2014 ESEA ODYSSEY CONFERENCE Dona Bolt, State Coordinator Oregon Department of Education

 Overview: McKinney-Vento Basics Title I-A Supports  Funding: General and Supplemental  Data: Results of District Counts  Best Practices: Discussion  Tips and Trade Secrets: Discussion

 McKinney-Vento Act requires every district to  Designate an active Homeless Liaison  Participate in Annual Homeless Student Counts, PK-12  Have staff trained in MV requirements, definitions  Revise policies to address barriers to success  Provide immediate enrollment to homeless students  Provide school of origin transportation  Ensure access to programs, including Head Start  Provide Dispute Resolution to resolve issues  Assist homeless students to obtain immunizations  Obtain and transfer school records

 Title I-A requires all district recipients to:  Deem all homeless students eligible for Title I-A services  Reserve funds to provide Title I-A services to homeless students who do not attend Title I-A participating schools  Title I-A: optional use of set-asides  Provide services not available with other funds (examples on next slide)  Provide additional services to homeless students attending Title I-A schools  Support salary and work of Homeless Liaison  Provide School-of-Origin Transportation

Districts also may use Title I-A funds for:  Student fees necessary to participate in the regular education program (e.g., for cost of materials)  Personal school supplies such as backpacks, notebooks, writing and math tools  Obtaining student birth certificates  Food, meals  Urgent medical or dental care  Vision exams, glasses

Awards based on quality of application:  Needs assessment  Types, intensity and coordination of services  Involvement of parents and guardians  Extent homeless students are integrated  Evaluation plan  Coordination with other available services

 Spring week grant writing period  Two-year Subgrants: for individual school districts and Consortia of multiple districts  Each Consortium must have one fiscal agent: a district or an Education Service District (ESD)  Approx. $480,000 available statewide with subgrants ranging $10,000 to $60,000

What can district administrators do to support district Homeless Liaisons?

How can Liaisons help administrators support the program?

How do you identify homeless children and youth in your district?  Preschool and Younger  Children in Homeless Families  Unaccompanied Homeless Youths

Annual Data Collection  Enrollment Forms  Databases & Spreadsheets  Time Management (Deadline: June 30)  Head Start Data  Early Childhood Program Data  Unenrolled Homeless Children & Youth

Training  At district level, by Liaisons  Training for Liaisons - Online - Regional Liaison Events - State and National Conferences

Collaboration  Head Start Programs  Early Childhood Services  Homeless Service Providers

Communication  Regular Local Liaison meetings  Oregon MVA Listserv  District & Community Newsletters  Awareness Events

Dona Bolt, State Coordinator McKinney-Vento Program Oregon Department of Education (503)