Dana Malone Homeless Education State Coordinator Coordinated School Health and Wellness Bureau In a nutshell the McKinneyVento Act is a law that helps homeless kids Enroll in school Stay in school ID: 776003
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Slide1
HOMELESS
DATA COLLECTION
Dana
Malone
Homeless Education State
Coordinator
Coordinated School Health and Wellness Bureau
Slide2In a nutshell, the McKinney-Vento Act is a law that helps homeless kids:
Enroll in school Stay in school Succeed in school
Slide3MAIN THEMES:
Identification
.
School stability.
School enrollment.
Support for academic success.
Child-centered, best interest decision making.
Slide4WHY DOES IT MATTER?
….Because children and youth living in homeless situations face greater hurdles than most students that prevent them from receiving an education.
The McKinney-Vento Act literally removes those barriers, which allows for academic success.
WE WANT OUR KIDS TO GRADUATE because it will be life changing for them!
Slide5COMMON PROBLEMS HOMELESS STUDENTS FACE
Difficulty enrolling without records, or without a parent or guardian present for unaccompanied homeless youth
Frequent school changes
Falling behind in school -> not accruing credits on time
A lack of basic needs including food, clothing, and adequate housing
Stress, depression, trauma; and embarrassment and stigma related to their housing
conditions
Difficulty attending school
regularly/A
lack of stable transportation
Slide6BARRIERS TO EDUCATION
Poor health, fatigue, hunger.Emotional trauma, depression, anxiety.Stereotypes and lack of awareness.Under-identification.High mobility resulting in lack of school stability and educational continuity.Enrollment requirements (school records, health records, proof of residence, guardianship).Lack of transportation.Lack of school supplies, clothing, etc.
Slide7HOMELESS STUDENTS HAVE RIGHTS
Receive a free, appropriate public educationEnroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment Enroll in the local school; or continue attending their school of origin (the school they attended when permanently housed or the school which they were last enrolled), if that is their preference and is feasibleReceive transportation to and from the school of origin, if requested Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to the student’s needs (includes FREE meals)
Slide8DEFINITION
Fixed:
Stationary,
permanent
, and not subject to change
Regular:
Used on a predictable, routine, or
consistent
basis
(e.g., nightly)
; consider the relative permanence
Adequate:
Sufficient
for meeting both the physical and psychological needs typically met in home environments
Consider
: Can the student go to the SAME PLACE (fixed) EVERY NIGHT (regular) to sleep in a SAFE AND SUFFICIENT SPACE (
adequate)?
AND………
Slide9DEFINITION CONTINUED
Includes:Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason (“doubling up”)Living in motels, hotels, RV parks, camping grounds due to the lack of adequate alternative accommodationsLiving in emergency shelters or transitional housingAbandoned in hospitals
Living
in a public or private place not designed for humans to live
Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or a similar setting
Migratory children living in the above circumstances
Unaccompanied youth living in the above
circumstances
Slide10HOMELESS LIAISONS
Every LEA must designate a liaison for students in homeless situations.
Responsibilities
Identify homeless students
Ensure that homeless students enroll in and have full and equal opportunity to succeed in school
.
Link with educational
services such as transportation, enrollment, Special Education, preschools,
health services and other community resources (to include housing
).
Slide11The NMPED awards competitive sub-grants to LEAs.
MCKINNEY VENTO SUB-GRANT
Slide12New Mexico receives $387,614.00 from the USDE
ENTITY NAMEFY15-16 FINAL ALLOCATIONAlamogordo$10,273.48 Albuquerque$80,223.60Belen$25,563.92Deming$35,975.16Farmington$15,593.60Gadsden$20,407.04Gallup-McKinley$21,093.92Las Cruces$32,852.24Los Lunas$28,837.72Moriarty-Edgewood$10,595.72Rio Rancho$33,045.16Santa Fe$57,641.52Socorro/Magdalena$7,661.12T or C$7,849.80
Education of Homeless
Children
and
Youth
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT
The CSPR is made up from the 40, 80, 120, EOY day reports.
The 40 day reports are incremental and lead up to the CSPR. The 40 day reports are cumulative and ensure that we have clean data by the time that the CSPR is due.
The School Year is always a year behind whatever year you are currently in.
2014-2015: 40 day report -> 80 day report -> 120 day report -> EOY report = CSPR
The CSPR is the annual report that is given to the US Department of Education. The CSPR that we submitted in December is for school year 2014-2015. We will not be able to do the CSPR for school year 2015-2016 until next fall since we have not collected all that data yet this year.
Slide14How Do I Run the CSPR?
Go
to
NMPED/STARS
STARS Reporting
Public
Folders
eScholar
Framework
Verify
District
and Location
reports
Homeless
Homeless
Federal Report CSPR
1-9
Select
School Year
2015-2016
and your
district
Then
hit “
apply”
USE THIS REPORT TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR DATA
Slide15What does homelessness look like in our schools across NM?
School Year 2014-2015
Age/Grade # of Homeless Children/Youth Enrolled in Public School LEAsAge 3 - 5 (Not Kindergarten)191K924196829363927486458076711774387029921106171143412539Ungraded Total 10284
Consolidated State Performance Report # of Homeless Students
Slide16What does homelessness look like in our schools across NM?
Primary Nighttime Residence
# of Homeless Children/Youth
Slide17What does homelessness look like in our schools across NM?
Special Populations
# Homeless Children/Youth
Slide18Slide19WHY DO WE COUNT 0 – 2 YEAR OLDS?
The following describes which children ages 0 through 2 should be reported. Use GRADE LEVEL PK.
Title 1 Part A-Neglected, Title 1 Part D, and Title 1 Part C Migrant Education Students that have been identified through the Certificate of Eligibility Process.
Note: Your Federal, Title 1 or Migrant Education Program Director will provide a list of these students.
(2) Homeless Students served by McKinney Vento Homeless program Funds
AGE BIRTH THROUGH 2: Includes any homeless child in this age group who is served in any way by McKinney-Vento funds. These data are only collected for CSPR Section 1.9.2.1 (Served in LEAs with McKinney-Vento sub-grants).
Slide20WHY DO WE COUNT OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH?
Definition of out of school from the C043 – Homeless Served McKinney Vento.
Out-of-school means youth through age 21 who are entitled to a free public education in the State but are not currently enrolled in a K through 12 institution.
This could include students who have dropped out of school, youth who are working on a GED outside of a K through 12 institution, and youth who are “here-to-work” only. It does not include preschoolers.
Slide21ERRORS AND WARNINGS
Error 1Error 1 - Homeless missing lives with or dwelling.
In the student or student snapshot the student is identified as homeless. However they are missing values in the “Unaccompanied Youth” or “dwelling arrangement” fields. Homeless students must have values in these fields.
Slide22ERRORS AND WARNINGS
Error 2 - Not Homeless with lives with or dwelling
In the student or student snapshot the student is identified as not homeless. However they have values in the “Unaccompanied Youth” or “dwelling arrangement” fields. Only homeless students can have values in these fields.
Slide23ERRORS AND WARNINGS
Error 3 - Student and student snapshot not matching.
The districts submit both a student template and a student snapshot template. The “homeless”, dwelling arrangement” and “unaccompanied youth” are in both templates and should have the same values.
Slide24ERRORS AND WARNINGS
Error 4 - Not McKinney-Vento District with served students.
A district is identified as not receiving McKinney Vento funds. However the students are identified as being served (Homeless value = HS). Homeless students in a district that does not receive McKinney Vento funds must have Homeless = HNS
Slide25ERRORS AND WARNINGS
Warning 1 – McKinney-Vento District with non-served students .
For districts identified as receiving McKinney Vento funds. However the students are identified by the district as not being served (Homeless value = HNS). Homeless students in a district that receives McKinney Vento funds can be marked either HS if the student is served or HNS if the student is not served. This is just a warning to ensure that a student is properly marked as HNS in a district that receives McKinney Vento funds. There is no way to turn off this warning. The idea is “You are a district that is receiving McKinney Vento funds but you are showing students that are not being served. Is that correct? Are these student not served? “ If it is correct than the warning can be ignored.
Slide26For 40, 80, 120 and EOY run the following reports:
Homeless by District Grade and Subgroup
– this report provides totals by school of all the aggregate totals that are reported to the Feds at end of year. It is a good report to use to see how many homeless you submitted for the current snapshot (select the current snapshot only) and for year to date (select all snapshots.)
Slide27For 40, 80, 120 and EOY run the following reports:
Homeless Student and Student Snapshot Audit
– this reports checks the for validity in the student and student snapshot homeless fields: Homeless, Dwelling Arrangement and Unaccompanied Youth. Error counts must be 0 for a snapshot to be approved.
Homeless Student Snapshot List
– this report lists the homeless students within a snapshot.
Slide28For 40, 80, 120 and EOY run the following reports.
Homeless Federal Report CSPR 1-9
– this report is not required to be run for each snapshot, but it is a good idea to run it. It is a cumulative report (40, 80, 120, EOY) that shows what will be reported for federal reporting at the end of the year.
Slide29Homeless fields in the Student and Student Snapshot templates
Homeless fields reported in the student and student snapshot
templates
Unaccompanied youth (Student Lives With)
Homeless
Dwelling Arrangement Code
Slide30WHAT ADDRESS DO WE USE FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS?
Please
use mailing address.
Information
in this field will be used to match with lunch databases and to help resolve duplicate IDs.
For
Homeless students, use the address of the shelter if there is no mailing address.
Slide31QUALITY CONCERNS for NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE
Nighttime
residence data should reflect the type of residence the student was using at the time the student was identified as meeting the definition of homeless
.
If
, over the course of a school year, the student uses multiple types of nighttime residence that meet the definition of homeless, only submit the type of housing the student used when first identified as homeless.
Slide32CHANGING “HOMELESS” STATUS DURING THE YEAR
The McKinney-Vento Act states that a “homeless” student is eligible for the protections that the McKinney-Vento Act offers for
the remainder of
that
academic
year, even if
housing is acquired.
Students must be reevaluated at the beginning of each school year for MV eligibility
by the Homeless Liaison.
Slide33on Expectant and Parenting Teens
STARS Reporting for Expectant and Parenting Teens
Slide34Young Parent Challenges
Juggling school and parenthoodAttendanceGraduationNegative attitudes and low expectationsNavigating the systemChild careTransportation
Slide35An environment of encouragement and high expectations is critical for improving the educational outcomes of pregnant and parenting teens.” Title IX: A Pregnancy Test for Schools
Slide36NM GRADS Program
Statewide system with 29 sites26 years of service For-credit class with 10 competenciesCase managementHome/hospital visits On-site child carePeer educationAccess to school-based health centers and school/community health programs
Slide37Why Collect Data on Young Parents?
Federal grant performance measuresConsistent and accurate data to identify needs of EPT statewideGuides work of Statewide Advisory Committee
Slide38Critical Data on Needs of Young Parents
Collects information on combined risk factors for homelessness, truancy and drop outWill help generate strategies to support districts and achieve positive outcomes for young parents
Slide39Inaccurate Data Collection on Homeless Students
What is the current living arrangement of expectant and parenting teens?Lives with spouseLives with parents Lives with partners parentsLives in foster homeHomeless/no permanent residence
Slide40Accurate Data
Total Number of expectant and parenting teensData can be matched with demographics for gender, ethnicity/race, grade, homeless, attendance, and graduation
Slide41STARS Reporting Requirements
Report information on all students regarding expectant and parenting statusNo requirement to ask students if they are expectant or parenting
Slide42Student Is Expectant
Expands field on single parents to include expectant teens and all parenting teensIndicate whether student is expectantIncludes both gendersY=YesN=No
Slide43Parental Status Code
Now districts are required to Indicate whether the student is a parent, single and non-singleIncludes both genders
Required Response
S=Student is a single parent
NS=Student is a parent, but not single
NP=Student is not a parent
Slide44Single Parent
An individual who is 1) unmarried or legally separated from spouse; and2) has a minor child or children for which the parent has either custody of joint custody; or is 3) pregnant
Slide45Non-Single Parent
A non-single parent is a legally married student that has a minor child or children for which the parent has either custody or joint custody
Slide46Work with School Nurse
Collaboration between STAR Coordinators and school nurses are encouraged in reporting process
Slide47Confidentiality
Districts may request that Student Information System vendors hide this data field from all users except those with authorized access to the STARS system to ensure confidentiality
Slide48Jessica AufrichtigExpectant and Parenting Teen Program CoordinatorCoordinated School Health and Wellness BureauPublic Education DepartmentJessica.Aufrichtig@state.nm.us505-827-1803
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