Jorge Echegaray, Education Specialist
Submitted by Bob Thomas on Mon, 2007-03-12 14:08.
As the ID&R Trainer for Florida, Jorge Echegaray provides technical assistance and professional development for Florida’s Migrant Recruitment Staff. Such assistance include: the most effective and appropriate strategies to identify migrant families, interview techniques, and collaborating with school districts and community based agencies.
Jorge has many years of experience working with and advocating for migrant and bilingual students and their families. Until 2005, he had been an ESL Teacher in the Allentown School District, in Allentown, PA. There he also served as an Adult ESL Instructor and assisted in the development of a community based after school program. In 2006, he served as the Fiscal Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Migrant Education Program. During this time, Jorge became aware of MEP program guidelines and regulations with emphasis on Recruitment and Identification efforts, as well as current guidance by the Office of Migrant Education. Most recently, Jorge worked at the Florida Department of Education, as a Grant Specialist.
Jorge holds a Human Development and Family Studies degree from the Penn State University.
Expertise: migrant education, identification & recruitment
Email: jorgeechegaray@escort.org