Registration - Definition of Terms
Migrant Worker
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Migratory Child (NCLB, Title 1, Part C, Section 1309)
The term 'migratory child' means a child who is, or whose parent or spouse is, a migratory agricultural worker, including a migratory dairy worker, or a migratory fisher, and who, in the preceding 36 months, in order to obtain, or accompany such parent or spouse, in order to obtain, temporary or seasonal employment in agricultural or fishing work —
- has moved from one school district to another;
- in a State that is comprised of a single school district, has moved from one administrative area to another within such district; or
- resides in a school district of more than 15,000 square miles, and migrates a distance of 20 miles or more to a temporary residence to engage in a fishing activity
Encuesta Migratoria Federal de Trabajadores
Race and Ethnicity Definitions
Race/Ethnic Origin
Each year, every school district in Missouri is required to report to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education student data by race and ethnicity categories that are set by the Federal government. The students will be identified by ethnicity (either Hispanic/Latino or not Hispanic/Latino) and by one or more racial groups as indicated below. Please note that the Parkway School District is required by the state to report the Race/Ethnic Origin for every student.
Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far east, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.