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How McKinney & Migrant Education How McKinney & Migrant Education Work Together to Serve Migrant Work Together to Serve Migrant Students Experiencing Housing Students Experiencing Housing

InsecurityInsecurity

“Migrant work is vital to local economies”-Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Unsecured Housing…Pack, Unsecured Housing…Pack, Unpack, Pack, Unpack…Unpack, Pack, Unpack…

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Marcos Fortney, MSWProgram Manager: Community Resources Regional McKinney-Vento Grant CoordinatorMigrant Education Program Eclectic Social WorkerCentennial BOCES-Federal Programs (Board Of Cooperative Educational Services) Phone:970.381.6321 Email: mfortney@cboces.org

CBOCES Data - Title X & MEP

2010 / 11 2010 / 11

MEP students are MEP students are three times or three times or moremore likely to likely to experience a form of experience a form of housing insecurity, housing insecurity, sin hogarsin hogar

MEP CBOCES = 11%MEP CBOCES = 11%All Student State Average = All Student State Average =

3%3%

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Barriers to Education for Children & Youth in Habitat Disruption

• Non-living wageNon-living wage• High mobility, loss of familiarityHigh mobility, loss of familiarity• Oppression, RacismOppression, Racism• Enrollment requirements Enrollment requirements • Lack of transportationLack of transportation• New curriculumNew curriculum• Lack of school supplies, clothing, Lack of school supplies, clothing,

etc.etc.• Poor health, fatigue & hungerPoor health, fatigue & hunger• Prejudice and misunderstandingPrejudice and misunderstanding

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Qualifications:

• Move, Mobile, Migrant…

• Move from 1 district 2 another

• Due 2 economic necessity• Occurred in last 3 years• Purpose 2 obtain qualifying

agricultural work

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Seasonal or Temporary

• Agricultural = planting, cultivating & harvesting natural resources, food resources…

• Dairies, Meat Processing, Nurseries, Fish Hatcheries…

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Contact State Dept. Education!

• Federal Programs?• Title 1 Programs?• Supplemental Services• Most state education

agencies receive grantsOffice of Migrant Education (OME) Program Contact: Michelle Moreno (202) 401-2928 Washington, D.C.http://www2.ed.gov/programs/

migrantcoordcenter/contacts.html

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• Median income for farmworkers is less than $11,000 annually

• (US Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Program Economics. (2000). Findings from the national agriculture workers survey 1997-1998: A demographic and employment profile of U.S. farmworkers (Research Report No. 8). Washington, DC: US Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Program Economics.)

• 65% + of OSY are McKinney-Vento (Castillo, CO CBOCES MEP 2012)

• #1 barrier 2 ed. was dental• (Corona Research, CO CBOCES MEP, 2006)

• 90% = no health insurance• (Rosenbaum, S. “Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers: Health Insurance Coverage and Access to

Care”(Washington: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, 2005), http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/Migrant-and-Seasonal-Farmworkers-Health-Insurance-Coverage-and-Access-to-Care-Report.pdf, p. 1)

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Eligibility = Who is a McKinney Student?

Children who lack a Children who lack a fixed, regular, and fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence—adequate nighttime residence—

• Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reasonSharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason

• Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds due to lack of adequate alternative accommodationsLiving in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds due to lack of adequate alternative accommodations

• Living in emergency or transitional sheltersLiving in emergency or transitional shelters

• Abandoned in hospitalsAbandoned in hospitals• Awaiting foster care placementAwaiting foster care placement

• Living in a public or private place not designed for humans to liveLiving in a public or private place not designed for humans to live

• Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations, etcLiving in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations, etc

• Unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian who are lacking a fixed, adequate or regular nighttime Unaccompanied youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian who are lacking a fixed, adequate or regular nighttime residenceresidence

• Children who are migratory living Children who are migratory living

in above circumstancesin above circumstances

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Strength…

Providing food for the nationProviding food for the nation

Extremely resilientExtremely resilient

Bargaining & boycotts 2 acquire livable Bargaining & boycotts 2 acquire livable wages & better working conditionswages & better working conditions

Loving kindnessLoving kindness

"It's hard work in the fields, but at the "It's hard work in the fields, but at the same time, it's also good, because it's same time, it's also good, because it's honorable work. All that produce is honorable work. All that produce is going to the tables of important going to the tables of important people, and so that is the importance people, and so that is the importance of the humble farmworker...." -Olga of the humble farmworker...." -Olga RamirezRamirez

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The Rights of McKinney Students:

MEP students identified:

• A Homeless Education LiaisonA Homeless Education Liaison

• Automatic EnrollmentAutomatic Enrollment

• School of Origin RightSchool of Origin Right

• Transportation 2 School of OriginTransportation 2 School of Origin

• Settled Disputes QuicklySettled Disputes Quickly

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Title 1 Part A Homeless set aside funds

• Districts are mandated by federal law 2 set aside a min. amount, $100.00 or more

• Used to remove ed. barriers• Funds used for basic needs,

school supplies, staff support, etc (http://center.serve.org/nche/ibt/sc_titlei.php)

• As an advocate, you ask!

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50 – 90% of students do not graduate!!!

• Educators estimate 55% graduate from high school (Retrieved

June 14, 2004, from http://www.ncfh.org/aaf_01.php)

• Colorado Graduations Rates• Migrant Education Graduation Advocate

(MEGA)

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2009-10 (baseline) 2010-11 (Year 1)

Dropout Rate Graduation Rate Dropout Rate Graduation Rate

4.1 57 4.2 Graduation Rate 60.8Completion Rate 61.8

SHARED SYSTEMS

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Personalismo

Migrant Recruiters often have the trust of families

•Students & families are more likely to reveal important needs = lacking stable housing, hungry, sick, child not enrolled or attending…

•Otherwise, fear, shame, pride, language barriers and poor access to social services can present huge barriers to serving students for academic & social success!

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Questions

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