Indiana Migrant Education ProgramIdentification and Recruitment

Indiana Migrant Resources Center

ID&R Regional Contact InformationRegion 3:Migrant Resource Center9020 S Co Rd. 800 WDaleville, IN 47334Teléfono: 260-251-0231

Recruiter: Josmary PearsonPhone: 765-557-1195jpearson@imep.k12.in.us

Region 1: Migrant Regional Center Región 1Bilingual Services Dept.South Bend Com. School Corp. 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., BlvdSouth Bend, IN 46601Phone: 574-393-6007

Recruiter: Savino RiveraPhone: 574-303-8426srivera@sb.school

Region 2:Southern Indiana Education Center 1102 Tree Lane DriveJasper, IN 47546Phone: 812-482-6641

Recruiter: Angelica TackettPhone: 765-430-7334atackett@siec.k12.in.us

Recruiter: Alex RodriguezPhone: 812-202-9998arodriguez@siec.k12.in.us

Identification and Recruitment (ID&R) Responsibilities

What are a Recruiter’s Responsibilities?

They Have Many!

Number one responsibility:

• Number one responsibility: Make correct eligible and ineligible determinations for MEP

Responsibilities

• Identification Identification means determining the

location and presence of migrant children.

• Recruitment Recruitment means making contact

with migrant families, explaining the MEP, securing the necessary information to make a determination that the child is eligible for the MEP, and recording the basis of the child's eligibility on a COE or like form.

More than just ID&R!• Interview Possible Migrant Families

• Complete Certificate of Eligibility (COEs) Following ESSA Regulations

• Give MyOn Assessment to eligible students

• Create/Update student’s profile and COEs in our state database

• Participate in Phone ConferencesRegionalState

• Utilize Migrant Students Exchange Information (MSIX) to search for student mobility

• Verify Certificates of Eligibility for your Regional Partner

More than just ID&R!• Complete reports & Constant

Communication with Regional State

• Attend meetings and Trainings Regional State ESCORT

• Follow up leads from Work Surveys MSIX Schools MRC Families

• Maintain a good relationship with farmers and crew leaders

More ID&R

• Maintain an updated:• Regional list of farms, camps and

Community Resources

• Provide initial services• May Differ from MRC

• Coordinate referrals By contacting the Regional

Parent Liaison

Crops in Indiana• Strawberries• Blueberries• Tobacco• Corn• Tomatoes• Soybean• Watermelon• Apples• Nursery

• Pepper• Asparagus• Melon• Cucumbers• Grapes• Peaches• Mint• Squash• Plums

Qualifying Activities in Indiana

Resources for ID&R

• Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX)• https://msix.ed.gov/msix/#/login

• COMPASS (Search for schools and Corporations in Indiana• https://compass.doe.in.gov/search.aspx?q

• ICERT Portal (H2A Visa Worker Portal)• https://icert.doleta.gov/

More Resources

• GOSOSY (Resources for Out of School Youth• http://www.osymigrant.org/GOSOSYinstructional.html

• FDA Resources • www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ConsumerUpdatesEnEsp

anol/default.htm

• United States Department of Agriculture• https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/local-regional/food-directories-listings

Indiana Migrant Education Program Contact Information

Nathan WilliamsonDirector of Title Grants and Support

(317) 232-6671 nwilliamson@doe.in.gov

Valerie BeardAssistant Director of English Learners and Migrant Education Programs

(317) 232-0558 vbeard@doe.in.gov

Veronica C. PalacioMigrant Education Specialist

(317) 234-6868VPalacio@doe.in.gov

Thank you!