Guiding Questions Acceptable LEA Evidence Probing Questions LEA Response Is sufficient documentation LEA Documentation Interview provided? 1.4. How does the liaison Evidence that the LEA What staff receive training? N/A Yes No N/A Yes No ensure LEA personnel are liaison or LEA How frequently is aware of the LEA’s conducts outreach to information shared? Comments Comments McKinney-Vento relevant LEA staff to inform How do school personnel receive responsibilities and the them of McKinney-Vento appropriate information and needs of homeless children rights and services for technical assistance on the and youth? homeless children and educational rights and needs of §722(g)(1)(D), youth, such as copies of homeless students? §722(g)(6)(A)(ix) & agendas, minutes, handouts, Is public notice of the §722(g)(6)(B) and (C) or notes educational rights of homeless Professional development children and youth disseminated schedule and tracking to all schools where such children and youth receive services under the Act? 1.5. How does the LEA Evidence that the LEA How do service providers, and Yes No N/A Yes No N/A ensure that community liaison or LEA advocates working with homeless agencies that serve homeless conducts outreach to families receive appropriate Comments Comments individuals are made aware relevant community groups information and technical of the rights of homeless to inform them of assistance on the educational students? McKinney-Vento rights and rights and needs of homeless §722(g)(6)(A)(i) & services for homeless students? §722(g)(6)(B) and (C) children and youth, such as Is public notice of the copies of agendas, minutes, educational rights of homeless handouts, or notes children and disseminated where such children and youth receive services such as family shelters and soup kitchens? Where else are the rights of homeless students posted? What other community activities are conducted to raise awareness of McKinney-Vento rights?
Guiding Questions LEA Acceptable LEA Evidence Documentation Probing Questions Interview LEA Response Is sufficient documentation provided? 1.4. How does the liaison ensure LEA personnel are aware of the LEA’s McKinney-Vento responsibilities and the needs of homeless children and youth? §722(g)(1)(D), §722(g)(6)(A)(ix) & §722(g)(6)(B) and (C) Evidence that the LEA liaison or LEA conducts outreach to relevant LEA staff to inform them of McKinney-Vento rights and services for homeless children and youth, such as copies of agendas, minutes, handouts, or notes Professional development schedule and tracking What staff receive training? How frequently is information shared? How do school personnel receive appropriate information and technical assistance on the educational rights and needs of homeless students? Is public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youth disseminated to all schools where such children and youth receive services under the Act? Yes No N/A Comments Yes No N/A Comments 1.5. How does the LEA ensure that community agencies that serve homeless individuals are made aware of the rights of homeless students? §722(g)(6)(A)(i) & §722(g)(6)(B) and (C) Evidence that the LEA liaison or LEA conducts outreach to relevant community groups to inform them of McKinney-Vento rights and services for homeless children and youth, such as copies of agendas, minutes, handouts, or notes How do service providers, and advocates working with homeless families receive appropriate information and technical assistance on the educational rights and needs of homeless students? Is public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and disseminated where such children and youth receive services such as family shelters and soup kitchens? Where else are the rights of homeless students posted? What other community activities are conducted to raise awareness of McKinney-Vento rights? Yes No N/A Comments Yes No N/A Comments