For more information,
please contact:

Bonny Ray
Linn Benton Lincoln ESD's
Title X Coordinator
Phone: (541) 812-2712
Email

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McKinney-Vento Program (Title X: Homeless Education)

The McKinney-Vento Act is a federal law guaranteeing all children and youth the right to an equal education, regardless of their living situation. Protection under the McKinney-Vento Act extends to those who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
Those covered by the law have the right to:

• Expedited enrollment in the appropriate school
• Receive free/reduced lunch
• Attend their school of origin (including the necessary transportation)
• Receive support from their district's McKinney-Vento Liaison

The following resources are meant to assist districts in maintaining a quality Title X Program which includes: sensitive and thorough identification strategies, regular staff-trainings, inter-agency collaboration, and community-wide awareness of the issues facing homeless children and youth.

McKinney-Vento District Contacts 2012-2013

Staff Training

• Title X Staff Training, September 2009 (PPT) This ten to fifteen minute presentation highlights the basics of the McKinney-Vento Act and provides information on what staff members can do to help their students. Ideal for annual staff presentations.
• Title X Fact Sheet Training Handout 2009-2010 (DOC)
  This handout provides basic information on the McKinney-Vento Act, and can be modified for individual districts. An excellent supplement to the staff training.
• Homeless With Homework Staff Training
  This 15 minute, individual web-based training gives staff a basic overview of McKinney-Vento law and best practices. The presentation ends with a short quiz, and gives each participant a certificate to verify their completion of the training. This is an excellent tool for self-paced, mandatory staff McKinney-Vento trainings.
  

Resources

• OEA Foundation Grant
  The above link leads to the OEA Foundation Grant. Any OEA member can complete this brief form to receive $100 toward a student's clothing, school supplies, or other material needs. Although each student may only receive one award per year, each OEA member may submit multiple grants.
• Linn and Benton County Resource Guide
  The above link leads to the website for Community Services Consortium an agency whose mission is to help people in Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties of Oregon to overcome the causes and conditions of poverty by providing services leading to productive and self-sufficient lives. Assistance programs include heating and utility assistance, emergency housing, weatherization, transitional housing and youth activities.
• 211 Connect
  This resource is a community resource database for social services including financial assistance, health care, parenting support and housing throughout the state of Oregon. This resource can also be accessed by dialing 211 toll free from any phone.
  

Outreach

These flyers can be used to assist the district liaison with the mandatory community outreach component of the McKinney-Vento law. Flyers can be personalized with a simple, 1" x 2 5/8" address label to include the name and contact information of the McKinney-Vento Liaison. All files are in PDF format.

Plain Flyer

Living in the Shadows

Homelessness Awareness

Attention Parents!

Little Atlas

McKinney-Vento Brochure

This general, informational brochure can be handed out in parent packets, displayed at schools, or given to community agencies. The brochure can be personalized with a simple, 1" x 2 5/8" address label to include the name and information of the district's contact person.

Troubleshooting

Determining Eligibility (PDF)
This brief from the National Center for Homeless Education is an excellent guide for making a sensitive and thorough determination of McKinney-Vento eligibility.

100 Frequently Asked Questions
This site offers a guide to the 100 most frequently Asked Questions on The Educational Rights of homeless youth. These responses are general and the answers could change depending of the facts of the particular case.    

Allowable Set Aside Expenses
This simple list explains what set aside money may be used for in the context of a McKinney-Vento program.

McKinney-Vento and Foster Care (PDF)
This brief details how children and youth in foster care may or may not meet the criteria for McKinney-Vento eligibility, and how schools and DHS can work together to best serve these students.

MS Excel Forms for Consortia members

• Linn Benton Consortia Database - 2012-13 (revised; 56k)
  A resource for tracking students eligible for Title X and services provided.
  
  
• Reimbursement for Approved Consortium Activities - 2012-13 ( 26k)
  This form can be completed and turned in to LBL-ESD up to three times a year for reimbursement for authorized activities provided by our consortium members.