Toolkit: A Guide for Undocumented Students Going Through the College Matriculation Process
The Participatory Action Research (PAR) group and CARA would like to thank the Solon E. Summerfield Foundation for their generous support, w
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NYSTEACHs.org
Nov 54 min read
Tale From the Field: Interview with a Liaison
The upcoming holidays can challenge many families experiencing homelessness or temporary housing. The expected joy of the holiday season...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Sep 306 min read
Tale From the Field: Determining Eligibility of a Family when there may be Domestic Violence
Disclaimer: With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month , please be aware that this month’s tale from the field discusses...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Aug 214 min read
Tale From the Field: How do you determine whether a student’s housing situation is eligible for McKinney-Vento designation?
We get a variety of calls on the help line about students’ eligibility for McKinney-Vento designation. Here are some examples: Mom and...
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NYSTEACHs.org
May 302 min read
Tales from the Field: School District Verification of Homeless Data
Data provides critical information that school districts can use to assess the number of students who are homeless and the educational...
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NYSTEACHs.org
May 12 min read
Tales from the Field: Allowable Use of Funding for the Summer
In this scenario, we will learn about the kind of funding that can be used for summer programming for MV Eligible students. The Tale: A...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Mar 272 min read
Tales from the Field: Supporting MV Eligible Students with Disabilities
Many of our helpline calls involve cases with students who have disabilities with an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) and special...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Feb 294 min read
Tales from the Field: How to Conduct an Investigation to Determine Whether a Student is in Temporary Housing
The Tale:Â McKinney-Vento liaisons sometimes call the TEACHS Helpline with a challenging scenario. A family/student comes into the...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Jan 311 min read
Tales from the Field: When Students Obtain Permanent Housing
The Tale: A family with three children who had been designated as McKinney-Vento due to their homelessness have now found permanent...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Jan 21 min read
Tales from the Field: Post-Secondary Preparations and the FAFSA
As we approach the end second half of the school year, the next couple of months may feel sped up as program planning for next year and...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Tales from the Field: Supporting Recently Arrived Youth
The Tale: Recently, a woman called the helpline and identified herself as the aunt of a young man who recently arrived from South...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Tales from the Field: Transportation Eligibility
The Tale: A mother and her three children were living in your district but due to unpaid rent, the family was evicted. They moved in with...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Sep 29, 20232 min read
Tales from the Field: Enrollment
Many of our helpline calls involve cases with students in temporary housing who are not enrolled immediately and face many barriers to...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Aug 31, 20231 min read
Tales from the Field: Back to School Focus on Identifying Students Experiencing Temporary Housing
Students experiencing temporary housing often experience barriers that prevent them from enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school....
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NYSTEACHs.org
May 30, 20231 min read
Tales from the Field: Are You Ready for Summer School?
The Tale: A local family lost their housing due to eviction. They are doubled up with their grandparents in a district two towns over...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Apr 29, 20231 min read
Tales from the Field: Do you have a Homeless Policy?
The tale: McKinney-Vento liaisons from across the state call the NYS-TEACHS helpline when they realize that their LEA does not have a...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Apr 2, 20232 min read
Tales from the Field: Determining Transportation
The student in this scenario is in high school. A district liaison called the NYSTEACHS helpline seeking assistance with a family. This...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Mar 1, 20231 min read
Tales from the Field: When is Housing Considered Adequate?
Several calls on the TEACHS Helpline have referred to various instances where the housing could be considered substandard housing. While...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Jan 27, 20232 min read
Tales from the Field: Recently Arrived Students from Outside of the United States
Many of our helpline calls involve cases with students who have recently arrived from outside of the United States. The role of the...
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NYSTEACHs.org
Jan 5, 20232 min read
CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN TEMPORARY HOUSING
McKinney-Vento Rochester Area Conference! When: March 21, 2023 Where: RIT Inn and Conference Center 5257 W. Henrietta Road, Henrietta, NY...
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