CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction California’s Consolidated Application and Homeless Accountability

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction A New Page Created a Homeless Education page in the Consolidated Application Reporting System (CARS) Accountability for all local educational agencies that are required to complete and submit Enter Created Date

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction A New Page (Cont.) Entitled Homeless Education Policy, Requirements and Implementation Annual submission Purpose of this data collection is to meet federal requirements specified in 42 U.S.C.Section 11432

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Accountability Liaison’s name and contact Approved board policy regarding: –Segregation and stigmatization –Dispute resolution process –Transportation to and from school of origin Dissemination of public notice of educational rights

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Accountability (Cont.) Title I, Part A total entitlement –Pre-slugged Title I, Part A reservation for homeless education –Pre-slugged Actual Amount expended and/or encumbered

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Explanation by LEA Each requirement asked each LEA to indicate Yes or No If indicated no, LEA need to explain why If LEA did not spend Title I, Part A reservation funds, LEA had to explain why

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Technical Assistance Sent an with resources to those LEAs that did not: –Have an approved board policy with a sample policy to adopt –Disseminate public notice Currently, working on Title I, Part A and technical assistance