Best Practices in Homeless Education series

Confirming Eligibility for McKinney-Vento Services: Do’s and Don’ts for Local Liaisons
Confirming Eligibility for McKinney-Vento Services: Do’s and Don’ts for School Districts
Determining Eligibility for Rights and Services Under the McKinney-Vento Act
Housing Agency and School District Collaborations to Serve Homeless and Highly Mobile Students
Guiding the Discussion on School Selection
Immediate Enrollment Under McKinney-Vento: How Local Liaisons Can Keep Homeless Students Safe
Immediate Enrollment Under McKinney-Vento: How Schools Can Keep Homeless Students Safe
Immigrant and Homeless: Information for Local Liaisons
Immigrant and Homeless: Information for School District Title III Programs and Community Agencies
Navigating the Intersections of IDEA and McKinney-Vento: A Problem-Solving Process
Prompt and Proper Placement: Enrolling Students without Records
Supporting Homeless Students with Disabilities: Implementing IDEA

Connecting Schools and Displaced Students series

Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on Their Own
What Relief Agencies Should Know About the Educational Rights of Children Displaced by Disasters
What School District Administrators Should Know About the Educational Rights of Children Displaced by Disasters

Helping You Help Your Child: Information for Parents

School Help for Homeless Children with Disabilities: Information for Parents

McKinney-Vento Law Into Practice series

Dispute Resolution Updated January 2008
Domestic Violence, Homelessness, and Children's Education
Enrollment Updated February 2008
Identifying Students in Homeless Situations Updated February 2008
Including Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness in State and Local School District Accountability Systems
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004: Provisions for Homeless Children and Youth with Disabilities
Introduction to the Issues
Customizable fourth page (companion to Introduction to the Issues)
Local Homeless Education Liaisons Updated May 2008
Migrant Children and Youths Experiencing Homelessness
School Selection
Summary of McKinney-Vento Act and Title I Provisions
The McKinney-Vento Act at a Glance Updated January 2008
Title I and Homelessness Updated February 2009
Transportation
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
What LEA Administrators Should Know Updated January 2008
What Service Providers Should Know Updated January 2008
When Legal Guardians Are Not Present: Enrolling Students on Their Own
Who is Homeless?

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Complete toolkit (5.68MB)
Chapters 1-7 (1.74MB)
Appendix A	The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (582K)
Appendix B	Related Legislation (964K)
Appendix C	Awareness Materials (1.89MB)
Appendix D	Enrollment Tools (383K)
Appendix E	Assessment and Data Collection Tools (725K)
Appendix F	Sample LEA Homeless Education Policy (367K)
Appendix G	School-Level Point of Contact Form (268K)
Appendix H	Collaboration Resources (354K)
Appendix I	Transportation Resources (336K)
Appendix J	Homeless Education Issue Briefs (565K)
Appendix K	Frequently Asked Questions (447K)
Appendix L	Tip Sheets (718K)
Appendix M	Homeless Education Webpage Development (304K)
Appendix N	Training Resources (580K)
Appendix O	Research and Information on Homeless Education (549K)
Appendix P	National Partners in Homeless Education (282K)
Appendix Q	Resources and Services Available Through NCHE (431K)

NCHE staff members provide onsite technical assistance at national, state, and local training events. Following are some of NCHE's training presentations in PowerPoint format. They may be downloaded and used for one's own information or for providing training to others.

Trainings may be customized by adding state and/or local contact information; if, however, the content of the training is modified beyond adding state and/or local contact information, please delete the NCHE logo from each slide.

Identifying, Engaging, and Serving Unaccompanied Children and Youth: In School
Identifying, Engaging, and Serving Unaccompanied Children and Youth: Out of School
Identifying, Engaging, and Serving Unaccompanied Children and Youth: With Special Needs
Immediate Enrollment Under McKinney-Vento: Keeping Students Safe
McKinney-Vento and Preschool-Aged Homeless Children
Overview of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Rights and Services for Migrant Children and Youth Under the McKinney-Vento Act
Standards and Indicators for Quality McKinney-Vento Programs

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Table of Contents (39K)
Complete handbook (chapters and appendices) (6.07MB)
Chapters 1-4 (436K)
Appendix A	Sample Letter Requesting that a Local Homeless Education Liaison Be Identified (51K)
Appendix B	Sample Liaison Welcome Letter (43K)
Appendix C	Sample Update Postcard and E-mail (42K)
Appendix D	Sample Welcome Letter for a Replacement Local Homeless Education Liaison (53K)
Appendix E	State Forms: (54K) State Information Form Sample Technical Assistance/Barrier Tracking Form
Appendix F	Presentation: Introduction to the Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit Packet (1.82MB)
Appendix F Presentation - PowerPoint format (290K)
Appendix F Presentation - HTML format (3K)
Appendix G	Workshop: Exploring the Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit Packet (4.13MB)
Appendix G Presentation - PowerPoint format (6.94MB)
Appendix G Presentation - HTML format (3K)
About SERVE (48K)