OSY Consortium Team Support Structure

There are 3 groups to provide support to the OSY Consortium as described in our proposal:

• A Leadership Team consisting of a small group of State representatives will serve as a governing body for the project;
• a State Steering Support Team with a representative from each Consortium State who will review key project materials make suggestions for their enhancement or improvement;
• a Technical Support Team consisting of nationally recognized experts in out-of-school youth known for their work with this population or technical issues such as credit accrual/retrieval, ID&R, “Here-to-Work” and “Recovery” youth, etc.

Leadership Team Membership: Consists of the Project Director (Patricia Meyertholen), Lead State Representatives (Cindy Bartelsmeyer, Norma Cregan,  John Farrell and Ron Johnson-Kansas), State MEP Directors and out-of-school youth content area experts from Participating States (Betty Black-South Carolina, Roberto Reyes, New York, Carol Gagliano and Ray Melecio-Florida, Mary Mulloy-Vermont, Barbie Patch-New Hampshire,  Brenda Pessin-Illinois, Mary Ann Losh and Sue Henry, Nebraska), collaborating partner representative (Bob Lynch, OME contacts (Alejandra Velez-Shafi and Michelle Moreno) and the project evaluator (Susan Durón). This team will meet 2-3 times annually (once with the State Steering Support Team in conjunction with the National MEP Conference) and communicate via conference call, as needed, to ensure that the objectives of the Consortium are carried out, and assess progress toward meeting project objectives.

State Steering Support Team Membership: Consists of the State MEP Director or his/her representative from all of the Consortium States (Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Vermont). Additionally, Georgia and Maryland are partner States that are willing to review OSY products and share their comments with the overall Consortium. This team will meet once each year in conjunction with the National MEP Conference. They will receive all materials, Leadership Team meeting minutes, and be included in all key correspondence and conference calls.

Technical Support Team membership: Consists of individuals nominated by Consortium State MEP Directors. The OSY Technical Support Team will share their expertise on out-of-school youth, provide advice to the State Steering Support Team and the OSY Leadership Team, provide training or share training materials with their State Directors to (1) improve MEP staff skills for meeting the educational needs of migrant out-of-school youth; (2) be ongoing, hands-on, and of high quality; and (3) give MEP staff the knowledge and skills they need to improve their instructional practices to impact student achievement.

Supporting partners and resources have the capacity to elevate services to OSY including community colleges, HEP/CAMP programs, National PASS Center, and the Migrant Health Program as well as those who we may consult because of their community/State influence including migrant/seasonal farmworker programs, local providers/community organizations, community health networks, local employers of migrant out-of-school youth.