Determining Eligibility
Determining Eligibility in Difficult Cases
Module 6 Level 2
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Module 6 Level 2 Outline
Handouts, as needed
Pen or pencil
Highlighters
Post-its
Level 2: Determining Eligibility in
Difficult Cases
Goal
• The recruiter will know how to make valid and
reliable child eligibility determinations for the
Migrant Education Program (MEP).
Level 2: Determining Eligibility in
Difficult Cases
Objectives
Participants will be able to:
• Resolve child eligibility questions when data,
information or observations are inconclusive.
• Recognize the warning signs for ineligibility
and falsification of information.
Level 2: Determining Eligibility in
Difficult Cases
Objectives
Participants will be able to:
• Present the facts of an eligibility scenario to
request a second opinion from the state or local
ID&R chain of command.
• Explain the importance of making reliable and
accurate child eligibility decisions and the need
for accuracy.
Agenda: Level 2
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Red Flags
MEP Organizational Structure
Eligibility Question Chain of Command
Requesting a Second Opinion
Making a Mistake
Assessment
One for Me, One for You
Red Flags
Red Flags Carousel
• Talk with your group.
• Brainstorm and list “red flags” for your category.
• Move to the next poster when time is called.
Red Flags Carousel - Debrief
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Red Flags Carousel - Debrief
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• Other occupations
Red Flags Carousel - Debrief
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• Other occupations
• Dates surrounding the move
Red Flags Carousel - Debrief
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Other occupations
Dates surrounding the move
Type of work
Red Flags Carousel - Debrief
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Other occupations
Dates surrounding the move
Type of work
Migrant history
Red Flags Carousel - Debrief
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Other occupations
Dates surrounding the move
Type of work
Migrant history
Other
A Red Flag …
• DOES NOT automatically mean that the child
is not eligible for the MEP.
• DOES mean that you need to ask additional
questions or do additional research on the
situation.
Determining Eligibility in Difficult Cases
What are some resources recruiters have
available for ID & R?
Do you know where you can access these
resources?
MEP Organizational Structure
Recruiters
Immediate Supervisor
State ID& R
Coordinator
State
Director
OME
Eligibility Question Chain of Command
Peer
Recruiter
Immediate Supervisor
Eligibility Question Chain of Command
Peer
Recruiter
Immediate Supervisor
State ID & R Coordinator
State Director
Eligibility Question Chain of Command
Peer
Recruiter
Immediate Supervisor
State ID & R Coordinator
State Director
OME
Requesting A Second Opinion
What information do you need to provide?
• All the relevant facts.
• All information concerning each eligibility
factor.
• An informed opinion as to whether the child is
eligible and why.
Requesting A Second Opinion
What information must you provide?
• All the relevant facts.
• All information concerning each eligibility factor.
• An informed opinion as to whether the child is
eligible and why.
Requesting A Second Opinion
Your turn….
• Find a partner.
• Decide who will be the supervisor and who will
be the recruiter first. (you will be switching roles
later)
• Both of you spend time reviewing the scenario.
• Do not begin your discussion yet.
Requesting A Second Opinion
Switch roles…
• Both of you spend time reviewing the next
scenario.
• Do not begin your discussion yet.
What information must you provide?
• All the relevant facts.
• All information concerning each eligibility factor
• An informed opinion as to whether the child is
eligible and why
Requesting A Second Opinion Debrief
Overall…
On a scale of 1-5, how would you rate your
presentation as the recruiter?
Based on the feedback you received, what might
you do differently when presenting an actual
situation/scenario to your supervisor?
Revisit Red Flag Scenarios
Falsifying Information vs. Making Mistakes
Why Falsify?
• Work with your table group.
• Complete this statement in your Module 6
Level 2 Outline
“A recruiter might try to ‘bend the rules’ or
provide false information because…”
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Why Falsify?
1) Even though the recruiter knows the child
doesn’t qualify for the MEP, the child really
needs extra help.
2) The recruiter does not believe that the
government makes the best use of its funds;
the recruiter believes it is better to spend this
money helping needy children, regardless of
their eligibility for the MEP.
Why Falsify?
3) The recruiter, by having the authority to decide
which families are eligible and which are not,
gains status or importance in the migrant
community.
4) The recruiter feels that identifying more eligible
migrant children makes his or her job more
secure.
Falsifying Information
If a recruiter falsifies a COE to make an ineligible
child or youth appear eligible, the consequences
can be dire for the state, local MEP and the
recruiter.
What consequences may occur if a COE is
falsified and the child appears eligible?
What Should You Do …
If you feel pressured by a supervisor or colleague
to enroll a child who does not appear to be
eligible?
• Make it clear that you are not comfortable with
what is being asked.
• Write down what happened with as much
detail as possible.
• Report what happened to the appropriate
person.
Final Thoughts
It is everyone’s job to preserve the integrity of
the MEP and to maintain public confidence in
the program’s efforts to find and serve eligible
migrant children.
Mistakes are not crimes, so the honest recruiter
does not have to worry.
Level 2 Assessment
• Please complete the assessment
independently.
• When all participants are done, discuss
answers with a partner; revise answers
if needed.
• We will review as a whole group and you will
grade your own.
One for Me, One for You
• Please respond to at least one sentence
starter in your Module 6 Level 2 Outline.
• Write one of your statements on a Post-it, and
leave it on the door as you exit. No names are
necessary.