Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

 

Homeless Children and Youth Program

Donna Cash - Homeless State Coordinator

Phone:  573-522-8763 or 573-526-3232           Fax 573-526-6698

E-mail:  webreplyimprfdg@dese.mo.gov

CURRENT ISSUES

• 2009-2010 Homeless Children and Youth Grants Recommended for Funding

     (06-17-09)

• 2009 Homeless 101 Workshop Power Point Presentation (06-11-09)
• Homeless - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
• Webinar Overview of the McKinney-Vento Act, on April 6, 2009
• Homeless Regulations and Head Start Provisions on Homelessness Webinar on January 15, 2009
• 08-09 Homeless Census for Grant Recipients

              Non-grant recipients homeless census will be collected through MOSIS.

GRANT INFORMATION	NCHE RESOURCES
Funded Homeless Grants	Best Practices in Homeless Education Series Issue Briefs
09-10 Application (pdf)	Determining Eligibility for Rights and Services Under the MV Act (pdf)
09-10 Administrative Manual (pdf)	Housing Agency & School District Collaborations to Serve Homeless Highly Mobile Students (pdf)
09-10 Timeline (found in Administrative Manual pg 1) (pdf)	Guiding the Discussion on School Selection (pdf)
09-10 Evaluation Criteria (Scoring Guide/Rubric) (pdf)	Immigrant & Homeless:  Information for Local Liaisons (pdf)
08-09 Homeless Workshop Presentation (pdf)	Immigrant & Homeless:  Information for School District Title III Programs & Community Agencies (pdf)
Homeless Payment Request Form and Final Expenditure Report Form (pdf)	Prompt & Proper Placement:  Enrolling Students without Records (pdf)
Homeless Project Evaluation (pdf)	Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Series Issue Briefs
	Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on Their Own (pdf)
SERVING HOMELESS CHILDREN	What Relief Agencies Should Know About the Educational Rights of Children Displaced by Disasters (pdf)
Missouri Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)	What School District Administrators Should Know About the Educational Rights of Children Displaced by Disasters (pdf)
Homeless Children and Youth Definition	McKinney-Vento Law Into Practice Series Issue Briefs
Homeless Coordinator Directory (pdf)	Domestic Violence, Homelessness, & Children's Education (pdf)
100 Most Frequently Asked Questions (pdf) - this is an advisory document, not necessarily the law	Enrollment (pdf)
Homeless Poster (pdf)	Identifying Students in Homeless Situations (pdf)
Educating Missouri's Homeless Children brochure	Including Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness in State and Local School District Accountability Systems (pdf)
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth	IDEA of 2004:  Provisions for Homeless Children & Youth with Disabilities (pdf)
National Coalition for the Homeless	Introduction to the Issues (pdf)
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty	Local Educational Agency Liaisons (pdf)
Dental and Mental Health Programs for Kids	Migrant Children and Youths Experiencing Homelessness (pdf)
Missouri State Homeless Plan (pdf)	Reauthorization at a Glance (pdf)
Learn More about the Homeless Grant	Resolution of Disputes (pdf)
Missouri Guidance on Title I and Homeless	Summary of McKinney-Vento Act & Title I Provisions (pdf)
Signing Up for Free School Meals Information (pdf)	Title I & Homelessness (pdf)
	Transportation (pdf)
GUIDANCE	Unaccompanied Youth (pdf)
U.S. Dept. of Education - Homeless Guidance (pdf)	What LEA Administrators Must Know (pdf)
Mc-Kinney Vento Legislation	What Service Providers Should Know (pdf)
Guidance for Free School Meals	When Legal Guardians Are Not Present:  Enrolling Students on Their Own (pdf)
Free & Reduced Lunch for Homeless (pdf)	Who is Homeless? (pdf)
U.S. Dept. of Education Foster Care Guidance (pdf)	The McKinney-Vento Act At a Glance (pdf)
Homeless Assistance Act - U.S. Code Title 42 Chapter 119	Local Liaison Toolkit
	2007-2008 Local Homeless Education Toolkit Power Point presentation (ppt)
FORMS
Transportation Reimbursement (pdf)	HOMELESS CENSUS
MSIP Homeless Standard	Statewide Homeless Census Results (pdf)
Sample Enrollment Form - MSIP Standard 8.3.1 (pdf)	07-08 Homeless Census Results by Grade and Category (pdf)
Sample Needs Assessment (pdf)	06-07 Homeless Census Results by School District (pdf)
Standard Complaint Procedure (pdf)	05-06 Homeless Census Results by School District (pdf)
08-09 Homeless Census for Grant Recipients (pdf)	04-05 Homeless Census Results by School District (pdf)
08-09 Self-Monitoring Report for Federal Discretionary Grants (Homeless, Even Start, Refugee) (pdf)