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Title: Title I, Part A and McKinney-Vento Homeless Education (Title X)


1
Title I, Part A and McKinney-Vento Homeless
Education (Title X)
Collaboration and Compliance
2
Session Overview
  • Requirements for collaboration between Title IA
    and McKinney-Vento Homeless Education (Title X)
  • Comparable services and serving homeless students
    using Title IA funds
  • Calculation of the mandatory Title IA Homeless
    Set-aside and allowable usages
  • Strategies for collaboration

3
Homelessness in the U.S. CO
  • 1.35 million children
  • 10 of all children living in poverty are
    homeless
  • Over 40 of all children who are homeless are
    under the age of 5
  • In 2006-07 school year, Colorado school districts
    identified 11,954 children and youth experiencing
    homelessness

4
Definition of Homeless
  • Individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and
    adequate nighttime residence
  • Sharing of housing due to economic distress
  • Motels/hotels
  • Public or private place not designed for sleeping
  • Trailer parks
  • Cars, parks, and abandoned buildings
  • Shelters

5
Definition of Homeless (Continued)
  • Substandard housing (inadequacy of the home, of
    people, condition of housing, availability of
    running water, electricity, and other standard
    utilities)
  • Abandoned in hospitals
  • Campgrounds
  • Unaccompanied youths who qualify as homeless
  • Awaiting foster care placement
  • Migratory children who qualify as homeless

6
Equal Access
  • Homeless students have equal access to all
    programs Special Education, Migrant Education,
    ELL programs, Vocational Education
  • They automatically qualify for Title IA, school
    meals, and after school programs
  • Homeless preschoolers may be given priority
    enrollment
  • Unaccompanied homeless youth have the right to
    enroll without a legal guardian

7
State and District Title IA plans
  • State and District Title IA plans must
    demonstrate compliance with the McKinney-Vento
    Homeless Assistance Act (Title X of NCLB) and
    coordination with the districts Homeless
    Education program. Title I, Part A - Sec.
    1111(a)(1) and Title I, Part A - Sec. 1112(a)(1)
  • Districts are required to provide a Title IA
    homeless plan and set-aside reservation in the
    Consolidated Application.

8
Title IA Requirements
  • Homeless students are automatically eligible for
    Title IA support, regardless of their school of
    attendance.
  • Schools with school-wide Title IA programs must
    provide similar services to homeless students as
    are provided to other Title IA students. Title X,
    Part C Sec. 722(g)(4)(B)

9
Title IA Requirements (continued)
  • Title IA mandates that school districts set aside
    a portion of their Title IA dollars to serve
    homeless students attending non-Title I schools.
    This is known as the mandatory reservation of
    funds set-aside. Title I, Part A - Sec
    1113(c)(3)(A)
  • Includes providing educational support services
    to children in shelters and other locations where
    homeless children may live.

10
Title IA Requirements (Continued)
  • A district has the discretion to use reserved
    funds to provide services that are not ordinarily
    provided to other Title IA students and that are
    not available from other sources.
  • Federal law does not mandate a specific set-aside
    calculation method or amount. The amount reserved
    is to be determined by the district, as
    appropriate.
  • BE INTENTIONAL when determining your set-aside.
    Be sure to include your Districts Homeless
    Education Liaison. A statewide list of Liaisons
    can be found on CDEs website.

11
Formulas for Determining the Title IA Set-Aside
Amounts
  • Review needs and costs involved in serving
    homeless students in the current year and project
    for the following year
  • Multiply the number of homeless students by the
    Title IA per pupil allocation
  • For districts with subgrants, reserve an amount
    greater than or equal to the McKinney-Vento
    subgrant funding request
  • Reserve a percentage based on the districts
    poverty level or total Title IA allocation

12
Strategies for Title IA/Title X Implementation
  • Establish a formula to allocate Title IA
    set-asides for homeless children and youth
  • Use Title IA funds to provide tutoring and/or
    outreach services to children and youth living in
    shelters, transitional living programs, motels,
    and other temporary residences

13
Strategies (Continued)
  • Collect data on students experiencing
    homelessness as part of the overall district-wide
    data collection system
  • Pool Title IA and McKinney-Vento funds to provide
    a comprehensive program for homeless students
  • Ensure coordination between Title IA and
    McKinney-Vento through local planning and
    activities

14
Title IA Homeless Set-aside Funds
  • Can
  • Meet basic needs (clothing, supplies, health) of
    homeless students so that they can participate in
    school
  • Support homeless liaison position
  • Hire special teachers, aides, and tutors to
    provide supplemental instruction

15
Title IA Homeless Set-aside Funds
  • Can
  • Provide outreach activities to homeless parents
  • Provide after-school and/or summer programs
  • Provide emergency food while the student is in
    school, including breakfast, lunch, and snacks
  • Defray medical, dental, and vision expenses

16
Title IA Homeless Set-aside Funds
  • Can
  • Pay fees associated with obtaining birth
    certificates
  • Pay fees associated with obtaining immunizations
  • Pay the cost of GED for homeless students

17
Title IA Homeless Set-aside Funds
  • Can
  • Provide activities other than direct instruction,
    provided the activity promotes student
    achievement
  • Provide transportation to and from after-school
    programs
  • Provide transportation to and from the school of
    origin after the child becomes permanently housed

18
Title IA Homeless Set-aside Funds
  • Can
  • Provide the cost of cap and gown to wear at
    graduation
  • Pay for student projects and/or field trips
  • Provide academic support as well as non-academic
    support to homeless students in non-Title IA
    schools

19
Title IA Homeless Set-aside Funds
  • Cannot
  • Provide clothing assistance for parents
  • Pay for the cost of prom dresses, sports, or
    yearbooks
  • Transport homeless students in a
    non-supplementary manner
  • Pay for physical exams to participate in sports

20
Resources
  • CDE Homeless Education www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprev
    ention/homeless_index.htm
  • CDE Consolidated Fed Programs www.cde.state.co.us/
    FedPrograms/nclb/index.asp
  • National Association for the Education of
    Homeless Children and Youth www.naehcy.org
  • National Center for Homeless Education
    www.serve.org/nche
  • National Law Center on Homelessness Poverty
    www.nlchp.org

21
Contact Us
  • Brad Bylsma, CDE Title IA
  • (303) 866-6937 Bylsma_B_at_cde.state.co.us
  • Trish Boland, CDE Title IA
  • (303) 866-6998 Boland_T_at_cde.state.co.us
  • Dana Scott, CDE Title X Homeless Education
  • (303) 866-6930 Scott_d_at_cde.state.co.us
  • Marti Rodriguez, CDE Grants Fiscal Management
  • (303) 866-6769 Rodriguez_M_at_cde.state.co.us
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