The New York State Migrant Education Program’s Statewide Support consists of members from the NYS-MEP Identification & Recruitment (ID&R) team and the State Education Department Office of ESSA-Funded Programs.
NYS-MEP Identification and Recruitment (ID&R)
The New York State Identification & Recruitment Program (ID&R) was established by the Bureau of Migrant Education State Education Department in 1974. The aim of this project is to identify and recruit migrant children (0-22 years old) throughout the state for educational and support service programs offered by the New York State Migrant Education Program. ID&R is critical because, often, the most mobile children are the most in need, and the most difficult to find.
In addition to identification efforts and student referrals, the ID&R program offers support through research and evidence-based services to the State Migrant Education Program and the regional Migrant Education Tutorial and Support Services (METS) Program Centers, such as:
- Technical assistance
- Data support
- Professional development
- Resource identification and development
- Funding allocation
- Direct services based on three individual needs: Parent involvement, Early childhood, and the NYS Parent Advisory Council
- Summer programming
- Scholarship facilitation and promotion