 Liaison Directory  Fact Sheets  Grant Information   Laws  Other Resources

 Liaisons  Enrollment Provisions  Dispute Resolution  Immunizations  ….and more

 Important Documents  Homeless Education History  Homeless Liaisons  Definition  Required Services  Services Under Title-I  Questions?

 McKinney-Vento Act  McKinney-Vento Federal Guidance  Texas Education Code (admissions)  TEA Annual Letter  USDA Nutrition Letter

 Federal › McKinney-Vento Act › McKinney-Vento Federal Guidance  State › Texas Education Code › TEA Legal Guidance  Other › Local/TASB Policy

 Nine titles within the act  Title VII addresses education  Signed into law in 1987  Largest amendment took place in 2002 as it became part of NCLB  Named after Stewart McKinney & Bruce Vento

 Identification  Enrollment & Success  Head Start and Pre-K  Health, Mental Health & Dental Care  Informing Parents and Posting Rights  Dispute Resolution  Unaccompanied Youth

 Written Explanation of the Decision  Immediate Enrollment While Dispute is Resolved  All Services While Dispute is Resolved  Arrangements at the Same School  Sample Letter Available on TEA’s webpage

 Written notice should include: › Contact information for the local homeless education liaison › A simple, detachable form that parents, guardians, or unaccompanied youth can complete and turn in to the school to initiate the dispute resolution process; the school should copy the form and return the copy to the parent, guardian, or youth for their records when it is submitted. › A step-by-step description of how to dispute the school’s decision › Notice of the right to enroll immediately in the requested school pending resolution of dispute › Notice that “immediate enrollment” includes full participation in all school activities › Sample Letter

Lack a….  FIXED  REGULAR  ADEQUATE Nighttime residence

Column 79  0= Not Homeless  1= Sheltered  2= Doubled-Up  3= Unsheltered  4= Hotel/Motel

 “are living in emergency or transitional shelters” › Homeless Shelters › Battered Women’s Shelters › Transitional Living Facilities

 Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason.

Cars, Parks, Public Spaces, Abandoned Buildings, Substandard Housing

 Due to the lack of adequate, alternative accommodations.

 Sheltered ~ 15%  Doubled-Up ~ 77%  Unsheltered~ 4%  Motel/Hotel~ 4%

Educating Unaccompanied and Homeless Youth  PEIMS 100 Record Column 80 Indicates Unaccompanied  3= Homeless and with a parent or guardian for the entire school year  4= Homeless and not with a parent or guardian at any time during the school year

Educating Unaccompanied and Homeless Youth Homeless Unaccompanied Students not with legal guardians

Educating Unaccompanied and Homeless Youth  Unaccompanied Youth. The term unaccompanied youth includes a youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian. This would include youth living in runaway shelters, abandoned buildings, cars, on the streets, or in other inadequate housing and children and youth denied housing by their families (sometimes referred to as “throwaway” children and youth) (Federal Guidance)

Educating Unaccompanied and Homeless Youth In 1938, Huey, Dewey and Louie are sent to live with Uncle Donald because their father was in the hospital and their mother, Della Duck (Donald’s twin sister), could not care for them. Homeless & Unaccompanied

Educating Unaccompanied and Homeless Youth By 1941, the boys had permanently moved in with Donald. However, guardianship transfer was never sought. Students not with legal guardians

Educating Unaccompanied and Homeless Youth  1 in 10 report being raped  1 in 100 die each year, the vast majority from suicide  75% report at least one parent who abused drugs or alcohol  20-40% were sexually abused in their homes  40-60% were physically abused  Many youth have been thrown out because of their sexual orientation (20-40% identify as LGBT)  10% of currently homeless female teenagers are pregnant

Educating Unaccompanied and Homeless Youth  Homeless Liaisons  parent or guardian (or in the case of an unaccompanied youth, the liaison)

 Automatic Eligibility  Letter from Homeless Liaison with a list of names is sufficient documentation  Comparable Service  30 days available at the start of the year

 Immediate Enrollment  Even if Lacking Proper Paperwork › Proof of Residency › Guardianship › Immunizations › Birth Certificate › School Records  McKinney-Vento Act: SoO or Local  Texas Education Code: Any  Dispute Resolution

 Evaluate the Housing Status of All Students at a Regular Interval  Student Residency Questionnaires  Incomplete or Confusing Forms

 School of Origin › The term ‘school of origin’ means the school that the child or youth attended when permanently housed OR the school in which the youth was last enrolled. › Students can possibly have 2 schools of origin.

School of Origin Which school is the school of origin? What are this student’s options for transportation? Suzy’s family was recently evicted and had to move into a shelter in a neighboring district. A School of Origin from A, or as a comparable service from B Where can this student enroll? Anywhere in Texas that is in their best interest

School of Origin Suzy decided to enroll in District B. Recently, Suzy’s mother got a job at a temple near District C. Which school is the school of origin? What are this student’s options for transportation? A School of Origin from A, or as a comparable service from B Where can this student enroll? Anywhere in Texas that is in their best interest

School of Origin Suzy decided to enroll in District C. Eventually, they were able to get in a shelter closer to district C. After 2 months, she decided she did not like District C and is thinking of moving to district D. Which school is the school of origin? What are this student’s options for transportation? A School of Origin from A, or as a comparable service from C Where can this student enroll? Anywhere in Texas that is in their best interest Which school is the school of origin? What are this student’s options for transportation? School of Origin from A, or as a comparable service from C Where can this student enroll? Anywhere in Texas that is in their best interest

Determining Feasibility  Related to Enrollment  More Factors Than Distance  Case by Case Basis  Written Notice for Denial  Dispute Resolution  Keep Records

Determining the Method  School Bus  District Vans & SUVs  Contracted Transportation Services  Public Transportation  Shelter Transportation  Reimbursement to Parents  Other (Possibly SPED)

Common Concerns  After School- Comparable  DAEP- Comparable (Unless SoO)  Pre-School- Comparable  2-Mile Radius- Comparable (Unless SoO)  Discipline- Comparable & Written Policy  No Exception for High Mobility  No Transportation-Still Must Provide  Field Trips/ Testing- Use other funds, Title-I

Other services via Title I, part A-Set Aside  School Supplies  Health Related Needs  Field Trip Costs  School Uniforms/Clothing  Tutoring/Educational Aides  HoLi Salary  Transportation to the SoO

 Policy  Procedure  Protocol  Practice  Plan  Process  Steps  Method  Arrangement  System  Strategy  Course  Order  Habitude  Manner  Mode  Praxis  Approach  Scheme  Recipe