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Navigating McKinney-Vento: What Every Liaison Should Know

Navigating McKinney-Vento: What Every Liaison Should Know. NYS-TEACHS is a project of Advocates for Children and is funded by a grant from the New York State Education Department. Presented by NYS-TEACHS Toll-free Hotline: 800-388-2014. Poll 1. Who is on the call?. Pre-Test.

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Navigating McKinney-Vento: What Every Liaison Should Know

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  1. Navigating McKinney-Vento: What Every Liaison Should Know NYS-TEACHS is a project of Advocates for Children and is funded by a grant from the New York State Education Department. Presented by NYS-TEACHS Toll-free Hotline: 800-388-2014

  2. Poll 1 Who is on the call?

  3. Pre-Test

  4. Today’sTraining

  5. Identification and Enrollment

  6. Best Practices: Identification and Enrollment WHO does WHAT? • Identifies McKinney-Vento students? • Enters data into the student management system? • Completes and submits the STAC? • Arranges transportation/other services?

  7. X Identification: Best Practices “Homeless” Shared Housing Affidavit

  8. Poll 2 Which forms should be completed for all students seeking enrollment who are homeless?

  9. Identification and Enrollment: A Roadmap of Forms

  10. Identification Forms Identification 1. Residency Questionnaire

  11. Identification Forms Identification 2. STAC 202

  12. Jessica District C District B District A

  13. Poll 3 How should Box 7A (District of Attendance Before Becoming Homeless) be filled in?

  14. Poll 4 How should Box 7B (District Where Last Enrolled) be filled in?

  15. Poll 5 How should Box 8A (District of Current Location) be filled in?

  16. Poll 6 How should Box 9A (Designated District of Attendance) be filled in?

  17. STAC 202 • Who should receive a copy of the completed STAC? • Parent • District A • District B • District C • DSS, if it placed family

  18. Takeaways It is important to have clearly articulated roles at the school-level to support McKinney-Vento students. Residency Questionnaire All students STAC 202 McKinney-Vento students

  19. Questions?

  20. Enrollment Forms Enrollment 1. MV Enrollment Checklist

  21. Poll 7 True or False? A Caregiver Authorization Form is an enrollment form for unaccompanied homeless youth to replace proof of guardianship.

  22. Enrollment Forms Enrollment 2. Caretaker Authorization Form

  23. Enrollment Forms Enrollment 3. Other documents for UY: NOT REQUIRED FOR ENROLLMENT • Caregiver Authorization form • Notarized letters from parents • Person in Parental Relation form

  24. Poll 8 What if your supervisor disagrees with your designation of a student as homeless?

  25. Questions?

  26. State Aid: Instruction and Transportation

  27. State Aid for Instruction: A Roadmap

  28. State Aid for Instruction STAC 4 paper submission

  29. State Aid for Instruction • Automated Verification List (AVL) • Online only • Generated by SED, verified by district • Approved Payment Report • Reimbursement mailed to district of current location

  30. State Aid for Instruction • General Formula Aid Output Report • Online report that includes any deduction from district of origin’s aid

  31. Questions?

  32. Transportation Aid

  33. Transportation Funding 90% Transportation Aid Ratios for districts 60% A V E R A G E M A X 6.5% M I N

  34. Transportation FundingSources

  35. Takeaways SED will reimburse a district for the cost of instruction for a McKinney-Vento student who was last permanently housed in a different district. SED reimburses districts 60% of their approved transportation costs, on average, including those for McKinney-Vento students.

  36. Title I, Part A Set-Aside

  37. Title I Set-Aside If district has non-participating T1 schools MUST do set-aside Set-aside look-up: http://www.forms2.nysed.gov/emsc/titlei/supplement/home.cfm

  38. Strategies for Determining the T1 Set-Aside Amount

  39. Title I Set-Aside Uses • Academic programs and educational support services • Basic/emergency supplies • Extended library hours/after school programs • Counseling services • Parental involvement • Intervention programs • Transportationonce the student is permanently housed • Outreach efforts to identify the STH population and help them • The work of the liaison • Research based programs that benefit highly mobile students • Data collection to assess the needs/progress of STH

  40. Takeaway Title I funds Many uses to support students in temporary housing

  41. Questions?

  42. Data Collection

  43. McKinney-Vento Data in SIRS 43

  44. Questions?

  45. Dispute Resolution

  46. Dispute Resolution A Roadmap of the Process

  47. Dispute ResolutionSample District Letter

  48. Sample Appeal Evidence

  49. Takeaway When there is disagreement, immediately enroll and follow the dispute resolution process.

  50. Questions?

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