NCHE - Training Resources

supporting the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness

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Homeless Education Issue Briefs
Local Liaison Toolkit
McKinney-Vento Online Training Presentations
NCHE Webinars
PowerPoint Presentations for Downloading
State Coordinator's Handbook

Homeless Education Issue Briefs

These series of briefs discuss selected issues pertaining to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and offer strategies for implementation.

Best Practices in Homeless Education series

Confirming Eligibility for McKinney-Vento Services: Do’s and Don’ts for Local Liaisons
Confirming Eligibility for McKinney-Vento Services: Do’s and Don’ts for School Districts
Determining Eligibility for Rights and Services Under the McKinney-Vento Act
Housing Agency and School District Collaborations to Serve Homeless and Highly Mobile Students
Guiding the Discussion on School Selection
Immediate Enrollment Under McKinney-Vento: How Local Liaisons Can Keep Homeless Students Safe
Immediate Enrollment Under McKinney-Vento: How Schools Can Keep Homeless Students Safe
Immigrant and Homeless: Information for Local Liaisons
Immigrant and Homeless: Information for School District Title III Programs and Community Agencies
Navigating the Intersections of IDEA and McKinney-Vento: A Problem-Solving Process
Prompt and Proper Placement: Enrolling Students without Records
Supporting Homeless Students with Disabilities: Implementing IDEA

Connecting Schools and Displaced Students series

Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on Their Own
What Relief Agencies Should Know About the Educational Rights of Children Displaced by Disasters
What School District Administrators Should Know About the Educational Rights of Children Displaced by Disasters

Helping You Help Your Child: Information for Parents

School Help for Homeless Children with Disabilities: Information for Parents

McKinney-Vento Law Into Practice series

Dispute Resolution Updated January 2008
Domestic Violence, Homelessness, and Children's Education
Enrollment Updated February 2008
Identifying Students in Homeless Situations Updated February 2008
Including Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness in State and Local School District Accountability Systems
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004: Provisions for Homeless Children and Youth with Disabilities
Introduction to the Issues
Customizable fourth page (companion to Introduction to the Issues)
Local Homeless Education Liaisons Updated May 2008
Migrant Children and Youths Experiencing Homelessness
School Selection
Summary of McKinney-Vento Act and Title I Provisions
The McKinney-Vento Act at a Glance Updated January 2008
Title I and Homelessness
Transportation
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
What LEA Administrators Should Know Updated January 2008
What Service Providers Should Know Updated January 2008
When Legal Guardians Are Not Present: Enrolling Students on Their Own
Who is Homeless?

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Local Liaison Toolkit

The Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit is a comprehensive resource that will assist both new and veteran local liaisons in carrying out their responsibilities. The Toolkit, updated in 2007, contains over 250 pages of the most useful and current information on supporting the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Cd-rom orders are limited to 1; however, the files contained on the cd-rom may be copied and distributed freely.

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Complete toolkit (5.68MB)

Chapters 1-7 (1.74MB)

Appendix A The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (582K)

Appendix B Related Legislation (964K)

Appendix C Awareness Materials (1.89MB)

Appendix D Enrollment Tools (383K)

Appendix E Assessment and Data Collection Tools (725K)

Appendix F Sample LEA Homeless Education Policy (367K)

Appendix G School-Level Point of Contact Form (268K)

Appendix H Collaboration Resources (354K)

Appendix I Transportation Resources (336K)

Appendix J Homeless Education Issue Briefs (565K)

Appendix K Frequently Asked Questions (447K)

Appendix L Tip Sheets (718K)

Appendix M Homeless Education Webpage Development (304K)

Appendix N Training Resources (580K)

Appendix O Research and Information on Homeless Education (549K)

Appendix P National Partners in Homeless Education (282K)

Appendix Q Resources and Services Available Through NCHE (431K)

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McKinney-Vento Online Training Presentations

These presentations, complete with audio and video, give brief introductions to key issues covered in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Most presentations offer a downloadable summary of main points and certificate of completion, upon completing a brief quiz on the material presented. The quiz and certificate of completion are optional.

Topic	Title	Length
Information for Parents	Help When You Need It: Information for Parents on How Schools Can Help During Homelessness	11:04
Homeless Education (general awareness)	Homeless with Homework: An Introduction to Homeless Education	13:21*
Title I	Homeless Education and Title I: Collaboration and Compliance	11:01*
Enrollment	Providing Equal Access: Enrolling Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness	18:30*
*Length does not include time needed to take the optional quiz.

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PowerPoint Presentations for Downloading

NCHE staff members provide onsite technical assistance at national, state, and local training events. Following are some of NCHE's training presentations in PowerPoint format. They may be downloaded and used for one's own information or for providing training to others.

Trainings may be customized by adding state and/or local contact information; if, however, the content of the training is modified beyond adding state and/or local contact information, please delete the NCHE logo from each slide.

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Immediate Enrollment Under McKinney-Vento: Keeping Students Safe (1.51 MB)
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McKinney-Vento and Preschool-Aged Homeless Children (1.24 MB)
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Overview of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (2.32MB)
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Rights and Services for Migrant Children and Youth Under the McKinney-Vento Act (2.54MB)
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Standards and Indicators for Quality McKinney-Vento Programs (436K)

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State Coordinator's Handbook

The State Coordinator's Handbook for Supporting Local Homeless Education Liaisons is a useful tool to assist State Coordinators for Homeless Education in implementing the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act in their state. The Handbook provides information and strategies compiled from State Coordinators across the country for identifying local liaisons, training liaisons in their role, and maintaining ongoing communication with liaisons. The Handbook, developed by NCHE in collaboration with the College of William and Mary, is intended to be a companion document to the Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit. It also provides sample forms and a PowerPoint presentation introducing the Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit.

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Table of Contents (39K)

Complete handbook (chapters and appendices) (6.07MB)

Chapters 1-4 (436K)

Appendix A Sample Letter Requesting that a Local Homeless Education Liaison Be Identified (51K)

Appendix B Sample Liaison Welcome Letter (43K)

Appendix C Sample Update Postcard and E-mail (42K)

Appendix D Sample Welcome Letter for a Replacement Local Homeless Education Liaison (53K)

Appendix E State Forms: (54K)
State Information Form
Sample Technical Assistance/Barrier Tracking Form

Appendix F Presentation: Introduction to the Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit Packet (1.82MB)

Appendix F Presentation - PowerPoint format (290K)

Appendix F Presentation - HTML format (3K)

Appendix G Workshop: Exploring the Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit Packet (4.13MB)

Appendix G Presentation - PowerPoint format (6.94MB)

Appendix G Presentation - HTML format (3K)

About SERVE (48K)

The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) is associated with The SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. This website was produced with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, on contract no. ED-01-CO-0092/0001.