McKinney-Vento & Foster Care Programs

[Audio] MCKINNEY-VENTO&FOSTER CARE. McKinney-Vento & Foster Care Programs.

[Audio] WHAT IS MCKINNEY-VENTO? The McKinney-Vento Act is federally funded and designed to address the challenges that homeless children and youth have faced in: enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school. Under the McKinney-Vento Act, State Educational Agencies must ensure that each homeless child and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education as any other student..

[Audio] Identifying Families: Enrollment, OLR, Student Residency Questionnaire (SRQ) Parent/caregiver/youth completes OLR, chooses a temporary housing option, or Parent/caregiver provide Shared Residency Affidavit and chooses "doubled up" Parent/caregiver/youth will be prompted to complete the SRQ Proceed with enrollment Immediately refer to School SW or MHC and District Liaison District Liaison will complete intake to determine eligibility.

[Audio] Referral Process Parent/caregiver/youth discloses homelessness, or homelessness is suspected Staff member immediately refers student to the School SW or MHC *SW or MHC should always be the first point of contact on a campus School SW or MHC makes contact with the Parent/caregiver/youth and provides the District Homeless Education Liaison with the family's information *Any staff can refer at any time *Additional reasons for eligibility may include family tragedy or disaster: loss or incarceration of parent(s), house fire.

[Audio] POTENTIAL INDICATORS OF HOMELESSNESS: -MISSING THE BUS -HUNGER -TARDINESS OR ABSENCES -HYGIENE -LACK OF PARTICIPATION/ SCHOOL SUPPLIES -UNMET MEDICAL OR DENTAL NEEDS -SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES -SLEEPING IN CLASS/ FATIGUE -ENROLLMENT AT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS, LACK OF RECORDS, GAPS IN LEARNING. Scan the code or visit the link to learn more!.

[Audio] McKinney-Vento Eligibility Parent/caregiver/youth must complete intake with the District Homeless Education Liaison Can schedule a time to meet in person Campus is notified via email Eligibility letter is sent to the parent/caregiver/youth via email Students under other criteria may also be eligible: Refugee, Migrant: English Language Learner (ELL), Special Education Enrollment The purpose of the McKinney-Vento law is to remove barriers to enrollment or continued enrollment School of Origin or School of Residence Services (transportation) do not apply to Open Enrollment (unless family becomes displaced after enrollment) Proof of Residency, Shared Residency Affidavit, Birth Certificate, and Immunizations are not needed to get a student started *Reporting and Compliance: 'Homeless' entry in SIS by District Liaison will show that the student qualifies under McKinney-Vento.

[Audio] Attendance Notifications from attendance to School SW or MHC & District Liaison at 3 days of unexcused absences SW or MHC attempts to make contact with the parent/caregiver/youth SW or MHC and District Liaison work together to contact family & identify barriers & underlying reasons Students eligible for McKinney-Vento cannot be dropped without first notifying the SW or MHC & Liaison An example may be: if transportation is being arranged for a student who does not have a ride to school, but we have reached 10 days of absences and the parent did not excuse them, we would not drop the student. Transportation Can be available to the School of Origin at the parent/caregiver/youth's request Routing times for district transportation vary: 2-3 days for in-district requests 3-5 minimum for shared district requests Other modes include a city bus pass or parent mileage reimbursement (these are preferred if the family is highly mobile).

[Audio] Food & Nutrition Liaison notifies Food & Nutrition of student eligibility for free breakfast & lunch Matthew's Crossing - weekly food bag & food pantry assistance Fee Assistance Class fees (including additional course fee for online classes) AP exams, Dual Enrollment, SAT/PSAT/ACT , College Application fees Field Trips Summer school Graduation Cap & Gowns Instrument Rentals.

[Audio] Summary of Foster Care Statute Under ESSA Children in foster care have the right to remain in their School of Origin *School of Origin = last school attended when they entered foster care, or when they moved placements Also referred to as District of Origin if a student is in a Private Day Placement as a service of their IEP ENROLLMENT AT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS, LACK OF RECORDS, GAPS IN LEARNING Determinations are made through the BID (Best Interest Determination) process.

[Audio] Foster Care Identifying Students in Foster Care Students will be identified throughout the year through the BID process Students in Foster Care will have a Notice to Provider from DCS, or Signature Authority Form from Tribal Services Always notify Foster Care Liaison of a student placed by Tribal Services or in grades Preschool or Kindergarten BID Process Purpose: Help students in Foster Care maintain school stability Students in Foster Care are not to be enrolled or withdrawn until a BID meeting is held (Per ESSA & ADE) If a registration is received, forward to Foster Care Liaison BID meetings are facilitated by DCS, and DCS makes final determination (DCS is legal guardian) We may not always have the IEP before hand, School of Origin may not be present: can't delay BID.

[Audio] After a BID, Enrollment / Withdrawal Foster Care Liaison or School SW or MHC will notify Principal & Registrar or Attendance if the student is enrolling or withdrawing School SW/MHC and Foster Care Liaison should always receive a copy of the student's NTP Best practice: Each campus can decide how to monitor BID meetings and which students remain in Foster Care Contacts & Caregivers (IC portal) - only designated individuals in I.C. (up to 3) have access to students, Group home staff or foster parent must be willing to provide proper ID, including group home employee badge, Group home or foster parent must call to report absences Updated Federal Guidance: If it is determined a student is to remain in their School of Origin and they already receive transportation services as a service of their IEP, the School of Origin will continue transporting student (both ways).

Refugee A newcomer student is any immigrant student who has recently arrived in the United States A newcomer student may be a Refugee, Humanitarian Parolee/Entrant, Asylum-seeker, Asylee, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) eligible individual. Newcomer students may also meet criteria for: an English language learner (ELL), experiencing homelessness, a child in foster care, a migratory student, unaccompanied. All newcomer students are entitled to: a free, accessible, and appropriate public education, regardless of their actual or perceived immigration status.This concludes the presentation.Thank you for your time!