Migrant Recruiter/Family Engagement Liaison

Migrant Recruiter/Family Engagement Liaison Roles and Responsibilities

Migrant Recruiter
The primary role of the Migrant Recruiter is to recruit and enroll eligible children and families for the Migrant Education Program. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct initial eligibility interviews with families/youth in person, in their primary language.
• Recruit out-of-school youth (OSY) into educational programs.
• Establish proper eligibility determinations based on the guidelines outlined in this manual, guidance and other statutes governing the Migrant Education Program.
• Submit Certificates of Eligibility (COEs) to the LEA/State Approver within the appropriate time limits.
• Prepare and submit documentation such as a weekly/monthly individual recruitment reports and activity schedule.
• Develop and maintain recruitment maps or a series of written directions which ensures easy location of the families/camps.
• Participate in Quality Control measures as they relate to training, eligibility determinations, and documentation.
• Communicate regularly with State ID&R Coordinator.
• Develop a recruitment network with migrant families, employers, school staff, communities, institutions, religious organizations, and social services agencies, which serve the same population.
• Share information on eligibility of migrant families with preschool and educational programs as appropriate.
• Promote activities between students, parents and educators and communities.
• Network with other agencies providing services to migrant students to ensure a coordinated service delivery system.

Migrant Liaison
The primary role of the Migrant Liaison/Advocate is to provide ongoing academic support, resources, and communication to migratory students and families, as well as other educationalstakeholders. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide Supplemental Codes information of services to migratory children to the Migrant Data Clerk.
o Devise Individual Learning Plan for each migratory student to identify needs and provide appropriate services.
• Coordinate family literacy resources, parent and family outreach, training activities, and local and statewide Parent Advisory Council (PAC) meetings designed to assist parents and families to become active participants in the education of their children.
• Coordinate supplemental instructional programs and support services, including the payment of costs associated with the provision of additional materials and supplies as well as transportation.• Conduct home, work, or school site visits to identify student needs and make appropriate referrals for services.
• Make complete arrangements for migrant tutorial sessions in cooperation with school administration; identify potential tutors to be employed by the program.
• Serve as a link between home and school to solve problems affecting migratory students.
• Provide advocacy and information about school and community resources, make referrals to educational, health, community, and State and Federal agencies, and assist in accessing appropriate services based on expressed needs.
• Provide guidance toward academic achievement by monitoring academic progress, credit accrual, student attendance, and reports of problems involving migratory students such as suspensions and withdrawals.
o Identify student needs via student conferences, teacher conferences, and while reviewing cumulative records and report cards.
o Implement credit recovery programs with students online and in person, before or after regular school hours, and during summer and/or intersessions.
o Provide follow-up for non-attending students by working with appropriate school staff members to counsel students who have dropped out to continue their education and/or training.
• Acts as a liaison between students, counselors, and teachers, communicating student concerns and needs with school staff to ensure expressed needs are met.
• Provide coaching in a wide variety of life skills to increase awareness of common issues facing migratory populations.
• Make presentations to parents, school district, and community groups regarding the Migrant Education Program and available community resources for migratory students.
• Assist school staff in obtaining information from previous schools through the migrant office files.
• Periodically distribute a list of all eligible migrant students to administrators, guidance counselors and regular classroom teachers for referral purposes.