Texas Migrant Child Eligibility Initiative

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Texas Migrant Child Eligibility Initiative

• Texas Education AgencyDivision of NCLB Program
  CoordinationPresenter Christina J. Villarreal
• ACET Fall Conference ? Westin Galleria
  HotelOctober 26, 2005

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National Child Re-Interview Process

• Re-examine correctness of States 2003-2004 child
  counts
• Report defect rate to OME.
• Inform OME of reductions in Category 1 and
  Category 2 counts of migrant children.

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• If children found ineligible, State must
• Correct child counts for prior years
• Submit corrected child counts to OME
• Provide summary of
• problems uncovered
• corrective actions

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Texas Migrant EligibilityDefect Rate

• Ineligible Students in Sample Population X 100
  State Defect
• Total Sample Population Rate
• 5.6 State Defect Rate

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Non-Critical Errors

• Lack of supporting documentation on COE
• Lack of specific detail in qualifying activity
• Wrong dates reported on COE

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Critical Errors

• Child did not accompany worker
• Move was not to do qualifying work (To seek move
  was to relocate)
• Work was of a permanent nature

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Corrective Action Timeline

• By 9/1/2005 TOT IDR model IDR listserv TETN
  sessions for IDR updated IDR manual
• By 10/1/2005 Removal of ineligible children
  from NGS

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• Corrective Action Timeline, cont.
• By 12/15/2005 - Business rules for reviewing COEs
  
• By 2/1/2006 Implementation of business rules
  for reviewing COEs
• By 7/30/2006 ESCs train LEAs on COE errors
  found on COEs with errors

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Status

• TEA has removed ALL ineligible children
• TEA has distributed lists of ineligible children
  to all 20 ESCs
• TEA will remove ineligible children from NGS

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• Sampling Size

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Eligibility Validation for 2004-2005 and
2005-2006

• In early December ESCs will receive list of
  children selected for eligibility validation.
• ESCs will
• collect copies of COEs from districts.
• review COE and information on family.
• Contact district to schedule re-interview.

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Eligibility Validation Process (cont.)

• Re-interviewer follows questions in order on
  Eligibility Validation form supplied by TEA.
• COE IS NOT USED TO COMPLETE THE ELIGIBILITY
  VALIDATION FORM.

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Eligibility Validation Process (cont.)

• Explanation to parents about the purpose of the
  re-interview is important.
• The purpose of our visit is to ask you a few
  questions that will be used to improve the
  process of our identification and recruitment
  effort for the Migrant Education Program in
  Texas. May we visit with you? Please be assured
  that this re-interview is not to question you,
  but rather to review the practice that is
  currently in place.

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Eligibility Validation Process (cont.)

• Re-interviewer completes form in its entirety.
• After parent interview, re-interviewer may use
  the COE and other data to review for
  discrepancies.

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Eligibility Validation Process Timeline

• Date for ESC to complete eligibility validation
  interviews - February 28, 2006.
• TEA and IDR Focus Group will then review all
  documentation and make final determinations.

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• For more information please contact a migrant
  staff member in the Division of NCLB Program
  Coordination.
• Texas Education Agency
• Division of NCLB Program Coordination
• 512-463-9374
• nclb_at_tea.state.tx.us