1. Education of Homeless Children & Youth
ESSA Reauthorization:
McKinney-Vento Act
Title I-A
Dona Bolt, State Coordinator
August 2016

2. In this Session: Quick Review of Basics ESSA Reauthorization Overview
Important Changes & Challenges
LEA Risk Assessment and Monitoring
Foster Students under Title I-A
For further information…

3. QUICK REVIEW: MV BASICS
Eligible Living Situations
Shelter or Transitional Housing (not Section 8 or Group Homes)
Unsheltered: vehicle, substandard housing, camping
Doubled-Up: sharing housing of relatives, friends due to hardship
Hotel/Motel: for lack of alternatives (vouchers stays are “Sheltered”)
Unaccompanied Students(Y/N)
Not under supervision of parent or guardian
Can be any age or grade level

4. QUICK REVIEW: MV BASICS
Educational Rights
Immediate public school enrollment in PK-12, despite lack of fixed residence, school records, identification, guardianship, immunizations
Transportation to School of Origin if requested, even if no other students are transported
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth may enroll where they reside, without permission of parents or guardians

5. QUICK REVIEW: MV BASICS Requirements for All Districts
Designate an ACTIVE Homeless Liaison
Identification & Immediate Enrollment
Provide School Placement Dispute Resolution
Collect and report Annual Count Data to ODE
Avoid Stigmatizing Students and Adults!

6. K-12 Homeless Students

7. District Liaison Contacts
Now posted on ODE Homeless Education Webpage:
All Districts must have a Homeless Liaison at all times, with an Interim Contact between hires
ODE McKinney-Vento Support:
NEW LIAISONS: Check in to receive orientation and Liaison training information

8. Oregon MVA Liaison Listserv
Open to All Subscribe/Unsubscribe any time To request hotlink:

9. ESSA: Every Student Succeeds Act
Replaces: No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
Amends NCLB -Title X:
McKinney-Vento Act - Education of Homeless Children & Youth Program

10. Homeless Assistance Programs
Summer 2016/ Bolt-ODE
McKinney-Vento Act
MVA
MV Act
Federal
Homeless Assistance Programs
HUD
Housing
HHS
Health & Human Services VA
Veterans
Labor
Employment ED
Education

11. ESSA: Every Student Succeeds Act
NCLB Title X is now ESSA Title IX-A
Effective: October 2016
– earlier than other Titles.

12. Increased State Funding
MV is one of the only federal education programs to receive increased funds!
Oregon’s MV allocation for will be >20% higher than
LEA Subgrant funds to increase by approximately $100K in

13. MV Amendments by Category
Amended Sections
New Provisions
State Coordinator’s Office State Plan for EHCY
District Liaisons
Enrollment Barriers
Dispute Resolution
District Monitoring
Extra-curricular Activities and Summer School
Career & College Readiness
Preschool & Early Intervention
Student & Family Privacy
District Risk Assessment

14. McKinney-Vento Act Amendments: District Liaisons
District Liaisons must be trained / participate in professional development provided by state
ODE-sponsored Trainings
NCHE Webinars
NAEHCY Conferences
Liaisons must provide training to all school and district staff who encounter homeless students
Safe Schools
Annual Staff Trainings
Liaisons must have capacity to carry out their duties

15. Online Liaison and Staff Training
For Liaisons:
NCHE Webinars and Self-paced Training
For All District Staff:
Safe Schools Online Trainings:

16. McKinney-Vento Act Amendments: School Stability
School placement determinations must be made:
based on student-centered factors
in the child’s or youth’s best educational interest
with priority given to the wishes of parents, guardians, and unaccompanied youth
with the presumption that staying in the school of origin is in the student’s best interest

17. McKinney-Vento Act Amendments: School Stability
Feeder Schools: “school of origin” now includes the designated receiving school at the next grade level
Feeder school enrollment is subject to a best interest determination
School of origin transportation may be required to a preschool or Head Start, if the child became homeless after enrollment

18. McKinney-Vento Amendments: Dispute Resolution
Disputes over School Placement and Eligibility shall be resolved using MV Dispute Resolution Procedures: School Placement: Homeless students may attend school where they currently reside, or the school they last attended (school of origin) if it is feasible and in their best educational interest. Eligibility: Designation of McKinney-Vento eligibility by a District Homeless Liaison, determining that a child or youth resides in a homeless living situation.

19. Review: Dispute Resolution Procedures
Immediate enrollment in school where the parent, guardian or unaccompanied youth seeks enrollment, pending final resolution of the dispute, including all available appeals
Written explanation provided to parent, guardian or youth on placement or eligibility determination, with instructions on how to appeal
Right to appeal may include administrators; final appeal goes to ODE State Coordinator

20. Academic Support and Extra-Curricular Activities
- Homeless students must be able to receive full or partial credit for coursework from prior schools - Homeless students must be able to access: extracurricular activities afterschool programs summer school career and technical education advanced placement online learning charter schools

21. McKinney-Vento Amendments: Homeless Youth and College Readiness
School Counselors are enlisted to help advise, prepare, and improve homeless students’ readiness for college District Liaisons must inform unaccompanied homeless youth about FAFSA assistance FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid

22. McKinney-Vento Amendments: Preschool Children
States must ensure homeless children have access to public preschool programs, including Head Start Liaisons must ensure homeless families and children can access early intervention services, if eligible Access to Child Care for homeless families to be supported by DHS -- Liaisons can help with referrals Oregon’s Early Learning Hubs to be utilized

23. More McKinney-Vento Amendments
Privacy: Homeless student identity and data privacy protections are mandatory – same as for Free/Reduced Price Meal Status
Do not publish lists or send personally-identifiable student information by unsecure , etc.
Homeless Status for HUD Services:
Liaisons authorized to affirm homeless status of children, youth and families for the purposes of eligibility for HUD shelter and housing services

24. Risk Assessments & Monitoring
States must use Risk Assessment to determine district needs for technical assistance and monitoring Risk Assessment results can trigger: compliance monitoring, desk audits, corrective actions Types of Risk: District data collection process and results Complaints Log (parents, students, other districts) District Liaison turnover rate Liaison/Staff training participation Amount and uses of Title I-A Set-Asides

25. ESSA: Title I-A Amendments
LEA Consolidated Applications to include:
- Needs Assessment to calculate Title I-A set-asides
- Plan for use of funds
Priority Use of Title I-A Set-Asides: to provide services to homeless students in non-Title I funded schools
Title I-A services include tutoring and remediation for students not at grade level
Set-asides may also be used for services not ordinarily provided by Title I-A, including Liaison FTE, school transportation, clothing, medical/dental emergencies

26. Title I-A Services & Set-Asides
How will districts determine which homeless students need Title I-A supplemental services such as educational supports?
How will homeless students in non-Title schools receive Title I-A services for which they are eligible?

27. Students in Foster Care
“Awaiting Foster Care Placement” no longer qualifies as MV-eligible
Under ESSA, responsibility for Foster Student education is under Title I-A
Districts will designate a contact to work with local DHS caseworkers and judges
By , districts will report data on Foster Students -- achievement, attendance, graduation rates -- through annual SSID collection

28. Students in Foster Care
Foster Students have the right to enrollment in their school of origin; transportation responsibility varies
LEAs receive weighted ADM (1.25) for Foster Students (extra ¼ state tuition)
New State Rule: Transportation costs will be shared by districts and county DHS agencies (OAR )
ODE Foster Specialist:
DHS Foster Specialist:

29. What can Districts and Liaisons do to help students improve?
New Data Horizons
Beginning , school and district homeless student data will be disaggregated and compared:
Graduation Rates
Drop Out Rates
Chronic Absenteeism
What can Districts and Liaisons
do to help students improve?

30. Questions for LEA Administrators
How does your district Liaison identify homeless students in your district, at all grade levels?
Does the Liaison track attendance and school progress of homeless students?
Does your district provide outreach services to unenrolled youths? Is there a truancy officer?
How do you identify and provide outreach to families in substandard housing? Doubled-up families?
Are younger homeless children identified and referred for Early Intervention and K-Readiness?

31. For more information:
Dona Bolt State Coordinator McKinney-Vento OR Dept. of Education
ODE Homeless Education Website: Go/HomelessEd NAEHCY Reauthorization Summary Documents: