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TITLE I HOPE HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION So uthe rn Ne va da Co ntinuum o f Ca re Bo a rd April 11, 2019 Me g Pike

Clark County School District Clark County School District th Largest School District 5 th Largest School District CCSD: 7,910 Square miles CCSD: 7,910 Square miles Metropolitan Las Vegas area and all outlying Metropolitan Las Vegas area and all outlying rural areas rural areas

CCSD PE RSONNE L – 42,342

McKinney-Vento Local Education Liaison 2 Title I HOPE Coordinators 8 Title I HOPE Support 4 Title I HOPE Project Staff Facilitators Law Services Projects Community • Eligibility • Donations & Drives • Address Verification • Continuum of Care • Immediate Enrollment • Early Childhood • Backpacks • Communities in School • Procedures & Compliance • Birth Certificates • Professional Development • Project 150 • School of Origin • Clothing • Immunizations • Community Agencies • Transportation • Health Cards • Shelter Collaboration • Summer School • Caps & Gowns • UHY • Credit Retrieval • Dues & Fees • UNLV HOPE Scholars School site based Title I HOPE Advocates

T he Title I Homeless Outreach Program for Education of the Clark County School District works to remove barriers for homeless students to enroll in school and educate school and community agency personnel, parents, and unaccompanied youth of the educational options under McKinney-Vento federal law. T I T L E I HOPE MI SSI ON ST AT E ME NT

T HE MCK I NNE Y-VE NT O HOME L E SS ASSI ST ANCE ACT Defines children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence as homeless. The following are included in this definition: Living with Living in a Living in a Living in a friends because shelter or motel, hotel, car, park, of economic transitional or RV park campsite or hardship housing on the street

MCK I NNE Y-VE NT O AND HUD DE F I NI T I ONS OF HOME L E SS McKinney-Vento HUD Doubled up X Hotel/Motel X Shelter X X Unsheltered X X

T I T L E I HOPE 2017-2018 T OT AL : 15,019

T I T L E I HOPE E NROL L ME NT APRI L 2018 - MARCH 2019 By School Current Year to Date Type Month Elementary 298 7,473 By Homeless Coding Current Year to Date Month Middle School 117 2,294 *D: Doubled Up 350 10,343 High School 121 3,074 *HM: Hotel/Motel 124 2,100 Total 536 13,487 S: Shelter/Transitional 58 872 Housing U: Unsheltered 4 172 Totals 536 13,487

T I T L E I HOPE UNACCOMPANI E D YOUT H E NROL L ME NT APRI L 2018 - MARCH 2019 By School Current Year to Date Type Month Elementary 0 39 Middle School 5 36 High School 32 295 By Homeless Coding Current Year to Date Month Total 37 370 With a Caregiver 26 289 Without a Caregiver 11 81 Totals 37 370

I de ntific a tio n o f Stude nts ❏ Self identify through online registration (opens in April) ❏ Student Residency Form submitted if a student enters a homeless situation after enrollment

MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT Transportation to Immediate Enrollment School of Origin School of Origin Comparable Special Consideration Free Breakfast and Services/Programs as for Program Lunch Housed Peers Enrollment

TITLE I HOPE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS Projects Services Collaborations • Backpacks/School • Assistance League of Las • Shelter Collaboration Supplies/Toiletries Vegas • Early Childhood • Emergency Clothing • Communities in Schools • UNLV HOPE Scholars • Assistance Obtaining Birth • Project 150 Certificates and/or • Summer School • Family shelters Immunizations • Operation School Bell • Cap & Gown • Youth Providers • Academic Dues/Fees • Professional Development • Three Square • HOPE Mini-Conference • Continuum of Care (CoC)

T I T L E I HOPE ADVOCAT E RE SPONSI BI L I T I E S ▪ Ensure HOPE brochures and posters are easily accessible to students and parents ▪ Weekly Ad-HOC reports ▪ Communicate with school staff about Title I HOPE Program ▪ Meet with Title I HOPE students ▪ Submit necessary forms to Title I HOPE Office ▪ RTC passes (requests to hope, renewals, distribution) ▪ Assist the Title I HOPE Program in the Annual Point in Time Count (secondary advocates only) ▪ Participate in annual Title I HOPE Monitoring Visit

SCHOOL MONI T ORI NG CHE CK L I ST ◼ 6 requirements ◼ School team participation ◼ Tools provided in August

SHE L T E R COL L ABORAT I ON ▪ Point of contact identified at each shelter for streamlined communication and services ▪ Dedicated HOPE Staff member to assist with process between shelters and schools ▪ Fast track enrollment for students residing in shelters ▪ Ensure HOPE brochures and posters are easily accessible to students and parents ▪ Submit necessary forms to Title I HOPE Shelter contact

COMMUNI T Y AGE NCY MONI T ORI NG CHE CK L I ST Interagency Collaboration ◼ Requires an Education Liaison for HUD funded agencies ◼ Evidence that the agency has procedures in place to immediately enroll students and notify Title I HOPE of students that may qualify for McKinney-Vento services.

E duc a tio n fo r Ho me le ss Childre n a nd Yo uths Pro g ra m NON- RE GUL AT ORY GUI DANCE F -1: Wha t a re the re spo nsib ilitie s o f the lo c a l lia iso n fo r ho me le ss c hildre n a nd yo uths? Public notice of the educational rights of homeless students is disseminated in locations frequented by parents and guardians of such children and youths, and unaccompanied youths, including schools, shelters, public libraries, and soup kitchens, in a manner and form understandable to the parents and guardians and unaccompanied youths; Pamphlet Wall Poster Countertop Sign

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