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Alabama Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Alaska Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Arizona Enrollment Memo
This memo explains the need to enroll student evacuees immediately.
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Arkansas Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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California Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Colorado Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Connecticut Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Florida Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

Florida: Enrollment at Florida Public Schools by Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
This memo provides guidance to Florida school districts on the enrollment of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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Georgia Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Idaho Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Illinois State Board of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Indiana Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Iowa Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Kentucky Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Louisiana Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

Louisiana Memo: Students Affected by Hurricane Katrina
This memo, issued by the Louisiana State Coordinator for Homeless Education, gives instructions for how receiving districts can find out information about students from Louisiana that were displaced by Katrina.
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Maryland Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Massachusetts Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Michigan Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

Michigan: Tracking Relocated Students in Michigan
This webpage asks Michigan school districts to submit information on students that were displaced by Hurricane Katrina that are enrolled in their district. It also provides instructions on how to request documentation on students displaced from Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Minnesota Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Mississippi Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

Mississippi Memo: Access to Mississippi Student Academic Records
This memo from the Mississippi State Superintendent of Education provides receiving school districts with information on the acquisition of records to aid in the enrollment of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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Missouri Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

Missouri: Commissioner of Education Newsletter
This newsletter underscores the importance of immediate enrollment for children seeking refuge from Hurricane Katrina in Missouri, in accordance with federal law.
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Montana Office of Public Instruction: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Nebraska Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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New Mexico Public Education Department: Hurricane Response Webpage

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New York Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction: Hurricane Response Webpage

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North Dakota: Memo on Homeless Children Affected by Hurricane Katrina
This memo calls for the immediate enrollment of students experiencing homelessness due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Ohio Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Oklahoma: Memo on Homeless Children Affected by Hurricane Katrina
This memo calls for the immediate enrollment of students experiencing homelessness due to Hurricane Katrina.
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Oregon Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Pennsylvania Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

Pennsylvania Department of Health: Emergency Provisional Enrollment for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Pennsylvania is extending an 8-month provisional enrollment to students transferring to PA public and private schools from areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. This form documents this provisional enrollment.
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South Carolina Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Tennessee Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

Tennessee: Memo from the Assistant Commissioner
This memo provides guidance to Tennessee school districts on the enrollment of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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Texas Education Agency: Hurricane Response Webpage

Texas: Letter from the Commissioner of Education
This memo provides guidance to Texas school districts on the enrollment of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. It discusses such issues as enrollment without normally required documentation and teacher/student ratios.
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Virginia Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

Virginia: Press Release from Superintendent of Instruction
This memo provides guidance to Virginia school districts on the enrollment of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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Washington D.C.: News Release on Serving Displaced Students
This release discusses D.C. Public Schools' provision of services to students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: Hurricane Response Webpage

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West Virginia Department of Education: Hurricane Response Webpage

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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Hurricane Response Webpage

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