1. Liaison Meeting
October 21, 2014
1:00 – 3:00
WELCOME!!!

2. Today’s Goals
Ensure that grant goals are met for school year.
Have documented procedures for McKinney Vento Program
Answer any identification questions that you may have
Share information from sub-grantee meeting
Answer any questions about Federal End of Year Report

3. Introductions
Community Members
Liaisons

4. GOALS:
Goal #1: Remove barriers by developing policies, procedures and systems which support the enrollment, retention and success of homeless children and youth in our schools.
Provide continued professional development to staff in school districts (District Liaison)
Create a referral system so that community agencies can help schools to identify eligible students

5. Activities:
Liaisons will provide yearly district training for school personnel and parents
Grant coordinator will provide training and/or technical assistance for community agencies
Grant coordinator will create and distribute referral form and distribute to community agencies.

6. Goals Cont.
Goal #2: Provide educational and social support for homeless students in preschool through grade 12 to assist them in meeting the same academic performance standard as their peers.
Establish and document procedures for ongoing monitoring of attendance and academic progress
Maintain district enrollment procedures created for McKinney Vento students.
Document distribution procedure for dissemination of instructional and health materials
Establish a continuum of interventions for students in need of additional educational help within the school system

7. Activities
Procedures will be documented by individual districts to monitor attendance and academic progress
Housing Surveys will be distributed yearly to help identify students
Procedures manual will be created by coordinator
Continuum of interventions will be created at the district level

8. Performance Measures for Grant
55 % of identified McKinney Vento eligible students will be proficient in reading (literacy) according to NWEA or DIBELS
By year three procedures will be in place to ensure that students have access to educational and other services needed
Parents, students, and community agencies will be provided with educational awareness activities about McKinney Vento rights

9. McKinney Vento Subgrantee Meeting
U.S. Department of Education = End of Year Report
Observational Opportunities
November Homeless Awareness Month
McKinney Vento and Foster Care
Food and Nutrition Services

10. Did we meet today’s goals
Ensure that grant goals are met for school year.
Have documented procedures for McKinney Vento Program
Answer any identification questions that you may have
Share information from sub-grantee meeting
Answer any questions about Federal End of Year Report