Regional Recruitment IDR Updates MEP Service Area Meetings

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

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! 2

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

Regional ID&R - Map Paul Strop arbolitopaul@aol. com Damian Kelleher kojak 43@yahoo. com 4

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 5

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” 6

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

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 9

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 10

Questions • Please e-mail any questions to Jose Viana at jviana@dpi. state. nc. us • Work: (919) 807 -4069 • Mobile: (919) 218 -6795 11