Resources for School Districts

Below are resources and information for School District MEP staff and other educators who work with migratory families, parents, caretakers, and children.

  • Identification and Recruitment (ID&R) means locating and contacting a family/youth in order to ascertain a child or youth’s eligibility for the migrant education program (MEP). As indicated in the Non-Regulatory Guidance, ID&R activities are critical because:

    • The children who are most in need of program services are often those who are the most difficult to find.

    • Many migrant children would not fully benefit from school, and in some cases would not attend school at all, if SEAs did not identify and recruit them into the MEP. This is particularly true of the most mobile migrant children who may be more difficult to identify than those who have settled in a community.

    • Children cannot receive MEP services without a record of eligibility.

    The Louisiana Migrant Education Program has a network of recruiters who recruit migrant children and out-of-school youth across the state for the program. Recruiters travel to different locations, including homes, farms, packing houses, schools, and other locations throughout the state to identify and recruit students. Recruiters can help refer migratory out-of-school youth and families to appropriate health, social or legal services

    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Migrant Education, Non-Regulatory Guidance for the Title I, Part C Education of Migratory Children, Washington, D.C., 2010. (Chapter III: Identification & Recruitment) can be found at https://results.ed.gov/legislation

    If you know someone who might qualify for the Migrant Education Program, provide a referral here:

    IDRC electronic survey: idrreferrals.net

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  • • LMEP Search Form Letter

    • LMEP Search Form (English)

    • LMEP Search Form (Spanish)

    • LMRP Search Form (Vietnamese)

  • The purpose of MSIX is to ensure greater continuity of educational services for migratory children by providing a mechanism for all states to exchange educational and health related information on migratory children who move from state to state due to their migratory lifestyle. For information on how you can use and access MSIX, contact Traci Tucker at traci.tucker@datamgtsvcs.com.

  • At the beginning of each school year the MEP sends each school district a list of currently eligible migratory students. These students are categorically eligible for free lunch and breakfast without completing the application.

    Students who receive migrant services through Continuation of Services are not categorically eligible for free lunch and breakfast. These students may qualify by completing the application from the school district

    • Download Eligibility Manual for School Meals

  • The iSOSY MEP Consortium is an 18-state Consortium Incentive Grant (CIG) that develops resources and materials to address the needs of migratory youth. Louisiana is a member state. On iSOSY’s website, there are many resources and lessons available free to the MEP. Find these materials and resources at osymigrant.org

  • IDRC (Identification and Recruitment Consortium) is one of four OME-funded Consortium Incentive Grants. The mission of IDRC is to develop resources, strategies, best practices, and creative solutions whose purpose is to improve and enhance ID&R activities in the 26 IDRC member states.

    Click here for resources available on the IDRC Student & Family Learning Portal: IDRC Learning Portal