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District Website Self-Evaluation for McKinney-Vento Homeless Compliance
District Website Self-Evaluation for McKinney-Vento Homeless Compliance
These items represent mandatory legal requirements under the McKinney-Vento Act and state monitoring standards. Both District and Individual School Building websites must meet these criteria.
The exact keyword "McKinney-Vento" is searchable via the site search bar.
The exact keyword "Homeless" is searchable via the site search bar.
The definition of homeless is included on the website.
The rights and services for MKV students and families are listed on the website.
The homeless liaison's name and contact information are included on the website.
These items should all appear on the screen once the keyword has been searched for.
Additional information to include on the website as “Best Practice”.
Local Services (such as Food Pantries and Action Agencies)
Dispute Resolution Process Explained
In-district resources that are available (weekend food bag, Angel Tree)
Link to ISBE Homeless Website
Legal Information (How to access legal resources)
If you need additional information, please contact your Regional Homeless Liaison. Additional guidance can be found on the ISBE Website. https://www.isbe.net/Documents/District-websites.pdf
Legal Reference: Local Education Agencies must:
• “Ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths is disseminated in locations frequented by parents or guardians of such children and youths, and unaccompanied youths, including schools, shelters, public libraries, and soup kitchens, in a manner and form understandable to the parents and guardians of homeless children and youths, and unaccompanied youths.” 42 USC § 11432(g)(6)(A)(vi).
• “Inform school personnel, service providers, advocates working with homeless families, parents and guardians of homeless children and youths, and homeless children and youths of the duties of the [LEA] liaisons.” 42 USC § 11432(g)(6)(B).
McKinney-Vento
McKinney-Vento
Definition of Homeless
The term "homeless children and youth"
Means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence
Includes:
a. 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 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
b. 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
c. children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings and
d. migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).
What is the purpose of the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (McKinney-Vento) program?
What is the purpose of the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (McKinney-Vento) program?
The McKinney-Vento program is designed to address the problems that homeless children and youth have faced in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school. Under this program, State educational agencies (SEAs) must ensure that each homeless child and youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children and youth. Homeless children and youth should have access to education and other services that they need to enable them to meet the same challenging State student academic achievement standards to which all students are held. In addition, homeless students may not be separated from the mainstream school environment. States and districts are required to review and undertake steps to revise laws, regulations, practices, or policies that may act as a barrier to the enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and youth.
16 services:
Tutoring or supplemental instructional support
Expedited evaluations or testing
Free Lunch
Referrals for medical, dental and other health services
Transportation if needed and/or qualify
Early childhood education programs if needed/or qualify
Obtaining or transferring records necessary for enrollment
Parent education related to rights and resources
Coordination between schools and service agencies
Comparable services and participation in all school activities
School supplies
Counseling and referrals for Domestic Violence issues
Needs that students may have due to Domestic Violence
Emergency assistance to enable students to attend school
Professional Development
Services and assistance for homeless children and youth
BEST PRACTICE
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