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LA JOYA ISD McKinney-Vento Act Procedures for identifying children and youth facing homeless situations under the McKinn...

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LA JOYA ISD McKinney-Vento Act Procedures for identifying children and youth facing homeless situations under the McKinney-Vento Act: 1. Parents/Guardians answered the Student Residency Questionnaire during the Online Enrollment in Skyward. Print out a report from Skyward for students facing homeless situations (Contact Computer Services Dept. for assistance if needed to print report). This report will be used by the campus parent educator or social worker to identify potential students who may qualify for services under the McKinney-Vento Act. 2. The campus parent educator or social worker will use the McKinney-Vento Act Interview Script Form to follow up with an interview that will help clarify the student’s homeless situation and what services he/she may qualify for. 3. The parent educator or social worker will give the Interview Script Form to the Administrator in charge of PEIMS to review, assign codes and sign the form for those students that have been identified as facing a homeless situation or who may be unaccompanied. The administrator will then give the completed form to the PEIMS clerk who will enter the proper code for homeless and unaccompanied youth in Skyward and file the form in the yellow At-risk Folder found in the student permanent record. The parent educator or social worker will keep a copy of the Interview Script Form as they work with the student facing the homeless situation. The McKinney-Vento Act Interview Script Form in the At-risk Folder can be audited by TEA up to 5 years. 4. Students who meet eligibility as homeless maintain that eligibility for the remainder of the school year regardless of changes in circumstances relating to the parent’s/guardian’s employment or place of residence. 5.

If a student faces a homeless situation during the year, fill out an Interview Script Form and follow procedure. Families may make contact with the teacher, attendance clerk, counselor or any school employee when they become homeless. Make sure to immediately work with this information and assist the family if possible. Make sure to give the form to the PEIMS administrator to ensure proper coding is entered in Skyward and information is placed inside the yellow At-risk folder in the permanent record.

6. Questions regarding services to be provided to students facing homeless situations may be directed to the Executive Director for Student Services at 323-2688.