Education for Homeless Children and Youth - Forms, Applications and Guidance

INFORMATION
REGARDING:

•2009-12 Grant Applications
•2007-08 Forms
•2006-07 Forms
•Ongoing Forms
•Other Forms
•Federal Guidance
•State Guidance

Thirty Wisconsin School Districts receive ARRA and Three-Year Homeless Education Grants. August 2009

2009-12 Grant Applications

2009-10 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Application Guidance

2009-12 Three -Year EHCY Grant Application

2007-08 Forms

Annual WKCE Report of Homeless Students Served under McKinney-Vento Grant (PI-7505) Electronic Fillable Form Word document

2006-07 Forms

Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program Report (PI-7504) Electronic Fillable Form Word document

Budget Renewal-Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) (PI-9550-XC) Electronic Fillable Form Word document

Ongoing Forms

Local Use Form Homeless Student Identification (PI-Q03-8) Print Only Form pdf format Electronic Fillable Form Word document

Community Information Directory Electronic Fillable Form PowerPoint presentation

Authorization for Release or Exchange of Information Electronic Fillable Form Excel spreadsheet

Caregiver's Authorization Form Print Only Form pdf format

McKinney-Vento Checklist http://dpi.wi.gov/forms/doc/fq06-01.doc Word document

Other Model Forms

The Madison Metropolitan School District has developed school enrollment and release of information forms that might serve as models.
Permanent Housing School Decision Word document
Homeless Transportation Request Form
Homeless Parent/Guardian School Selection Form

Federal Guidance

U.S. Department of Education. "Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program: Non-regulatory Guidance." Washington, DC: USDE, July 2004.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/doc/hmls_non-reg_guidance.doc Word document

U.S. Department of Education. "McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act." PowerPoint presentation. Washington, DC: USDE.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/ppt/mckinneyppt.pps

State Guidance

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "Indicators and Strategies for the Identification of Homeless Children and Youth." Homeless Bulletin Series 01. Madison: WDPI, August 2003.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/doc/hmls_identification.doc Word document

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "Different Strategies for Assisting Homeless Children and Youth." Homeless Bulletin Series 02. Madison: WDPI, August 2003.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/doc/hmls_strategies.doc Word document

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "School Records and Privacy Rights for Homeless Children and Youth." Homeless Bulletin Series 03. Madison: WDPI, August 2003.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/doc/hmls_sch_records.doc Word document

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "10 Strategies Districts Can Use to Help Homeless Children." Madison: WDPI, August 2004.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/doc/dist10strategies1.doc Word document

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "How Teachers Can Help Homeless Students." PowerPoint presentation. Madison: WDPI.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/ppt/tway_teachers2.pps

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "Open Enrollment and Tuition Waiver for Homeless Students." Madison: WDPI.
Available on-line at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/doc/open_enroll_hmls.doc Word document

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "Educational Rights of Homeless Children and Youth." Posters available in English, Spanish, and Hmong languages. Madison: WDPI, 2005.
Available (10 copies/$10 plus s/h) using online order form at: http://dpi.wi.gov/pubsales/pdf/hmong-poster-order-form.pdf pdf format

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "Guidance Document on Homelessness Due to Domestic Abuse." Madison: WDPI, February 2004.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/doc/da_memo.doc Word document

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "Schools Working with Domestic Violence Agencies and Homeless Children." Madison: WDPI, February 2004.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/doc/da_homeless.doc Word document

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "WIAA Displaced/Homeless Student Eligibility Process." Madison: WDPI, May, 2008.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/homeless/pdf/wiaa_hmls_eligibility.pdf pdf format WIAA form at: http://wiaawi.org/forms/homelessstudentform.pdf

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. "McKinney-Vento Act 101 - Streaming Video." Madison: WDPI, 2005.
This workshop on the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act runs one hour and 15 minutes.
Available online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/video/20050329.rm There may be a 15-20 second delay before the player window appears

NOTE: A high bandwidth internet connection and RealPlayer Software is required to view this video. If the program does not automatically start, you may need to download the most recent version. This program will not play properly over a dial-up connection. If it does not play properly, the 150 megabyte video file may need to be downloaded to your computer. To download the file, right-click on the same link and choose save target as; navigate to the folder you want to save the file in; and click on save. The file can be deleted when you finish viewing the video. The video will not play or download properly over a dial-up connection.

For questions about this information, contact Mary M. Maronek (608) 261-6322

Last updated on 8/10/2009 9:53:13 AM

EHCY - Forms, Applications, and Guidance