ID&R Updates

Regional Meetings

November 4, 5, 12, 2009

Jose Viana

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Prospective Re-Interviews• Re-Interview Dates

– Began 06/09, Ended 08/09– Additional interviews in September

& October (Back-up List)

• Interviewed Conducted– 76

• LEAs Visited– 37

• Revisions Needed– 22 COEs– 13 Areas of Concern

• Withdrawals– 1 COE

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LEA Re-Interviews

• Total– 138 Interviews Conducted

• Revisions Needed– 16 COEs

• Withdrawals– 4 COEs

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ID&R Due Dates• ID&R Evaluation Report

– 06/12/09– With the MEP Application

• COE Summary Outcome Report– 06/30/09

• Re-Interview Outcome Report– 08/31/09

• The following LEAs will not have to complete the COE Summary Outcome Report in 2010:– Henderson– Buncombe– Chatham– Franklin– Bladen– Duplin– Hoke– Halifax– Pender– Granville– Randolph– Montgomery– Northampton

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Race/Ethnicity Question

• Se identifica usted como hispano o latino?• Como me acaba de decir que se identifica

como hispano o latino, se identifica usted como:– hispano blanco– hispano afro-americano o negro– hispano con raíces indigenas– or a combination of races

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III. QUALIFYING MOVE & WORK• 1. The children moved from _____ to _____

– City/State/Country– School District

• 2. The children moved– On own– With– To join or precede

• i. The worker moved _____. The children moved _____.• Provide Comment (Why?)

– The worker is the child’s parent, spouse, guardian• 3. The Qualifying Arrival Date was _____.• 4. The worker moved in order to obtain

– a. qualifying work, and obtained– b. any work, and obtained– c. qualifying work, but did not obtain

• i. The worker has prior history.• ii. There is evidence that the worker sought work.• Provide Comment

• 5. The qualifying work, _____ _____, was

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VII. RELEASE OF RECORDSLos reglamentos para determinar elegibilidad, transferencia de certificados del

estudiante, y el Acta de Privacidad y Derechos Educacionales de la Familia (FERPA por sus siglas in inglés) me han sido explicados. Autorizo a este distrito escolar y/o al Programa de Educación para Migrantes de Carolina del Norte para que transfiera y/o reciba información sobre la educación y salud de mi hijo(a), incluyendo la tarjeta de

inmunización y los resultados de las pruebas estandarizadas, a/de otros distritos escolares, agencies educacionales y otras agencias pertinentes. Con el objetivo de potencialmente calificar para obtener servicios adicionales en educación, salud o

servicios sociales, consiento que la información de mi hijo/familia, siendo confidencial bajo la previsión de FERPA, puede ser compartida con organizaciones que proveen

servicios bajo el auspicio de los proyectos del Programa de Educación para Migrantes de Carolina del Norte, del Programa de Asistencia de Educación Superior

(CAMP por sus siglas in inglés), del Programa de Equivalencia de Educación Secundaria (HEP por sus siglas in inglés), del Programa para Migrantes de Even

Start (MEES por sus siglas in inglés), Programas de nutrición infantil u otros programas relacionados con el Programa de Educación para Migrantes en Carolina

del Norte.____________________ ______________________ ________________Firma Relación Fecha (MMDDYY)

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Recruitment in North Carolina

• Regional Recruitment– 580 Students (50/Month)

• Neighboring Recruitment– Borders are not fortresses!– MEP LEAs

• Notify & Send COE

– Non-MEP LEAs• Service• SEA Notification

– Share Non-MEP LEAs• Service

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Avoiding Duplicates• Ask the interviewee if he/she knows about the

Migrant Education Program.• Ask the interviewee if he/she has ever been

recruited in North Carolina before.• If the interviewee answers “yes” to any of those

questions, please notify your Data Specialist so that he/she can conduct a thorough search for a duplicate COE.– Comments Section (“Possible Duplicate”)– Regional Recruiters should check MIS2000

• Confirm the spelling of the names.– Documentation

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Recruiting “Babies”

• Written on the COE– Children under the age of 22 and – Born before the Qualifying Arrival Date

• Do Not include– Children not eligible to receive a public

school education– Children born after the QAD

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OME Conference Recap• Juan Sepulveda

– Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

– White House Initiatives (college education by 2020, & early childhood programs)• Lisa Ramirez

– Director of the Office of Migrant Education (US Department of Education)– A New Season of Success Together

• Thelma Menendez– Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education (US Department of

Education)– Respect, Responsibility, and Resolve

• Richard Scott– Regional Representative for the North American and Caribbean International Office of

Migration– Foster a sense of belonging (promote diversity)

• Consuelo Kickbusch– Founder and President of Educational Achievement Services– We are caregivers ( iamslick.com )

• Nathan Weiss– Program Officer (US Department of Education)– Monitoring Visit

• LEAs will be given “scripts” and asked to assemble parents/students if possible• Student Folders – COE, list of services, other related documents

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Non-Regulatory Guidance (Ch. II)• Will replace the 2003 Guidance• “Change from one residence to another residence”

– No Visits, Sick/Elderly exceptions, Work Related• “Due to economic necessity”

– Could not afford to stay, earn a living• “To find only nonqualifying work”

– Qualifying work had to be one of their options• “The date of the worker’s move and the date the worker obtains

qualifying work”– 30 days, can depend on local conditions (justifiable)

• “Initial processing”– Raw Product, No “Cleaning Equipment” or “Making Wreaths”

• Websites– Non-Regulatory Guidance

www.ed.gov/programs/mep/mepguidance2003.doc– Federal Register (Regulations Amendments)

www.ed.gov/legislation/fedregister/finrule/2008-3/072908a.html

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Questions & Concerns