1. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Coordinating and Designing Services for Migrant Drop Outs and Out-of-School Youth 9/17/20151 Title I Conference June 19-20, 2014

2. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Profile of an Out-of- School (OSY) Youth Here-to-work migrant youth Primarily from Mexico & Central America Have not completed a HS diploma or GED Unschooled in the United States Limited English Proficient: Interested in English classes 9/17/20152

3. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Profile of a Migrant Drop Out (DO) Recovery youth 1 st & 2 nd generation foreign-born Poor Academic Performance Terminated their education from a school in the United States : Interested in GED classes Higher level of English 9/17/20153

4. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Why did they discontinue their education? OSY in their country – Economic reasons – Had to work – Long distances between schools &their homes – A large number of OSY never attended school DO in U.S. – Lacked credits towards graduation: “too old” – Unmotivated – Had to work – Family Reasons (Pregnancy or help relatives) – Highly mobile 9/17/20154

5. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Health Education/Awareness 9/17/20155

6. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Health Kits Collaboration with Migrant Health Centers Develop lessons on basic health Health Care Kits tied to health lessons 9/17/20156

7. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Why provide health care opportunities for migrant youth? In the 2013 Statewide Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA), the OSY Survey indicated a need for health information. Working in agriculture Poor nutrition, housing, & sanitary conditions Limited health screenings 9/17/20157

8. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Health Project Evaluation Be sure to include a pre/post assessment gauging content knowledge of lesson based on what was taught. Some examples of lessons include: – Pesticides – Back care/Foot care – Hygiene – Colquitt County example 9/17/20158

9. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Language and Basic Skills Services Current services Considerations Deciding on instructional goals Flow of services Resources 9/17/20159

10. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Language and Basic Skills Services Offered MP3 audio language Direct language instruction GED preparation* – Hall County Best Practice 9/17/201510

11. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Delivery Considerations OSY/DO profile Hours Location Duration of Stay Motivation Community Resources Having a good recruitment plan in place Other 9/17/201511

12. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Deciding on Instructional goals Find out student goals Evaluate English proficiency Evaluate educational level 9/17/201512

13. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org OSY EL Assessment 9/17/201513 Located on GaDOE MEP website

14. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Flow of Services Where would you start with an OSY with low or no English proficiency? Where would you start with a 19 yr. old student who completed their sophomore year? 9/17/201514 Basic English Class and Skills PRE GED Basic Math and E/LA Adult ED GED Prep Course GED Test Ready High school Re-engagement

15. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Resources What is working? Why What is not working? Why What would you do the same? What would you do differently? 9/17/201515

16. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org OSY/DO Matrix Use this tool to assist in determining a starting point for an intervention for your OSY or DO.tool 9/17/201516

17. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org OSY Scenarios Read the following scenarios.scenarios – What is the educational history? – What is the English Language Level? – Academic Interest? – What intervention would you use as a starting point? 9/17/201517

18. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Resources OSY Network Resources – SOSOSY In-house experts (paid through migrant funds) Community resources Other MEP Programs that are currently running successful OSY projects. 9/17/201518

19. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Serving OSY in Georgia Using SOSOSY Resources 9/17/201519

20. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org SOSOSY Overview osymigrant.org SOSOSY (Strategies, Opportunities, and Services for Out-of-School Youth) is a Consortium Incentive Grant funded by the Office of Migrant Education (OME) at the United States Department of Education (USDE) to build capacity in states with a growing secondary-aged migrant out-of-school youth population. SOSOSY WORKS WITH CONSORTIUM GRANTS TO: – Identify and recruit all out-of-school youth within the state, – Design a well formulated process for accessing the different needs of out-of-school youth – Develop appropriate service delivery models for those youth, – Share information and resources, – Identify and develop curriculum and instructional materials, and – Provide professional development to support SOSOSY activities. 209/17/2015

21. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org OSY Profile Form 9/17/201521 Located on GaDOE MEP website

22. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Instructional Resources Reading Reading On the Move is a series of stand-alone lessons, written at a 3rd – 5th grade reading level, geared toward out-of-school youth (adult oriented) to introduce or strengthen basic reading skills. Activities throughout the lessons emphasize proven, research-based, teaching strategies, including active student involvement, consideration of the student’s background, establishment of a relationship between the author and the student, linkage of reading and writing skills, and presentation of vocabulary in context. Also included in the lessons are basic study skills and practice using reference materials. An assessment, which may be used to measure student mastery of the content, is provided for each lesson. 229/17/2015

23. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Instructional Resources Math Math On the Move: developed by the Geneseo Migrant Center, is a series of Pre-GED math lessons geared to out-of-school youth (adult oriented). Consists of 24 lessons, in either English or Spanish, which are designed to be used as stand-alone segments to address a particular skill area, although each builds upon assumed knowledge addressed in prior lessons. These materials are not copyrighted, and can be reproduced without permission. Math for Living: Ten stand-alone lessons in English and Spanish are designed to improve financial literacy and life skills with examples, practice problems, and vocabulary relating to work, smart shopping, and budgets, as well as information on obtaining the resources for college. Created for use in the MASTERS (Mathematics Achievement and Success Through Engagement in Resources for Migrant Students) Consortium Incentive Grant project, the lessons are non-sequential and written at a middle school reading level. Activities reinforce basic math skills while teaching practical concepts that apply to both everyday life and successful careers. 239/17/2015

24. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org osymigrant.org 249/17/2015

25. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Framework for Serving OSY Data Collection and Interview Choosing the starting intervention Planning for the intervention – Choosing delivery model – Setting times and frequency – Setting goals 9/17/201525

26. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Framework for Serving OSY (Cont.) Implementing the plan – Setting expectations for student – Conducting pretest – Documenting visits – Benchmarks on progress of plan attendance, materials, skills gained Evaluating the project – Comparing Pre and Post Test 9/17/201526

27. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Contact Information Oscar Cardenas Resource Specialist Georgia Department of Education Region 1 Migrant Education Program Office ocardenas@doe.k12.ga.us 9/17/201527 Sabrina Rivera-Pineda Resource Specialist Georgia Department of Education Region 1 Migrant Education Program Office spineda@doe.k12.ga.us Marisela Trejo Resource Specialist Georgia Department of Education Region 2 Migrant Education Program Office mtrejo@doe.k12.ga.us

28. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www.gadoe.org Georgia MEP on Twitter