Migrant Eligibility Factors

1. Migrant Eligibility Factors Mrs. Margaret Mastin – Federal Programs Supervisor Dr. Stephanie Wisener – Director for ELL, Migrant, & Homeless Gabriela Conriquez – Migrant Recruiter/Translator Juana Conriquez – Migrant Recruiter/Translator

2. Migrant Staff • Migrant Recruiters have been trained by the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) and work with the Regional Coordinators as well as the State Office when determining Migrant Eligibility. • ALL Certificates of Eligibility (COE’s) for Marshall County are submitted electronically reviewed, and verified by the ALSDE.

3. Identifying Migrant Students and Families • Registration • Employment Survey is filled out by families WHO: • New students and • Incoming and/or New Kindergarten Students WHEN: Upon initial enrollment There will be NO Barriers to ENROLLMENT for MIGRANT FAMILIES.

4. Migrant Recruiters • If the Migrant Recruiters are at the school, they will work with the families. • If not, the Employment Survey will be sent to the Migrant Staff and a home visit will be scheduled to determine eligibility.

5. Serving Migrant Students • Under Section 1304(d) of the new ESEA, state Migrant Education Programs (MEP) must give priority for services to migrant children • Who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the state’s content and performance standards; AND • Whose education has been interrupted during the regular school year.

6. The following factors are based on the national Certificate of Eligibility (COE) form from the U.S. Office of Migrant Education.

7. Six Factors for Eligibility 1. Age 2. School Completion 3. Move Across School District Boundaries 4. Date of Move 5. Purpose of Move 6. Qualifying Work

8. AGE • The Child is younger than age 22. • If the child is out of school, but younger than 22, he/she will be enrolled as an out of school youth. • If the child is not of school age, the child will be served through home visitation by the migrant staff.

9. School Completion • The child is NOT a High School Graduate or Does NOT hold a high school equivalent certificate (GED). • If the child graduated from the country of origin (Puerto Rico for example), then that child would NOT qualify as MIGRANT.

10. Move Across School District Boundaries • The child(ren) moved from a residence in a school district to a residence in another school district on the Qualifying Arrival Date (QAD). • For example, a child moving from Albertville City Schools to Marshall County Schools might qualify if all eligibility requirements are met. (School System – School System) • A child moving from Asbury to Grassy would not be eligible as both schools are in the same system.

11. Purpose of Move • The worker moved due to economic necessity in order to obtain: • Qualifying work, and obtained qualifying work, OR • Any work*, and obtained qualifying work, OR • Qualifying work specifically, but did not obtain the work. If the worker did not obtain the qualifying work: • The worker has a prior history of moves to obtain qualifying work, OR • There is other credible evidence that the worker actively sought qualifying work soon after the move, but for reasons beyond the worker’s control, the work was not available. • *Specific intent to obtain non-qualifying work would not qualify.

12. Date of Move • The child(ren) moved within the past 36 months: • On own as a worker OR • With the worker who is the child’s parent, spouse, guardian OR • To join* the worker, who is the child’s parent, spouse, guardian. • *In cases where the child moves before the worker moves, the QAD would be the date the worker joins the child.

13. Purpose of Move • The worker moved due to economic necessity in order to obtain: • Qualifying work, and obtained qualifying work, OR • Any work*, and obtained qualifying work, OR • Qualifying work specifically, but did not obtain the work. If the worker did not obtain the qualifying work: • The worker has a prior history of moves to obtain qualifying work, OR • There is other credible evidence that the worker actively sought qualifying work soon after the move, but for reasons beyond the worker’s control, the work was not available. • *Specific intent to obtain non-qualifying work would not qualify.

14. Qualifying Work • The qualifying work was temporary employment, or seasonal employment in agricultural work or fishing work, as self-employment, or for personal subsistence. • Most of the Migrant workers in Marshall County Schools work with poultry or work in agricultural type fields such as picking vegetables, when in season.

15. Marshall County Migrant Families • Migrant Status is not based on language spoken, race, or ethnic background. • Migrant Eligibility is based upon: • Age • School completion status • Move across school district boundaries • Date of Move (must be within past 36 months) • Purpose of Move • Qualifying work

16. Remember • Migrant means just that…Children are making moves (Migrant) and schooling is interrupted. • These children may need additional support in your classroom. • To continue the educational process throughout the summer, many of our migrant students participate in summer school, 21st Century Programs, preschool programs, credit recovery, or are served by home visitation.

17. Contacts • Feel free to contact the Migrant Staff if you have further questions or feel that a student may be an unidentified migrant student. • Mrs. Margaret Mastin – Federal Programs Supervisor • Dr. Stephanie Wisener – Director for EL, Migrant, & Homeless Services • Gabriela Conriquez – Migrant Recruiter/Translator • Juana Conriquez – Migrant Recruiter/Translator • Guadalupe Aguillar – Adult EL Program/Translator

18. Additional Websites or Information • The following are websites for obtaining information about Migrant Programs: • Alabama State Department of Education – www.aslde.edu • Harvest of Hope Foundations -- www.harvestofhope.net • Migrant Education Program - www2.ed.gov/programs/mep • National Center for Children in Poverty - www.nccp.org • National Center for Education Statistics – www.nes.ed.gov/ • National Center for Family Literacy --- www.famlit.org • National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition – www.ncbe.gwu.edu • National Council of La Raza – www.nclr.org • Office of Migrant Education –www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/ome/index.html  • U.S. Department of Labor – www.dol.gov/