Tomorrow!
Tuesday Nov 16th
11 to 12 PST
12-1 MST
1 - 2 CST
2-3 EST
MEP and the Department of Agriculture
This meeting will explore potential partnership opportunities for MEP programs to work with their Department of Agriculture state liaisons. It will also give an overview of various USDA resources that are helpful for all MEP programs. It was scheduled for October but had to be postponed. This should be a very informative training. Department of Agriculture has many resources that can benefit Migrant Education Programs. Join us!
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We have a brand new resource- IDRC Eligibility Checklists-
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November Scenario Answers |
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Scenario 1:
A recruiter met a family in Munster, Indiana on May 12, 2021. The family told the recruiter they moved to Munster, Indiana from Renville, Minnesota on January 3, 2021 because they could no longer afford their last house. Both the mother and father currently work at a local golf course. The mother works as a chef in the kitchen and the father works renting out golf equipment. The family has three children, a 15 year old, a 10 year old, and an 8 year old. All of the children are enrolled in school. The recruiter asked about any prior moves the family might have taken and the family told the recruiter they moved to Renville, Minnesota on August 28, 2020 from Chicago, Illinois. Both the mother and father began working on a sugar beet farm harvesting sugar beets a week after arriving in Renville, Minnesota.
Is there a migratory agricultural worker? If yes, when did they become a migratory agricultural worker?
Yes, there is a migratory agricultural worker. The mother and father are both migratory agricultural workers because they made a qualifying move and soon after the move engaged in seasonal work in agriculture. The mother and father both became migratory agricultural workers on August 28, 2020.
What is the most recent qualifying move made by the students?
The most recent qualifying move for the students is the move from Renville, Minnesota to Munster, Indiana one January 3, 2021 because it is the most recent move made in the last 36 months, due to economic necessity, from one school district to another, and from one residence to another and the children are under the age of 22 and still eligible for a free public education.
Are the three children eligible for the Migrant Education Program? If yes, what is the QAD?
Yes, the three children qualify for the Migrant Education program. The qualifying arrival date is January 3, 2021. The children made a qualifying move from one school district to another, from one residence to another, and for economic necessity with a migratory agricultural worker. The most recent qualifying move was on January 3, 20201 when the family moved from Renville, Minnesota to Munster, Indiana.
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Scenario 2:
On December 2, 2020 a recruiter in Omaha, Nebraska meets a family at a school event. The family moved to Omaha on July, 31 2019. The father moved by himself to Randolph, Nebraska on November 1, 2019 and worked feeding cattle on a cattle ranch. The work lasted until February 2020 and the father moved back to be with the family in Omaha. While in Omaha the father works in construction and the mother works at a local health clinic.
Is there a migratory agricultural worker? If yes, when did they become a migratory agricultural worker?
Yes, there is a migratory agricultural worker. The father is a migratory agricultural worker because he made a qualifying move and engaged in temporary agricultural work. The father became a migratory agricultural worker when he moved to Randolph, Nebraska on November 1, 2019.
Are the three children eligible for the Migrant Education Program? If yes, what is the QAD?
No, the three children are not eligible for the Migrant Education Program. The children are not eligible for the Migrant Education Program because they did not make a qualifying move with a migratory agricultural worker. When the children moved the father was not a migratory agricultural worker. Since the children are not eligible there is no QAD.
If the children are not eligible for the Migrant Education Program, what would need to happen for the children to be eligible?
Since the children have not made a qualifying move with a migratory agricultural worker, in order for the children to be eligible for the Migrant Education Program they would have to make a subsequent qualifying move with the migratory agricultural worker.
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Scenario 3
A recruiter in Denver, Colorado meets a family at a park on August 3, 2021. The family has one 11-year-old child and moved to Denver from Salt Lake City, Utah on March 17, 2021. Before living in Salt Lake City they had moved from Stockton, California on December 23, 2020. While in Stockton California the mother had worked driving a truck for a logging company driving logs to a mill. The family had also lived in Ellinwood, Kansas in 2019, where both parents worked gathering hay for a season on an alfalfa farm. The family moved to Ellinwood, Kansas from Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 13, 2019. Before Tulsa, the family had lived in Houston, Texas.
Is there a migratory agricultural worker? If yes, when did they become a migratory agricultural worker?
Yes, there is a migratory agricultural worker. Both the mother and father are migratory agricultural workers because they both made a qualifying move and engaged in seasonal work in agriculture when they gathered hay on the alfalfa farm. They became migratory agricultural workers on April 13, 2019 when they moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Ellinwood, Kansas.
Is the child eligible for the migrant education program? If yes, what is the QAD?
Yes, the child is eligible for the Migrant Education Program. The QAD is March 17, 2021 because that is the most recent move made with a migratory agricultural worker and the child is under the age of 22 and still eligible for a free public education.
If the child is not eligible, what would need to occur for the children to be eligible?
Not applicable because the child is eligible for the Migrant Education Program.
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Scenario 4
A recruiter finds a father working at a dairy in Manitowoc, Wisconsin on October 2, 2021. The father moved to Manitowoc on February 9, 2021 and found work milking cows. The father is planning on leaving work on December 1, 2021 to begin another job. The father says he has one child. The child is currently with the father because he is visiting for two weeks of vacation for fall break. The child arrived on September 25, 2021 and will return to their mother in Davenport, Iowa on October 9, 2021.
Is there a migratory agricultural worker? If yes, when did they become a migratory agricultural worker?
Yes, there is a migratory agricultural worker. The father is a migratory agricultural worker because they made a qualifying move and soon after the move engaged in temporary agricultural work. The father became a migratory agricultural worker on February 9, 2021 when they moved to Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Does the child qualify for the Migrant Education Program? If yes, what is the qualifying arrival date?
No, the child does not qualify for the Migrant Education Program because they did not make a qualifying move with, to join, or to precede a migratory agricultural worker. When the child went to Manitowoc, Wisconsin it was not a qualifying move because it was not from one residence to another. The child is only visiting the worker for vacation and is not living with the worker.
If the child does not qualify for the Migrant Education Program, what would need to occur for the children to be eligible?
Since the children have not made a qualifying move with a migratory agricultural worker, in order for the children to be eligible for the Migrant Education Program they would have to make a subsequent qualifying move with the migratory agricultural worker.
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