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Part II: Removing Barriers to Enrollment

School Contact. All schools should have a school contactSchool contacts ensure:Immediate enrollmentFree and reduced lunch sign-upPrompt educational assessmentTransportation arrangementsEnrollment in Title IAlert teachers of

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Part II: Removing Barriers to Enrollment

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    1. Part II: Removing Barriers to Enrollment ******************************

    2. School Contact All schools should have a school contact School contacts ensure: Immediate enrollment Free and reduced lunch sign-up Prompt educational assessment Transportation arrangements Enrollment in Title I Alert teachers of “McKinney-Vento” status (privacy) Access to appropriate services (i.e., Title I, special education, sports, after school tutoring, GATE, etc.) Monitor change in housing status

    3. Who Is a Homeless Student? A school-age child who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or A school-age child who has a primary nighttime residence that is any of the following: A shelter Temporary institutional residence Makeshift arrangements in someone else’s home A place not designed for human accommodations Adapted from the McKinney-Vento Act

    4. Rights and Responsibilities Children’s Rights A free, appropriate public education. To enroll in the school of origin before becoming homeless, or where last enrolled. To enroll in the school in their best interest. To enroll without complete or verified documents. Access to the basic school program offered to all students. Comparable academic, social, psychological, transportation, and other supports that other students receive, even if the school is not a Title I funded school.

    5. Rights and Responsibilities School’s Responsibilities Remove all barriers to enrollment, attendance, and school success. Inform families of their rights and uphold them. Reach out to families with information, advocacy, and support. Provide for the immediate basic needs of children. Teach to high standards for all students.

    6. Removing Enrollment Barriers Look for signs and interview to confirm McKinney-Vento status Consider child’s best interest to determine school placement Enroll, using affidavits for residency, missing documentation

    7. Signs of Homelessness Attendance at many different schools Lack of records needed for enrollment Erratic attendance or tardiness Anger or embarrassment when asked for current address Mention of staying with grandparents, friends, or in a motel “I don’t remember my address” or the name of my previous school. “We’re going through a bad time.” “We’re moving around a lot.”

    8. Initial Identification Welcome sign Consider using a form like the one Placerville uses as part of the enrollment packet Add to an existing form questions that would trigger a confidential interview

    9. School Placement To determine “child’s best interest”, consider: Safety of the child. Continuity of instruction. Need for special instructional programs. Quality of instruction in the school of origin. Age/grade of the child. School placement of siblings. Length of stay at a shelter or temporary residence. Likely place of family’s future residence. Access to transportation to and from school.

    10. Consider adapting PUSD form to help determine school placement When you enroll the student, enter info in your Student Information System so that you will be able to track student progress and do mandated reporting

    11. To enroll students immediately, what forms and procedures do you need? Residency: sample affidavit Caregiver’s Authorization affidavit Missing records for birth, grade: previous school or affidavit Immunization: verification or assistance Enroll student in free lunch program Enroll in Title I, other support programs Arrange transportation

    12. Reminder Schools cannot refuse to send records for a student because fees have not been paid.

    13. Next steps How will you ensure that students have access to support services? How will you share information with teachers and also respect the family’s privacy?

    14. Questions?

    15. Contacts Know your district liaison EDCOE: Kate Doyle 295-2241 kdoyle@edcoe.k12.ca.us Fax: 621-4274

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