Homeless Education McKinney-Vento Act – Local Homeless Liaison and Duties OPTIONS FOR Section criteria Evidence or documentation CoMMENTS Homeless Liaison & Duties LEA has designated a local homeless liaison to Y N NA §722(g)(6) Indicated on Title I application screen assist homeless students in enrolling, attending, IAC Ch 33 Person designated is aware of the appointment participating & succeeding in school. §722(g)(6)(B) LEA has informed school personnel, service Y N NA Documentation of trainings providers, community agencies & advocate with Examples of materials distributed IAC [218] Ch 33 the duties of the local liaison Lists of homeless shelters; community agencies Locations of posters; and other postings §722 (g)(1) Liaison ensure that homeless children & youth are Y N NA Documentation of referral & identification forms located, identified & referred by school personnel IAC [218] Ch 33 to liaison §111 (a)(1) Y N NA LEA maintains count of homeless children/youth Interview with M-V Coordinator/local Liaison IAC [218] Ch 33 residing in district, enrolled & not enrolled. Count list §722(g)(1) Liaison provides assistance & support to Y N NA Documentation of referral forms & programs in which IAC [218] Ch 33 homeless students to ensure they receive all homeless students are participating educational services for which they are eligible §722(g)(6) Liaison informs parents of the educational rights Y N NA Documentation of services utilized by families. of their children & provides them with meaningful Records of such assistance. IAC [218] Ch 33 opportunities to participate in their children’s education. Y N NA Liaison assists homeless families/unaccompanied youth with obtaining necessary documentation regarding medical immunization & medical records. §722(g)(6)(A) Liaison informs homeless families/youth of school Y N NA Documentation of transportation forms/records transportation services & assists them in IAC [218] Ch 33 accessing these services
Homeless Education – McKinney-Vento Act Local Homeless Liaison and Duties Section criteria OPTIONS FOR Evidence or documentation CoMMENTS Homeless Liaison & Duties §722(g)(6) IAC Ch 33 LEA has designated a local homeless liaison to assist homeless students in enrolling, attending, participating & succeeding in school. Indicated on Title I application screen Person designated is aware of the appointment Y N NA §722(g)(6)(B) IAC [218] Ch 33 LEA has informed school personnel, service providers, community agencies & advocate with the duties of the local liaison Documentation of trainings Examples of materials distributed Lists of homeless shelters; community agencies Locations of posters; and other postings Y N NA §722 (g)(1) IAC [218] Ch 33 Liaison ensure that homeless children & youth are located, identified & referred by school personnel to liaison Documentation of referral & identification forms Y N NA §111 (a)(1) IAC [218] Ch 33 LEA maintains count of homeless children/youth residing in district, enrolled & not enrolled. Interview with M-V Coordinator/local Liaison Count list Y N NA §722(g)(1) IAC [218] Ch 33 Liaison provides assistance & support to homeless students to ensure they receive all educational services for which they are eligible Documentation of referral forms & programs in which homeless students are participating Y N NA §722(g)(6) IAC [218] Ch 33 Liaison informs parents of the educational rights of their children & provides them with meaningful opportunities to participate in their children’s education. Liaison assists homeless families/unaccompanied youth with obtaining necessary documentation regarding medical immunization & medical records. Documentation of services utilized by families. Records of such assistance. Y N NA Y N NA §722(g)(6)(A) IAC [218] Ch 33 Liaison informs homeless families/youth of school transportation services & assists them in accessing these services Documentation of transportation forms/records Y N NA
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