This report summarized the activities and recommendations of the 1985-86 National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education Secondary Committee. Committee accomplishments included defining dropouts utilizing unique characteristics of migrant students; drafting the issues paper on migrant secondary education (included in this report); strengthening linkages among states/programs serving secondary migrant children; and examining needs, strategies, and solutions for secondary school migrant students. The report discussed difficulties of developing a standard definition of dropout among highly mobile students; recommended categories for determining school-leaving status of migrant students; reviewed impact of cultural background, family needs, and financial limitations on dropout potential; and described six national/interstate programs and seven research projects dealing with migrant dropouts. Fourteen recommendations outlined an effective secondary migrant dropout program: comprehensive counseling/assistance plan, regular individual/school-level needs assessments, career experience/workstudy programs, improved migrant secondary staff effectiveness, parent education programs, improved interstate student identification, Migrant Student Record Transfer System use, increased secondary services funding, district policies recognizing migrant students' special needs, credit accrual options, consistent data gathering, alternative programs, revised age/grade placement/retention policies, and transitional programs for higher education opportunities. A chronology of significant dates in secondary migrant education and 17 predictors of dropping out are included. (LFL)