The McKinney-Vento Act and Children and Youth ... - State of Michigan

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About NAEHCY The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) is a national grassroots membership association, serving as the voice and the social conscience for the education of children and youth in homeless situations. NAEHCY connects educators, parents, advocates, researchers, and service providers to ensure school enrollment and attendance, and overall success for children and youth whose lives have been disrupted by the lack of safe, permanent, and adequate housing. NAEHCY accomplishes these goals through advocacy, partnerships, and education. Visit our website at www.naehcy.org. For more information about this report, contact NAEHCY at info@naehcy.org. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This report was made possible with the support of Casey Family Programs, whose mission is to provide, improve - and ultimately prevent the need for – foster care. The findings and conclusions presented in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Casey Family Programs. For information about Casey Family Programs, please see www.casey.org. © National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth and Casey Family Programs.
Table of Contents Executive Summary ..........................................................................................................1 Educational Challenges of Homelessness and Out-of-Home Care .........................................7 Overview of the McKinney-Vento Act and Children and Youth Awaiting Foster Care Placement ...................................................13 From Law into Practice: Strategies to Maximize the McKinney-Vento Act for Youth Awaiting Foster Care Placement ....................................17 1. Building effective collaborations between child welfare and education .............18 2. Defining awaiting foster care placement under the McKinney-Vento Act ........27 3. Designing and implementing strategies to maximize school stability and provide transportation ..............................................................................34 4. Ensuring that education and child welfare agencies have staff with sufficient training and capacity to ensure immediate enrollment, attendance, and services ................................................................37 5. Clarifying education-related roles and responsibilities ......................................40 6. Implementing procedures for schools and child welfare agencies to share information in order to deliver timely, effective services to children in care .................................................................44 7. Treating youth in out-of-home care with dignity, understanding, and discretion ..........................................................................49 From Practice into Law: Policy Recommendations to Support the Educational Success of Youth in Out-of-Home Care .....................................................53 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................59 Glossary of Terms ..........................................................................................................60 References ....................................................................................................................61 Appendix .......................................................................................................................65 Endnotes .......................................................................................................................67 Strategies for Improving Educational Outcomes through School Stability i
Page 1: BUILDING FUTURES THROUGH EDUCATION
Page 5 and 6: Executive Summary “ Education was
Page 7 and 8: meeting the child’s unique needs,
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Page 17 and 18: Overview of the McKinney-Vento Act
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Page 21 and 22: From Law into Practice: Strategies
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Page 27 and 28: ENSURING REGULAR INTERAGENCY CONTAC
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Page 45 and 46: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENROLLING TH
Page 47 and 48: WHO ARRANGES TRANSPORTATION? The lo
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circumstances will exchanged inform
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“ I had an amazing caseworker fro
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From Practice into Law: Policy Reco
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2. Amend federal and state child we
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6. Implement procedures for schools
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Conclusion As the efforts of jurisd
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References Advocates for Children o
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Robertson, M., & Toro, P. (1999). H
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APPENDIX List of Interviewees Autho
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Endnotes 1 Personal communication,
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26 Burley, M., & Halpern, M. (2001)
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