Kids Without Homes: A School District Responds
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Compliance Trainingfor
Registrars and Others Who Enroll Students
Kids Without Homes:A School District
Responds
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Contact Information
• Name:
• Office Phone:
• Other Phone:
• Email:
Homeless Education Liaison
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Federal Law
defines and protects the rights of homeless students to enroll in, attend, and succeed in our public schools
The McKinney-VentoHomeless Assistance Act
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Overview
Effects of poverty and homelessness Compliance with federal and state
enrollment provisions Importance of educational stability
for homeless students Title I and free school meals Ways to assist homeless students
Major Topics
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The McKinney-Vento Act
Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence are homeless
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The McKinney-Vento Act
When families “double up” because one family is experiencing loss of housing or economic hardship, the family is considered homeless
Families living “doubled up”
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The McKinney-Vento Act
• Children in migratory families
• Children with parent(s) servingabroad in the military
• Unaccompanied youth not livingwith a parent or legal guardian
Special Considerations
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The McKinney-Vento Act
but none of those places qualifies
as a “fixed, regular, and adequate”
nighttime residence
Students without homes . . .
live in all kinds of places . . .
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• Common problems
• Effects of poverty and homelessness
• Educational needs
• Emotional and social difficulties
Life is difficult for our homeless students
Increasing Awareness
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The McKinney-Vento Act
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act says that children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence are homeless
What you must know about the law:
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The McKinney-Vento Act
• School of Origin
Educational Stability
• Transportation
• Cooperation and collaboration
• Removal of any barrier toimmediate enrollment
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The McKinney-Vento Act
• No documents required
Immediate Access
• Assistance of homeless liaisonin obtaining immunizationsand/or medical records
• Written explanation of decisionin dispute resolutions
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Texas Education Code
specifies that a student who is homeless is entitled to admission in any Texas school district
Chapter 25 of the Texas Education Code
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Federal Law
defines and protects the rights of homeless students to enroll in, attend, and succeed in our public schools
The McKinney-VentoHomeless Assistance Act
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Managing Attendance Records
Student Attendance
Accounting Handbook
• Bona-fide effort
• Timely records
• Withdrawals from district
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Increasing Awareness
• at the time of enrollment
• after a student is enrolledand attending classes
Know the possible signsof homelessness . . .
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Routine inquiries about residency help determine which students might be eligible for assistance because they meet the legal definition of homelessness
Student Residency Questionnaire
Obtaining Student Data
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Obtaining Student Data
• Proof of residency• Birth data• School records• Health records and immunizations
Acceptable Documentsafter Enrollment
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Obtaining Student Data
• Application can be used onlyin certain circumstances forstudents born in Texas
• Send application to the Bureauof Vital Statistics at the TexasDepartment of Health
Application for BVS Certificate for School Admission
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Choice of Schools
• School of origin . . .if it is requested andfeasible
-- or --• School of residency
Which school is in a student’s best interest?
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Homeless Education Liaison
• you identify a student whoneeds homeless services
Contact me when . . .
• assistance is needed withimmunizations and/or medicalrecords
• choice of schools requiresdispute resolution
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Making a Difference
• at the time of enrollment
• when a student is leavingyour school
• when communicating withhomeless students and theirfamilies
Ways Can Assist Our Students in Homeless Situations
You
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Contact Information
• Name:
• Office Phone:
• Other Phone:
• Email:
Homeless Education Liaison