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Education and Services for Migratory Children School districts or other community partners who know of a student or family who has recently moved due to agricultural work, should use the MEP referral form to refer them to the DPI Identification and Recruitment Team. A migratory student is someone who moves because they or their family are involved in seasonal agricultural work. Migratory students often move multiple times per year— experiencing interrupted schooling in addition to other educational barriers they may face. The shared mission of the Title I, Part C Migrant Education Program, and provisions of Title I, Part A of the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), is to provide migratory students the supplemental instructional services and support they need to succeed. Migratory Students are Eligible for the Following Services: Free school lunch (categorically eligible for the school year and summer) Access to Title I, Part A services on the same basis as other students Support services that can be provided through use of Title I, Part A reserved funds Migrant Education Program (MEP) summer programming, provided by local Regional Coordinators across the state where available