The guide contains basic information to assist local recruiters for the North Carolina migrant education project in the identification and recruitment of children eligible for the project. Eleven terms pertaining to eligibility requirements are defined, and eligibility is explained. The guide suggests and explains information sources available to the local recruiter seeking to identify migrant children: school and classroom surveys; school census records; records of new enrollees; local agencies and organizations; local food processing operations; and state agencies, such as the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Association, the Rural Manpower Service of the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, the State Migrant Education Office, and the State Board of Health. The use and maintenance of identification and enrollment forms is explained and sample forms are included. United States Office of Education policy with which the recruiter should be familiar is presented in question-and-answer form. Also included are State of North Carolina policies delineating the recruiting responsibilities of the State Education Agency and the Local Education Agency. (SB)