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McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Liaison Training - PPT Presentation

Area VI ROE 02 ROE 12 ROE 20 ROE 21 ROE 25 and ROE 30 60 Minutes 2 http wwwyoutubecomwatchvL2hzRPLVSm4 What does the law say Identify the student as being homeless Enroll student immediately ID: 653386

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McKinney-VentoHomeless Education Liaison TrainingArea VI

ROE #02, ROE #12, ROE #20, ROE #21, ROE #25, and ROE #30Slide2

60 Minutes2

http

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2hzRPLVSm4 Slide3

What does the law say?

Identify the student as being homelessEnroll student immediately

Waive all feesProvide assistance with transportation

Afforded the same academic advantages as those students who are not homeless

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Definition of HomelessThe term “homeless children and youth”

(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and/or adequate nighttime residence(B) children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or awaiting foster care placementSlide5

Definition of Homeless Continued(C) children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings

(D) migratory childrenSlide6

Fixed

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Regular

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Adequate

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Easily Identified Homeless Children

Living in laundry facilities

Living in tents, campgrounds, motel/hotelLiving in cars, trucks, vans, and

Living in shelters

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Not So Easily Identified H

omeless Children

Families sharing the housing of others persons due to the loss of housingLiving in a “DOUBLED UP” situation due to an economic hardship or other reasons

Migratory Children – Families who move every three to six months

Those Awaiting Foster Care

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Hardest to identify

Teens are probably the hardest to identify because they can hide it so well. A teen who is “couch surfing” goes from one friends home to the other.Slide12

Clues…Lack of medical records

Poor health/nutrition

Poor attendanceSocial/Behavioral Concerns

Poor hygiene

Absent during party days

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School of choiceSchool of Origin –

The school the child attended when he/she became homelessThe school nearest to where he/she is currently living

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McKinney-Vento Homeless Education16 Services

Tutoring & supplemental i

nstructional supportExpedited evaluation & testing: Gifted, Title 1, ELL, Spec. Ed

Professional Development

Referrals to medical, dental & other health services

Transportation

Early Childhood

Comparable services

Before & after-school & summer school

Obtain & transfer records necessary for enrollmentSlide15

Services continuedParent education

Coordination between schools & local servicesCounseling & referrals for domestic violence issues

Needs due to domestic violenceAdapt space/supplies to provide off site servicesSchool SuppliesEmergency assistance to enable a student to attend schoolSlide16

How can we help?

Be awareBe considerate

Get to know the students and their familiesVolunteer at a shelterCoordinate a food drive(A jar of peanut butter and a jar of jelly can go a long way!!)

Donate items to a resale shopSlide17

Help continuedEnsure access to all services

( Special Education, Sports, Gifted, and Title 1)Train your staffDisseminate posters and brochures (they should be posted in school’s front office)

Network with local social service agenciesWatch and support without judgmentSlide18

Students who want to participate in sportsContact the districts’ homeless liaison for a letter declaring the students’ homeless status

Complete 2 forms:Principals’ Concurrence Regarding Transfer

Transfer EligibilityThese forms can be downloaded from IHSA webpage:

http://www.isha.org/forms/#EligigibilityformsSlide19

IHSAMarty Hickman

Executive Director309-663-6377

mhickman@isha.orgSlide20

Illinois Homeless Liaison Look-Uphttp:/webapps.isbe.net/homelesschildrenliaison

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Quote from former homeless student “Through it all, school is probably the only thing that has kept me going. I know that every day that I walk in those doors, I can stop thinking about my problems for the next six hours and concentrate on what is most important to me”.Slide22

Where Will You Sleep Tonight?Most of all remember, we all have a home with a roof and a feeling of safety……

Many of our children do not…..

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Financial AidYouth who meet the definition of “independent student” can apply for federal aid without parental information or signatures

To be considered an “independent student”, the student has to be considered independent, an orphan, a word of the court, a veteran, a graduate student, married, or have a dependent