2.5. How does the LEA Evidence that the LEA How does the LEA review and Yes No N/A Yes No N/A ensure that homeless annually reviews and revise policies and practices students are immediately revises policies and (such as those regarding Comments Comments enrolled and assisted with practices to ensure they do immunization and health records, basic school requirements not act as barriers to residency requirements, birth (e.g., records transfer, health enrolling homeless certificates, school records, and and immunization records, students, such as agenda, guardianship) to ensure they do and residency)? minutes, or notes from not act as barriers when enrolling §722(g)(3)(C) meetings where these homeless students? §722(g)(7) reviews occur What data (barrier logs, Enrollment records with technical assistance logs, date of presentment and etc.) are used to inform date of initial attendance practices? What processes are in place to address barriers and other challenges identified? How does the LEA document that students experiencing homelessness are immediately enrolled in school and provided assistance in obtaining any missing enrollment documents? 2.6. What special activities Sample letters and/or Does the LEA homeless liaison Yes No N/A Yes No N/A are undertaken on behalf of meeting agendas assist unaccompanied youth with homeless unaccompanied or Credit accrual school placement decisions? Comments Comments out-of-school strategies/policies Are the needs of homeless youth §722(g)(1)(F)(ii) Evidence unaccompanied addressed in high school §722(g)(6)(A)(x) youth are notified of their retention efforts? §722(g)(7)(C) independent status on the FAFSA On-time graduation and dropout rates disaggregated by homeless status
2.5. How does the LEA ensure that homeless students are immediately enrolled and assisted with basic school requirements (e.g., records transfer, health and immunization records, and residency)? §722(g)(3)(C) §722(g)(7) Evidence that the LEA annually reviews and revises policies and practices to ensure they do not act as barriers to enrolling homeless students, such as agenda, minutes, or notes from meetings where these reviews occur Enrollment records with date of presentment and date of initial attendance How does the LEA review and revise policies and practices (such as those regarding immunization and health records, residency requirements, birth certificates, school records, and guardianship) to ensure they do not act as barriers when enrolling homeless students? What data (barrier logs, technical assistance logs, etc.) are used to inform practices? What processes are in place to address barriers and other challenges identified? How does the LEA document that students experiencing homelessness are immediately enrolled in school and provided assistance in obtaining any missing enrollment documents? Yes No N/A Comments Yes No N/A Comments 2.6. What special activities are undertaken on behalf of homeless unaccompanied or out-of-school §722(g)(1)(F)(ii) §722(g)(6)(A)(x) §722(g)(7)(C) Sample letters and/or meeting agendas Credit accrual strategies/policies Evidence unaccompanied youth are notified of their independent status on the FAFSA On-time graduation and dropout rates disaggregated by homeless status Does the LEA homeless liaison assist unaccompanied youth with school placement decisions? Are the needs of homeless youth addressed in high school retention efforts? Yes No N/A Comments Yes No N/A Comments
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