Regional Recruitment & ID&R Updates MEP Service Area Meetings September 22-24, 2008 José Viana

2 LEA Recruiters – “Gracias” Thank you for everything you do! Job: To find and enroll eligible migrant children… We know there’s more… –First point of contact –Face of the program –Our Ambassadors –Link between families and program Re-Interviews… We need you more than ever!

3 LEA Recruiters – “Above & Beyond” Melissa Bailey (Lenoir) –OSY in Gettysburg, PA Febe McLaughlin (Hoke) –August Yard Sale Hunter Ogletree (Henderson) & Fidel Hernandez (Lee) –Florida Family Visits Paul Strop (Jackson) –Georgia Migrant Workers

4 Regional ID&R - Map Damian Kelleher Paul Strop

5 Regional Recruitment – Plan Paul Strop - West Region Recruiter Damian Kelleher - East Region Recruiter Research and Networking Reconnaissance and ID&R COEs are sent to assigned Data Specialist

6 ID&R Updates – New COE New COE –Race: (H)ispanic –Multiple Birth: “Y” or “N” –Retention: “Y” or “N” –Pre-MEP Information Attended School? “Y” or “N” Last Grade Dropout Reason National COE is “Under Construction”

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8 “To Join”: Comments Required “Seek” & “Previous”: Comments Required “Temporary”: Comments Required Dates, Dates, Dates Enrollment Type Qualifying Activity –Activity: “Topping” (verb) –Crop/Product: “Tobacco” (noun) ID&R Updates – COE Errors

9 ID&R Updates - Workshops Statewide training will be provided in November and May for all MEP staff. One-on-one training for brand new recruiters will be conducted at the LEA site. –“Buddy” Recruiting

10 Task Force – ID&R Plan & Evaluations SEA ID&R Plan LEA ID&R Plan ID&R Evaluations ID&R Quality Control System Deadline November 21, 2008 –ID&R Conference –NCACE Conference –Nov. 7 th Meeting at DPI

11 Questions Please any questions to Jose Viana at Work: (919) Mobile: (919)