Foster & Homeless Youth Executive Council Meeting October 25 th , 2017 • Families Displaced by Northern California Wildfires Information / Resources (AHO) McKinney – Vento: Homeless Students Matter (document) Supporting success / Tips (document) Collecting information • ESSA Transportation Plan Updates to ESSA NCHE School selection rights (slides) McKinney-Vento eligibility (slides) ESSA Implementation toolkit (document) • Foster Focus – Presentation • The Education of Foster Youth – Presentation • Information / Resources • Closing
Families Displaced by Northern California Wildfires
McKinney-Vento Eligibility • Children or youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence , including: • Sharing housing due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason • Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations • Living in emergency or transitional shelters, or are abandoned in hospitals* • Living in a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings • Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings • Migratory children living in the above circumstances Pub. L. No. 114-95, § 9105(a)(1)(B), 129 Stat. 2137 • The term unaccompanied youth includes a homeless child or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian
Welcoming Displaced Families • Supporting the Success of Homeless Children and Youths • Tips for Supporting Homeless Children and Youths Fact sheets & tips for teachers, principals, school leaders, counselors, and other school staff
Collecting Information / Reporting • The district/school enrolls the homeless student. • This student is recorded as homeless in the appropriate SIS homelessness field. • A separate or additional field within SIS could be added to record the student being “displaced by fire” OR, you can use the built in comments section within the homeless field to record the student being “displaced by fire”. • Collect updated information as it becomes available, i.e. number of students enrolled, grade level, and school
Every Student Succeeds Act
Transportation Plan ESSA Transportation Requirement LEAs must collaborate with the State or local child welfare agency to develop and implement clear written procedures governing how transportation to maintain children in foster care in their school of origin when in their best interest will be provided, arranged, and funded for the duration of the time in foster care. The procedures shall: i. Ensure that children in foster care needing transportation to the school of origin will promptly receive transportation in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with the Social Security Act; ii. Ensure that, if there are additional costs incurred in providing transportation to maintain children in foster care in their schools of origin, the local education agency will provide transportation to the school of origin if: (I) the local child welfare agency agrees to reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of such transportation; (II) the local educational agency agrees to pay the cost of such transportation; or (III) the local educational agency and the local child welfare agency agree to share the cost of such transportation.
Sample Transportation Plan Sonoma County Office of Education
Updates to ESSA National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) • NCHE operates the U.S. Department of Education’s technical assistance center for the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program • Website: http://nche.ed.gov • Helpline: 800-308-2145 or homeless@serve.org • Products: http://nche.ed.gov/products.php • Webinars: http://nche.ed.gov/web/group.php • Listserv: http://nche.ed.gov/listserv.php
McKinney-Vento School Selection Rights: Changes Under ESSA NATIONAL CENTER FOR HOMELESS EDUCATION HOMELESS@SERVE.ORG HTTP://NCHE.ED.GOV
DEFINITIONS Homeless children and youth have the right to attend • The school of origin The school that a child or youth attended when permanently housed, or The school in which the child or youth was last enrolled Includes public preschools Includes receiving schools • The local attendance area school Any public school that nonhomeless students who live in the attendance area in which the child or youth is actually living are eligible to attend
PRESCHOOL “The term “school of origin” means the school that a child or youth attended when permanently housed or the school in which the child or youth was last enrolled, including a preschool .” Pub. L. No. 114-95, § 9102(5), 129 Stat. 2131
RECEIVING SCHOOLS “When the child or youth completes the final grade level served by the school of origin, as described in clause (i ), the term “school of origin” shall include the designated receiving school at the next grade level for all feeder schools.” Pub. L. No. 114-95, § 9102(5), 129 Stat. 2131 elementary high school middle school school
RECEIVING SCHOOLS What is the school of origin? […] For example, a student was last enrolled in School A in grade 5, which is the final grade level served by School A. Students at School A are designated to attend School B beginning in the next grade level, grade 6. The school of origin for this student would therefore include School A and the designated receiving school at the next grade level, School B. EHCY Non-Regulatory Guidance, Question I-1 School A: Elementary school School B: Receiving middle school
DISPUTE RESOLUTION The child or youth shall be immediately enrolled in the school in which enrollment is sought, pending final resolution of the dispute, including all available appeals Pub. L. No. 114-95, § 9102(5), 129 Stat. 2130 Students must receive all services for which they are eligible until final resolution of all disputes and appeals. EHCY Non-Regulatory Guidance, Question K-7
SCHOOL OF ORIGIN TRANSPORTATION Based on the amended definition of school of origin under ESSA, school of origin transportation rights extend to public preschools and receiving schools
Determining McKinney- Vento Eligibility: Changes under ESSA NATIONAL CENTER FOR HOMELESS EDUCATION HOMELESS@SERVE.ORG HTTP://NCHE.ED.GOV
UNDERSTANDING SUBSTANDARD HOUSING Housing standards may vary by locality Considerations: • Does the housing lack one of the fundamental utilities such as water, electricity, or heat? • Is the housing infested with vermin or mold? • Does the housing lack a basic functional part such as a working kitchen or a working toilet?
UNDERSTANDING SUBSTANDARD HOUSING • Does the housing present unreasonable dangers to adults, children, or persons with disabilities? Each city, county, or state may have its own housing codes that further define what may be deemed substandard housing EHCY Non-Regulatory Guidance, Question A-3
DISPUTE RESOLUTION If a dispute arises over eligibility, or school selection or school enrollment: • the child or youth shall be immediately enrolled in the school in which enrollment is sought, pending final resolution of the dispute, including all available appeals • the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth shall be provided with a written explanation of any decisions related to the dispute made by the school, the local educational agency, or the State educational agency involved, including the rights of the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth to appeal such decisions
DISPUTE RESOLUTION • the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth shall be referred to the local liaison, who shall carry out the dispute resolution process as expeditiously as possible after receiving notice of the dispute • In the case of an unaccompanied youth, the liaison shall ensure that the youth is immediately enrolled in the requested school pending resolution of the dispute Pub. L. No. 114-95, § 9102(5), 129 Stat. 2130 through Stat. 2131 Students must receive all services for which they are eligible until final resolution of all disputes and appeals. EHCY Non-Regulatory Guidance, Question K-7
ESSA Implementation Toolkit for Children and Youth in Foster Care Improving Education Outcomes for Children and Youth in Foster Care
Foster Focus Presentation Bridget Stumpf Project Specialist II, Technical Services Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program Sacramento County Office of Education Voice (916) 228-2757 Fax (916) 228-2676 www.scoe.net/fys
The Education of Foster Youth Presentation Debra Sanders, Ed.D. Foster and Homeless Youth Education Services Coordinator Sonoma County Office of Education dsanders@scoe.org 707-524-2661 (desk)
CALPADS Report 5.7 Foster youth in your district Foster Focus
Closing Questions Comments Announcements Future Meetings: January 24 th , 2018 March 28 th , 2018 May 23 rd , 2018
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