Post on 15-Dec-2015
transcript
McKinney-VentoHomeless Education Liaison Training
Area VI
ROE #02, ROE #12, ROE #20, ROE #21, ROE #25, and ROE #30
60 Minutes
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2hzRPLVSm4
What does the law say?
• Identify the student as being homeless• Enroll student immediately• Waive all fees• Provide assistance with transportation• Afforded the same academic
advantages as those students who are not homeless
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Definition of Homeless
• The 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 placement
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 children
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/hotel• Living in cars, trucks, vans, and• Living in shelters
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Not So Easily Identified Homeless Children
• Families sharing the housing of others persons due to the loss of housing
• Living 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.
Clues…
• Lack of medical records• Poor health/nutrition• Poor attendance• Social/Behavioral
Concerns• Poor hygiene• Absent during party
days
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School of choice
• School of Origin – The school the child attended when he/she became homeless
• The school nearest to where he/she is currently living
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McKinney-Vento Homeless Education16 Services
• Tutoring & supplemental instructional support• Expedited 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 enrollment
Services continued
• Parent education• Coordination between schools & local services• Counseling & referrals for domestic violence
issues• Needs due to domestic violence• Adapt space/supplies to provide off site services• School Supplies• Emergency assistance to enable a student to
attend school
How can we help?
• Be aware• Be considerate• Get to know the students and their families• Volunteer at a shelter• Coordinate a food drive(A jar of peanut butter and a
jar of jelly can go a long way!!)• Donate items to a resale shop
Help continued
• Ensure access to all services ( Special Education, Sports, Gifted, and Title 1)
• Train your staff• Disseminate posters and brochures (they should be
posted in school’s front office)• Network with local social service agencies
• Watch and support without judgment
Students who want to participate in sports
• Contact the districts’ homeless liaison for a letter declaring the students’ homeless status
• Complete 2 forms:– Principals’ Concurrence Regarding Transfer– Transfer Eligibility
These forms can be downloaded from IHSA webpage:• http://www.isha.org/forms/#Eligigibilityforms
Illinois Homeless Liaison Look-Up
• http:/webapps.isbe.net/homelesschildrenliaison/
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”.
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 Aid
• Youth 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