Author: National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Get Book Here
Book Description
Homeless children and youth experience many challenges in enrolling and attending school and achieving educational success. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (reauthorized under Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and subsequently referred to as the McKinney-Vento Act in this brief) ensures rights and services for homeless children and youth that remove barriers to their education. School districts or local educational agencies (LEAs) are responsible for identifying homeless children and youth and linking them with educational and other services. The McKinney-Vento Act requires every school district to appoint a local homeless liaison (local liaison) [42 U.S.C. ʹ 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)]. A local liaison who has the skills and capacity to carry out the position is key to ensuring that homeless children and youth receive all protections and services necessary for them to succeed in school. By describing a set of steps to orient new local liaisons to their position, this brief will assist with (1) understanding the responsibilities of the position; (2) becoming familiar with procedures and resources for serving homeless students in their LEA; (3) determining where to target time and effort; and (4) identifying resources and support for becoming an effective homeless liaison. The brief also includes information on and links to helpful resources. The following is appended: Local Homeless Liaison Self-Assessment.
Author: National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Get Book Here
Book Description
Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, reauthorized by Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act, ensures educational rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness. This brief explains the key provisions in the Act concerning the roles and responsibilities of the local homeless education liaison and offers strategies for implementing the Act in a school district.
Author: National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 11
Get Book Here
Book Description
Homeless children and youth experience many challenges in enrolling and attending school and achieving educational success. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (reauthorized under Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and subsequently referred to as the McKinney-Vento Act in this brief) ensures rights and services for homeless children and youth that remove barriers to their education. School districts or local educational agencies (LEAs) are responsible for identifying homeless children and youth and linking them with educational and other services. The McKinney-Vento Act requires every school district to appoint a local homeless liaison [42 U.S.C. ʹ 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)]. A local liaison who has the skills and capacity to carry out the position is key to ensuring that homeless children and youth receive all protections and services necessary for them to succeed in school. This brief will assist school district administrators in (1) understanding key qualifications necessary for a local liaison to carry out the many and complex responsibilities of the position; (2) selecting a local liaison who has the experience, knowledge, skills, and attitude to perform effectively in the position; and (3) ensuring the local liaison has the time, authority, and support to carry out his or her responsibilities. The following are appended: (1) Qualifications Checklist for Local Homeless Liaisons; (2) Role Groups to Consider for the Local Homeless Liaison Position; and (3) Sample Local Homeless Liaison Position Description.
Author: National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Get Book Here
Book Description
Children and youth in homeless situations, particularly unaccompanied youth and survivors of domestic violence, are at a high risk for experiencing violence and victimization. Frequently, unaccompanied youth become homeless after leaving abusive or destructive home environments. In turn, their homelessness, which often involves "couch surfing" (staying temporarily with friends or relatives), or living on the streets, places them at risk of further victimization, including robbery and assault. Similarly, many survivors of domestic violence flee violent home environments only to find that their batterers continue to pursue them. Keeping their whereabouts secret is often a matter of life and death. By protecting confidential information, communicating with care and sensitivity, and building collaborations with community service providers and advocates, schools can play a pivotal role in protecting the safety of children and youth experiencing homelessness. It is important to remember that the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act requires the immediate enrollment of children and youth experiencing homelessness, even in the absence of records normally required for enrollment. School is the safest place to be for children who may be in danger. The checklist presented here can be used to help make your school district a safe place. (Contains 3 endnotes.).
Author: National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Get Book Here
Book Description
Each year, thousands of students stay with someone who serves as a caregiver, instead of living with a parent or legal guardian. The caregiver may be a relative, friend, school employee, or other individual. Some caregivers provide little to no support for youth staying with them, while others, especially with younger children, often assume more responsibility--even obtaining legal guardianship in some cases. While some caregiver living situations are considered permanent housing, others may result in students meeting the definition of "homeless children and youths" and thus being eligible for services under Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (hereafter referred to as the "McKinney-Vento Act") [42 U.S.C. ʹ 11434a(2)], which is the primary federal law addressing the educational needs of students experiencing homelessness. Students who are homeless and who are staying with caregivers instead of parents or legal guardians face a variety of risks and challenges. This brief explores caregiver living situations and offers strategies that local homeless education liaisons (hereafter referred to as "local liaisons") and school staff can implement to ensure that these students and their caregiver families receive appropriate services.
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Homelessness
Languages : en
Pages :
Get Book Here
Book Description
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Homeless youth
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Get Book Here
Book Description
Author: National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Get Book Here
Book Description
Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. ʹʹ11431-11435; hereafter referred to as "the McKinney-Vento Act"), reauthorized in 2001 by Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act, ensures educational rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness. Because of their often tumultuous living situations, school may be their only opportunity to benefit from a stable environment, consistent adult attention, positive peer relations, academic support, and regular meals. Enrolling homeless students in school immediately and presenting them with opportunities to participate fully in school provides them with needed educational stability and continuity. This brief explains the key provisions in the McKinney-Vento Act concerning school enrollment, including sections on enrollment barriers, immediate enrollment, enrollment requirements, and full participation in school. Each section also offers strategies for State Coordinators, local homeless education liaisons (hereafter referred to as "local liaisons"), and school personnel to ensure that the key provisions are successfully implemented so that students experiencing homelessness are immediately enrolled in school and provided or referred to appropriate services.
Author: National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Get Book Here
Book Description
Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 USC ʹʹ11431-11435, 2001; hereafter referred to as "The McKinney-Vento Act"), reauthorized in 2001 by Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act, guarantees a child or youth identified as homeless the right to attend either the school of origin or the local attendance area school. This brief assists local homeless education liaisons (hereafter referred to as "local liaisons") and school personnel in working with homeless parents, guardians, and unaccompanied youth in selecting the school of attendance that is in the student's best interest. This brief is designed to be used in conjunction with the National Center for Homeless Education's (NCHE's) "School Selection" brief (ED574585).
Author: National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Get Book Here
Book Description
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act defines "homeless children and youths" as "individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence." However, because the circumstances of homelessness vary with each family's or unaccompanied youth's situation, determining the extent to which the family or youth fits the definition must occur on a case-by-case basis. Enrollment staff and/or the local homeless education liaison must gather and analyze information from the family or youth and make an appropriate determination of eligibility. Expeditious determination of eligibility and immediate school enrollment are critical to the child's educational continuity. This tool is designed to assist school and school district staff in applying the definition to individual children and youth to determine eligibility for rights and services under the McKinney-Vento Act. (Contains 15 footnotes.).
