As Tienda and Haskins (2011) noted, “immigrant children are more likely than native-born children to face circumstances such as low family income, low parental education, and barriers linguistics that place them at risk of developmental delay and poor academic performance once they enter school” (p. 7). In the school where I teach, the circumstances that hold back the immigrant family are clearly visible. A few years ago, I had a student in my class whose family had recently immigrated to the United States from Mexico. Language barriers initially hindered him, followed by poor attendance because he worked nights to help his family. As his English teacher, I felt unprepared to support his success. Many of the issues affecting his academic success were beyond his control and mine. Overall, schools, especially rural Iowa schools, need to pay more attention to the diverse lifestyles of their multicultural students