Homeless Education Legislation and Guidance

Title IA Webinar Series

In March of 2022, the Colorado Department of Education hosted a three-webinar series on Title IA Set-asides to support homeless children and youth. The series covered the required cross- program coordination between the McKinney-Vento Act and Title I, Part A to support the identification and address the needs of students experiencing homelessness. The webinar series was designed to support McKinney-Vento District Liaisons and Title I district partners in planning and coordinating services for students in their districts. Please see the recordings, slides and shared resources to support coordination at your district.

Session 1 - District Perspectives on Leveraging Title IA Set-asides to serve children and youth experiencing homelessness

Session 2 - National Recommended Practices from SchoolHouse Connection

Recording
Slides
Miami Dade County Public Schools Sample Housing Questionnaire
Rochester, NH Sample Housing Questionnaire
Centennial BOCES Colorado Sample Housing Questionnaire

Session 3 - Federal Program Updates and Local Liaison Sharing

Additional Guidance on Title IA Set-Asides for Serving Homeless Children and Youth

Serving Students Experiencing Homelessness under Title I, Part A (National Center for Homeless Education - Law into Practice Brief)
A Closer Look at ESSA, Title I Part A, and Students Experiencing Homelessness (SchoolHouse Connection - May 8, 2017 Resources)
Title IA Needs Assessment SAMPLE

Education Week's Feature

Kerry Wrenick, state coordinator for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth program at CDE from 2017-2020, is featured in Education Week’s inaugural edition of “10 Big Ideas in Education.” This is a special report exploring game-changing disruptions to the field of education that have the potential to shake up the schoolhouse and the classroom. Presented in no particular order, they are meant to stir conversation or prompt you to think about your work in a new way. https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/01/10/how-one-district-cut-student-homelessness-by.html

Denver Post Feature

Dana Scott worked with Jennifer Brown from the Denver Post on an article illustrating the impacts of homelessness on students’ lives, including their education. The article also provides information on the McKinney-Vento Act and the educational rights of homeless students.

Guidance from US Department of Education and Questions and Answers on the McKinney-Vento Act:

Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program -- Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, United States Department of Education, last updated July 2016
Transitional Housing Clarification -- Comprehensive briefs with extensive information. This letter is in response to questions asked to the United States Department of Education
Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Programs Implementation Update #1-- USDA has issued several policy memos already relating to certain provisions of the law, as well as other recent changes updated July 2004
Full Text of ESSA -- Link to the full text ESEA as reauthorized by ESSA