dialogue between various stakeholders. Based on this assessment, it was determined that one major program goal or output would be three regional workshops held for MEP staff in California. These workshops offered MEP staff a space to discuss existing needs, barriers, and opportunities surrounding the improvement of their migrant students’ oral and nutritional health. Furthermore, these workshops provided new resources and information about oral and nutritional health through connections with community partners and the sharing of new information and resources. To achieve this, workshops were structured to provide space for MEP program staff to share their perspectives on the biggest oral and nutritional health issues facing their students, a space for MEP program staff and community partners to connect and share, and a space to learn new information about oral health and nutrition through a presentation conducted by the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, a trusted and valued partner of TCP. Originally, eight target MEP subgrantees were identified for these workshops, with Los Angeles County Office of Education (Region 10), Butte County Office of Education (Region 2), and Tulare (Region 8) established as the three regions. However, “host” after the first workshop, which was held in Downey, CA (Los Angeles County of Office of Education), it was decided that a fourth workshop would be added in order to reach a broader group of MEP staff in the Southern California. It was also decided that subsequent workshop invitations would be shared with a wider group of MEP subgrantees beyond the original eight identified. This adjustment allowed for a larger MEP staff participation in the workshops resulting in undoubtedly richer discussions because of this added attendance.
Let’s Talk: Bright Futures for Migrant Children A Project of the CA Department of Education Migrant Education Office & The Children’s Partnership June 2018 Overview and Assessment of Program Outcomes The goal of Let’s Talk: Bright Futures for Migrant Children, a project supported by the California Department of Education’s Migrant Education Office (MEO) and carried out by The Children’s Partnership (TCP), was to support improvement of the oral and nutritional health of students involved in the Migrant Education Program (MEP). Discussions with the MEO staff determined that an important first step in this process was to engage MEP staff, who are trusted and committed sources of support for migrant students and their families, to identify migrant students’ health needs. Therefore, it was established that the most strategic approach would be to facilitate an open and meaningful dialogue between various stakeholders. Based on this assessment, it was determined that one major program goal or output would be three regional workshops held for MEP staff in California. These workshops offered MEP staff a space to discuss existing needs, barriers, and opportunities surrounding the improvement of their migrant students’ oral and nutritional health. Furthermore, these workshops provided new resources and information about oral and nutritional health through connections with community partners and the sharing of new information and resources. To achieve this, workshops were structured to provide space for MEP program staff to share their perspectives on the biggest oral and nutritional health issues facing their students, a space for MEP program staff and community partners to connect and share, and a space to learn new information about oral health and nutrition through a presentation conducted by the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, a trusted and valued partner of TCP. Originally, eight target MEP subgrantees were identified for these workshops, with Los Angeles County Office of Education (Region 10), Butte County Office of Education (Region 2), and Tulare (Region 8) established as the three “host” regions. However, after the first workshop, which was held in Downey, CA (Los Angeles County of Office of Education), it was decided that a fourth workshop would be added in order to reach a broader group of MEP staff in the Southern California. It was also decided that subsequent workshop invitations would be shared with a wider group of MEP subgrantees beyond the original eight identified. This adjustment allowed for a larger MEP staff participation in the workshops resulting in undoubtedly richer discussions because of this added attendance.