Homeless Students. The District shall only contract out out-of-district homeless students, excluding summer months.
Homeless Students. UCLan provides a similar type of support structure for students who find themselves homeless. In addition to the specialist support package, we provide emergency accommodation for students who find themselves without a place to stay, providing accommodation rent-free for the first week, to give students time to make more permanent housing arrangements. We have a strong network of public and voluntary sector links and work closely with the Housing Advisory Service within our Local Authorities.
Homeless Students. The Lavaca School District will afford the same services and educational opportunities to homeless children as are afforded to non-homeless children. Homeless students living in the district are entitled to enroll in the district’s school that non-homeless students who live in the same attendance area are eligible to attend.
Homeless Students. No student shall be denied admission to the school or to a particular course or instructional program or otherwise discriminated against for reasons of race, color, national origin, sex, homelessness, handicap, or any other basis of unlawful discrimination. SCS believes that all school-aged students, including homeless students, have the basic right to equal educational opportunities. A homeless student is defined as an individual who lacks fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. SCS will, to the extent feasible, keep homeless students in the school of origin unless doing so is contrary to the wishes of the student’s parent or guardian.
Homeless Students. XXXX Xxxxxxxx works to ensure that all students, including those who are homeless, receive a top-quality education. As recruitment of students will be carried out through street canvassing, reaching out to shelters, and working with existing city and state agencies, the team can identify all students, including those who may be homeless or in other ways at risk. KIPP' s entire approach to education is one that emphasizes meeting the needs of students at risk of academic failure. The school's philosophy of helping students achieve academic success through hard work and a longer school day/year is specifically tailored to students who are struggling academically or behaviorally when they arrive at the school. The school seeks first and foremost to remove all barriers to the child's enrollment or success at the school. No student is denied admission to the school based on the lack of forms or documents that may be a result of homelessness. The school is able to identify whether students are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, through initial home visits. Visiting or meeting with the student and his or her guardians is a prerequisite to enrollment. As opposed to being a barrier to enrollment for a homeless student, however, home visits will allow XXXX Xxxxxxxx to ascertain whether he has a home or a guardian. If the student is determined to be homeless or without guardians, the school will work in coordination with appropriate local entities and agencies to determine resources available, including shelter, food, and guardianship. Bearing in mind that the state and city are likely to be overwhelmed by the needs of homeless students, the school will work with the state department of education to determine solutions if the existing social services in the city are insufficient to meet the needs of the XXXX Xxxxxxxx students. Once enrolled, students who are homeless—or who become homeless over the year—are eligible to receive all services as outlined in No Child Left Behind or any applicable state waiver. By constant communication with parents, families, and students, the staff will be able to identify if and when students are made homeless. In addition, the student will be assigned to a staff member who will act as a liaison and will be responsible for monitoring the student's academic performance, as well as ensuring: • That the student has full and equal opportunity to succeed in the school and all related academic and extracurricular activities; • That homele...
Homeless Students. The Mena School District will afford the same services and educational opportunities to homeless children as are afforded to non-homeless children. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall appoint an appropriate staff person to be the local educational agency (LEA) liaison for homeless children and youth whose responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to: Receive appropriate time and training in order to carry out the duties required by law and this policy; ● Ensure that unaccompanied homeless youths: o Are enrolled in school; To the extent possible, the LEA liaison and the building principal shall work together to ensure no homeless child or youth is harmed due to conflicts with District policies solely because of the homeless child or youth’s living situation; this is especially true for District policies governing fees, fines, and absences. Notwithstanding Policy 4.1, homeless students living in the district are entitled to enroll in the district’s school that non-homeless students who live in the same attendance area are eligible to attend. If there is a question concerning the enrollment of a homeless child due to a conflict with Policy 4.1 or 4.2, the child shall be immediately admitted to the school in which enrollment is sought pending resolution of the dispute, including all appeals. It is the responsibility of the District’s LEA liaison for homeless children and youth to carry out the dispute resolution process. For the purposes of this policy “school of origin” means: The District shall do one of the following according to what is in the best interests of a homeless child:. ● Continue the child's or youth's education in the school of origin for the duration of homelessness:
Homeless Students. CCA believes that all school-aged students, including homeless students, have a basic right to attend school and enjoy equal educational opportunities. A homeless student or individual is defined as an individual who lacks fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and who has a primary nighttime residence that is • A supervised, publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill); • An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or • A public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. In compliance with the Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx Homeless Assistance Act, the school shall • Review and revise policies and regulations to eliminate barriers to the enrollment, retention, and success in school of homeless students; • Appoint a school liaison whose role it is to facilitate and increase the enrollment and success of homeless students in school; and • Provide homeless students with transportation services that are at least comparable to the service provided to nonhomeless students. To the extent that the school receives assistance from the Federal Program for Education for Homeless Children and Youth, it shall comply with requirements to coordinate services for homeless students with local social service agencies and programs, including those funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. The school complies with the Ohio Department of Education’s plan, as well as Ohio and federal law for the education of homeless children and youth.
Homeless Students. Columbus Collegiate Academy - West believes that all school-aged students, including homeless students, have a basic right to attend school and to have equal educational opportunities. The school shall comply with the XxXxxxxx Xxxxx Act and, to the extent that the school receives assistance from the Federal Program for Education for Homeless Children and Youth, shall comply with requirements to coordinate services for homeless students with local social service agencies and programs, including those funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.
Homeless Students. The school social worker serves as the coordinator for homeless-student services. Students are identified through school-registration materials and through relationships with the social worker, office manager, principal, and other school staff. ReGeneration provides a free and appropriate education for all students in temporary living situations as well as connections to appropriate social services. ReGeneration administers the NWEA MAP assessment to all students, which is one of Ohio’s approved tests for identifying specific academic ability. Students performing at or above the ninety-fifth percentile will be identified as gifted. Students are grouped by prior achievement in classes to differentiate instruction for all learners, including gifted and talented students. ReGeneration’s founding principal and instructional leaders will select assessments for superior cognitive ability, creative-thinking ability, and visual and performing-arts ability in order to universally screen students for those areas.
Homeless Students. DLA coordinates services with the resident district when a student is determined to be homeless under the XxXxxxxx-Xxxxx Homeless Assistance Act. Children and youth in homeless situations will be provided services comparable to those received by other students, including transportation to and from their school of origin, to the extent possible. In addition, the homeless child will • Be eligible to receive transportation services; • Be allowed to receive additional educational services, if eligible; • Receive meals under school nutrition programs; and • Not be denied enrollment based on lack of proof of residency. The Family and Community Engagement Coordinator is the liaison for students in homeless situations and will ensure that the rights of homeless students are protected and that they have the opportunity to reach the same high academic standards expected of all students.
