Regional Migrant Education Program staff focus on identifying children and youth within New Mexico that may qualify for participation in the Migrant Education Program. Once possibly eligible children and youth are identified a State Recruiter contacts the family to conduct an interview and complete the Certificate of Eligibility.
Identification and Recruitment is a central focus for Title I Part C. Identifying children from a population that is mobile and frequently living in remote, rural areas is a constant challenge. Identification and recruitment allows local operating agencies to meet the needs of migratory children and support their academic success.
To qualify for Title I Part C, a migratory child or youth must have moved within the past three years across state or school district boundaries with a migrant parent, guardian, or themself, to enable the child, the child’s guardian, or a member of the child’s immediate family to obtain temporary or seasonal employment in agriculture, fishing, or food processing activity. An eligible youth must be under 22 years old and not have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Yes. The student remains eligible for services under Title I Part C as long as the End of Eligibility Date has not been fulfilled. The student may continue receiving services based on his or her most recent Qualifying Arrival Date.
Yes. The student remains eligible for services under Title I Part C as long as the End of Eligibility Date has not been fulfilled. The student may continue receiving services based on his or her most recent Qualifying Arrival Date.
Yes, in this case the migratory student will have a new (updated) Qualifying Arrival Date. Therefore, the student is eligible for MEP for three years under the most recent Qualifying Arrival Date; or until the student becomes ineligible (i.e., the student turns 22 or graduates from high school or a high school equivalency program).
Simply refer the student utilizing our streamlined referral method (QR Code). A regional recruiter will follow up and determine eligibility.
A student, child or youth has been determined to be eligible for Title I Part C when a COE has been approved by the State. Local Education Agencies, including districts and charter schools are notified upon COE approval and must begin providing services to the migratory child or youth promptly after their COE has been approved.
Other credible evidence that a recruiter might consider includes:
- Information obtained from conversations with an employer, crew chief, employment agency, or credible third party that indicates that the worker sought the qualifying work.
- Written information from the employer, such as a copy of an employment application.
- Information in the public domain (e.g., newspaper) that confirms a flood or crop failure in the area.
This is a case-by-case determination. It is defined in page 24 in the Title III Technical Assistance Manual (TAM) available in NMPED’s Language and Culture Division Title III subpage as:
“[There are] three circumstances in which a LOA may continue to provide services to children whose eligibility has ended:
- a child who ceases to be a migratory child during a school term shall be eligible for services until the end of such term;
- a child who is no longer a migratory child may continue to receive services for one additional school year, but only if comparable services are not available through other programs; and
- students who were eligible for services in secondary school may continue to be served through credit accrual programs until graduation.
The intention is to provide consistent support or services for migratory students before the end of the school year. In case the child or youth is no longer a migratory student, LOAs must verify if comparable services exist through other programs before continuing services under Title I Part C.