I. The LEA has established an appropriate infrastructure for implementation of the McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program. Guiding Questions Acceptable LEA Evidence Probing Questions LEA Response Is sufficient documentation LEA Documentation Interview provided? 1.1. Does the LEA review Local homeless education How does the percentage of N/A Yes No N/A Yes No and revise policies to policy homeless youth placed on remove barriers and adopt Reports on homeless homebound compare to the overall Comments Comments policies and practices to students in more restrictive local percentage? ensure that homeless settings, including any How does the rate of suspensions children and youth are not suspensions and expulsions and expulsions for students stigmatized or segregated on experiencing homelessness the basis of their status as compare to other groups? homeless? §722(g)(1)(J)(i) N/A 1.2. Has an appropriate staff LEA staff directory that What was the rationale for Yes No N/A Yes No person been designated as identifies the liaison including the liaison in his/her the LEA liaison for LEA Web site that current department? Comments Comments homeless children and youth identifies the liaison How is the liaison position who is able to carry out the Evidence that time allotted classified in HR? duties described in Title IX, to perform duties is How has the LEA Part A? §722(g)(1)(J)(ii)? reasonable given the designated a new homeless number of students education liaison? identified as homeless How is the coordinator notified of any changes in personnel? 1.3. How does the LEA Evidence that the liaison for In what professional N/A Yes No N/A Yes No liaison learn about liaison homeless children and youth development activities has the responsibilities under has participated in training liaison participated related to Comments Comments McKinney-Vento? identified by the state McKinney-Vento §722(f)(5) and (6), coordinator, e.g., certificates responsibilities? §722(g)(1)(J)(iv) & of attendance Are there topics the liaison would §722(g)(2) like to see offered by the state?
I. The LEA has established an appropriate infrastructure for implementation of the McKinney-Vento Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program. Guiding Questions LEA Acceptable LEA Evidence Documentation Probing Questions Interview LEA Response Is sufficient documentation provided? 1.1. Does the LEA review and revise policies to remove barriers and adopt policies and practices to ensure that homeless children and youth are not stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their status as homeless? §722(g)(1)(J)(i) Local homeless education policy Reports on homeless students in more restrictive settings, including any suspensions and expulsions How does the percentage of homeless youth placed on homebound compare to the overall local percentage? How does the rate of suspensions and expulsions for students experiencing homelessness compare to other groups? Yes No N/A Comments Yes No N/A Comments 1.2. Has an appropriate staff person been designated as the LEA liaison for homeless children and youth who is able to carry out the duties described in Title IX, Part A? §722(g)(1)(J)(ii)? LEA staff directory that identifies the liaison LEA Web site that identifies the liaison Evidence that time allotted to perform duties is reasonable given the number of students identified as homeless What was the rationale for including the liaison in his/her current department? How is the liaison position classified in HR? How has the LEA designated a new homeless education liaison? How is the coordinator notified of any changes in personnel? Yes No N/A Comments Yes No N/A Comments 1.3. How does the LEA liaison learn about liaison responsibilities under McKinney-Vento? §722(f)(5) and (6), §722(g)(1)(J)(iv) & §722(g)(2) Evidence that the liaison for homeless children and youth has participated in training identified by the state coordinator, e.g., certificates of attendance In what professional development activities has the liaison participated related to McKinney-Vento responsibilities? Are there topics the liaison would like to see offered by the state? Yes No N/A Comments Yes No N/A Comments
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