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Removing Barriers to Transportation Services

Unaccompanied Youth Brochure - On Your Own
The Unaccompanied Youth Brochure, developed by Opening Doors, is to increase awareness among youth, especially youth experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness, about school services that can help them stay in school or re-enroll in school if they have dropped out.  A key purpose of the brochure is to connect youth experiencing homelessness with the Homeless Education Program Liaison in their school district.

Brochures can be printed in black and white or in color.  The brochure has two boxes where contact information for the local Homeless Education Program Liaison and information about local resources can be added to labels before distribution.  Brochures can be provided to youth at school as well as other locations where youth congregate in the community.

 A Guide for Shelter Staff
About School Enrollment & Services
 Illinois McKinney-Vento Opening Doors Technical Assistance Project has developed “A Guide for Shelter Staff About School Enrollment and Services.”  Shelter staff are in a unique position to help children and their families and unaccompanied youth learn about their educational rights and school services and supports under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program in Illinois.  This quick reference guide is a tool that shelter staff can use to assist families to keep their children in school.

School Residency & Enrollment Guide
 Registration, Enrollment & Residency Provisions from the McKinney-Vento Act and Illinois School Code

Emergency Transportation Request Form
 Transportation Poster

 NEW!
Foster Care
How fostering connections & McKinney-Vento can support school success for all children in out-of-home care.
Waiver of School Fees for Homeless Children and Youth Tip Sheet

Youth Brochure
     Tri-fold brochure for school & shelter staff - PDF               Tri-fold brochure for unaccompanied youth - PDF    

 
Illinois Issues
Supplemental Illinois specific workshop materials on the Educational Rights of Children Experiencing Homelessness
Issues of Residency Waiver of School Fees School Uniforms
Immigrant Students' Rights Discipline/Discrimination Issues
 

A McKinney-Vento Toolbox: Constructing a Robust and Rigorous Homeless
Education Program, In Case of Disaster and Every Day
This toolbox is designed to help school districts implement the MKcKinney-Vento Act fully, so that they can address the needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness on a daily basis and in times of disaster. The toolbox contains information and practical lessons learned and resources developed during the recovery process following the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes.
 pdf file icon Download the complete toolbox. (4.55 MB)
 

Posters

Have You and Your Child Lost Housing?

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An Overview
Homeless Children - Who are They? Recognizing Homeless Children & Youth
The Rights of Homeless Children
( English & Spanish Translations Available )		 Have You & Your Children Lost Housing
 English PDF      Spanish PDF
 Major Issues in the Education of Homeless Children

Enrolling in School: A Guide to Residency in Illinois Public Schools
The Law Project of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
 
Administrators Teachers

Enrolling the Homeless Student

 Do You Have Homeless Children In Your Classroom?
Tips for Identifying the Homeless Student Educating Homeless Children
Local Action Plan Locating Community Resources
How Shelters Can Help
 
Support Staff
Tips for Identifying the Homeless Student Secretaries and Enrolling Staff
School Nurses Health Professionals
School Social Workers, Psychologists, & Counselors

  
Getting Involved
Curriculum/Resource/Book List Stewart B. McKinney & Bruce Vento
Kids Can Make  A Difference National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week
National Student Champaign Against Hunger & Homelessness

Now available from the  ISBE Homeless Education Website!

Homelesss Education Forms

Common Form (ISBE 83-04L) (5/11)
 Referral and One-One Tutoring Plan (ISBE 83-4A)  Dispute Resolution Process Form - School District (ISBE 83-04F)
 Transportation Fund Request (ISBE 83-04B)  Liaison Assessment Tool (ISBE 83-04G)
 Homeless Student Alert Form (ISBE 83-04C)  Homeless Affidavit (ISBE 83-04H)
 Student Enrollment/Withdrawal Form (ISBE 83-04D)  Referral to Homeless Education Liaison (ISBE 83-04I)
 Homeless Family Request for Assistance - ISBE (ISBE 83-04E)  Caregivers Authorization Form (ISBE 83-04J)

School Placement Feasibility (ISBE 83-04K)

PSAs on Homeless Education for Illinois
Identification of Homelessness Child Homelessness General Homelessness Teen Homelessness

Illinois Immunization Information System
Free School Lunch Program Information
Title 1 and Part A Set-Asides for Homeless Children
 

Liaisons Resources

ISBE Database - Homeless Liaison Locator

Liaison Forms -

Who are Homeless Children and Youth?

Homeless Pupil Guidance

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Local Homeless Education Agency Liaison Toolkit
 2007 Edition Available For Download
 Developed by the National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE the Toolkit is a comprehensive tool that will assist both new and veteran local homeless education liaisons in carrying out their responsibilities.  Over 250 pages of the most useful and current information on increasing access to and success in education for children and youth experiencing homelessness.
The Toolkit includes informational chapters, and appendices.
The complete toolkit, including chapters & appendices may be downloaded as a PDF file.
Questions? Call 1-800-308-2145 or e-mail homeless@serve.org.
 The TOOLKIT and files may be copied and distributed freely.
 Disclaimer: These pdf files do not meet the accessibility requirements under Section 508 included in the 1998 amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. SERVE is currently developing its capacity to meet these requirements. However, in the interim, these documents may be downloaded and printed out.

 

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