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An Orientation to

McKinney-Vento

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Agenda

 Introductions & Ground Rules

 McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance

 The Law

 Who’s Homeless

 Educational Rights of Homeless Children and Youth  Role of the Homeless Liaison

Break

 Homelessness in Massachusetts  Best Practices

 Related Topics  Questions

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Introductions

Please include:

Your name,

District or Agency,

Your job/position, and

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Ground Rule

While we will look at some cases, and that can

be a good way of learning to work with the

law, we must maintain the children and

families’ confidentiality.

For questions regarding specific cases please

withhold identifying information or see us

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McKinney-Vento Homeless Education

Assistance Act, 2002

 1987 Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance

 1990 Amended to remove barriers to education

 1994 McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance  2002 No Child Left Behind

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Why McKinney-Vento?

Homelessness is a journey -

not an overnight event – that has enormous impact on children and their education.

Homelessness effects

Whole family

School attendance

The ability to focus and learn

Educational gaps due to high mobility Behavior.

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Why McKinney-Vento?

Homelessness is often accompanied with

Food insecurity

Lack of medical, dental, and mental health services Loss of connection to family, friends, community

Homelessness also impacts the teacher and the

other students in the classroom.

Students coming and going Could that happen to me?

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The Law

Definition - Who is Homeless?

Educational Rights of Students Who are Homeless

School Selection & Enrollment Transportation

Nutrition

Equal Access & Comparable Services Title I

See ESE Homeless Education Advisories on webpage

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Definition: Who is Homeless?

Anyone who lacks fixed regular and adequate

nighttime residence.

This includes:

Shelters and motels

On the street: cars, parks, …

Doubling up due to Economic hardship, loss of housing

or similar reason

Unaccompanied youth Awaiting foster care

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Homeless? Case Study

Mary arrives at the Parent Information Center to

enroll her second grader. She explains that she has

just arrived in town and is living with her mother.

She cannot prove residency and is unwilling to

show you a lease.

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Educational Rights of Students Who

are Homeless

School Selection & Enrollment

School of Origin

School last attended

School attended when student became homeless

Immediate Enrollment Locally

With or Without Documentation Unaccompanied Youth

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Educational Rights of Students Who

are Homeless

Documentation

Student Records Residency Shelter

Transportation

Shared Responsibility Special Education

Nutrition

Free Lunch and Breakfast Liaison verification

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Educational Rights of Students Who are

Homeless

Equal Access & Comparable Services

School Courses, Events, Activities Student Support Services

Preschool

Charter Schools, Vocational Schools, school choice

Title I

School-wide & Targeted Programs

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Homeless? Case Study

 What are Mary’s options?

 What could the enrollment staff do?

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The Role of the

Homeless Education Liaison

Identification

Building awareness is key

Professional development and training School committee

Transportation

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The Role of the

Homeless Education Liaison

 Facilitate Enrollment & Dispute Resolution Process

 Ensure Equal Access & Comparable Services

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The Role of the

Homeless Education Liaison

 Data Collection

 Tracking for internal purposes 1. Support services

2. Transportation reimbursement

Annual ESE data collection

1. Students that are enrolled with you

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The Role of the

Homeless Education Liaison

ESE contact

Current list of homeless liaisons on the ESE website. Updated by the district’s Directory Amdinistrator Please verify your contact information

Monitoring and Compliance

Desk Review Visits

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Homeless? Case Study

 What might Mary’s children need?

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Break

Take a few minutes for you and

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Journey Through

Homelessness - Case Study

 Tommy, a first grader, has made several trips to the school

nurse’s office in the past month with vague complaints of not feeling good. Mom recently mentioned that her work hours were cut and the family is struggling. Today Tommy fell asleep in the nurse’s office saying they can’t sleep at home anymore.

 What is going on? Could he be homeless?  What can the nurse do? What can you do?

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Homelessness in Massachusetts

 2014/15 School Year By the Numbers

Shelters 5,070

Motels 3,559

Doubled up 7,620

Unaccompanied 851 Unsheltered 173 Awaiting Foster Care 2,232

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Homelessness in Massachusetts

Doubling up

• Living with friends or relatives due to economic

hardship, loss of housing and similar reason

Summer Campgrounds & Winter Rentals

Couch surfing

Families

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Homelessness in Massachusetts

State Shelter system

• Family Shelters: congregate shelter, scatter site shelter • Motels

• Unaccompanied Youth in Adult Shelters • Moving out of Shelter & Signing a Lease • Enrollment Verification Letter

Department of Children and Families

• STARR, TCU, Temporary foster care (90 days) • Formerly homeless or Fostering Connections

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Best Practices

Policy

Template at MASC.org ESE summary page

Sample District Policies

Enrollment

Do your enrollment forms cite McKinney-Vento or

families in transition?

Public Notice

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Best Practices

Identification, the key is training.

Who: enrollment staff, guidance, principals, nurses DVDs

Awareness building: school committee, community

Student Support Services

Collaboration with Title 1, sped, ELL, … 21st Century, Afterschool/Out of School,…

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Best Practices

Collaboration and Outreach

Medical, mental, and dental health Food Pantries & Clothing Banks

Local transportation

Local housing advocates

Local enrichment opportunities

Public Libraries

Municipal Parks and Recreation

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Related Topics

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth and Young Adult

Commission

Passed by the state legislature ESE is a participating member

US ICH Open Doors focus on unaccompanied youth Youth Count! 2nd statewide count.

Post-Secondary Homeless Education Network

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) at public institutions Regional Forums

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Related Topics

Trafficking

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What’s on your mind?

 What are you seeing?

 What are you concerned about?

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Is your contact information up to

date?

Your District’s Contact

Verify your contact information on the ESE website

Including name, email, phone and extension;

Update is done by the District’s Directory Administrator

– not by ESE;

Parents, providers and other state agencies reference

this list; and

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Looking for more information?

National Center for Homeless Education

NCHE, serve.org

National Association for the Education of Homeless

Children and Youth naehcy.org/

National Runaway Safeline

1800runaway.org

Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless

mahomeless.org

MHSA Young Adult Resource Guide

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We are Glad to Help…

Office for the Education of

Homeless Children and Youth

Website http://www.doe.mass.edu/mv/

homelessed@doe.mass.edu

781-338-6315

Sarah Slautterback, State Coordinator

781-338-6330 sslautterback@doe.mass.edu

Elizabeth Harris, Student Support

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