Determining Eligibility Module 6 Level 1 Basic Child Eligibility Factors

Module 6 Level 1 Outline Handouts, as needed Pen or pencil Highlighters Post-its Materials

Goal The recruiter will demonstrate mastery of child eligibility requirements of the Migrant Education Program. Level 1: Basic Child Eligibility Factors

Objectives Participants will be able to: Explain the requirements for determining child eligibility according to federal statute and regulations. Describe the recruiter’s role in making the initial child eligibility determination according to the state and local process. Identify and use tools to aid in determining and justifying child eligibility. Level 1: Basic Child Eligibility Factors

Find Your Match Experts in the Field Eligibility Scenarios Assessment One for Me, One for You Agenda: Level 1

Each table has a stack of cards. Each card has either a term or a definition. Pass the cards out among your table group so that every person has a card. Stand up and push in your chair. Find Your Match

If you have a card with a term, you must find the person who has your definition. If you have a card with a definition, you must find the person who has your term. You must read your entire card to each person you meet with before determining TOGETHER if you have a match. Find Your Match

Migrant Education Program Migratory agricultural worker Move or moved Qualifying work Agricultural work Fishing work In order to obtain Migratory child means a child Migratory fisher Personal subsistence Seasonal employment Temporary employment Find Your Match: Debrief

Experts in the Field

Each of you will be responsible for an assigned reading. You will have to take the information you read and teach it to the other participants. Number off 1-5. Experts in the Field

Please look for your number to identify what section you will read: 1. “The Recruiter’s Role” and “The Recruiter’s Instinct” 2. “Primary Resources to Help Determine Eligibility” 3. “MEP Program Requirements and Guidance” 4. “Reviewing Information About Migrant Children” 5. “The Basic Child Eligibility Factors Chart” Experts in the Field

1. “The Recruiter’s Role” and “The Recruiter’s Instinct” 2. “Primary Resources to Help Determine Eligibility” 3. “MEP Program Requirements and Guidance” 4. “Reviewing Information About Migrant Children” 5. “The Basic Child Eligibility Factors Chart” Experts in the Field

1. “The Recruiter’s Role” and “The Recruiter’s Instinct” 2. “Primary Resources to Help Determine Eligibility” 3. “MEP Program Requirements and Guidance” 4. “Reviewing Information About Migrant Children” 5. “The Basic Child Eligibility Factors Chart” Experts in the Field: Debrief

Eligibility Scenarios

Work with a partner -Read the scenario. -Determine child eligibility by looking at the eligibility consideration in the left-hand column. -Write the information you have for each consideration in the middle column. -Decide if eligibility was met for each consideration in the last column. Eligibility Scenarios

Review the five Basic Child Eligibility Factors and be prepared to state them out loud. Stand up and find someone from another table. Work together to name all five factors by alternating turns. Eligibility Scenarios

Please complete the assessment independently. When all participants are done, discuss answers with a partner; revise answers if needed. We will review as a whole group and you will grade your own. Level I Assessment

Please respond to at least one sentence starter in your Module 6 Level 1 Outline. Write one of your statements on a Post-it, and leave it on the door as you exit. No names are necessary. One for Me, One for You