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Tale from the Field: McKinney-Vento and Determining School Selection after Permanent Housing
Many of the TEACHS helpline calls are to assist district liaisons determining eligibility. Unique situations can make determining...

NYSTEACHs.org
Oct 12 min read
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McKinney-Vento and Determining Eligibility when CPS is Involved in an Allegation of Abuse
Many of the TEACHS helpline calls are to assist district liaisons determining eligibility. Unique situations can make determining...

NYSTEACHs.org
Sep 22 min read
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Tale from the Field: McKinney-Vento and MV Rights with 50/50 Custody and Recent Permanent Housing
Many of our helpline calls are used to determine eligibility. Unique situations can make determining whether a student is eligible for...

NYSTEACHs.org
Jul 314 min read
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Tale from the Field: McKinney-Vento and Extended School Year
Many of our helpline calls are used to determine eligibility. Unique situations can make determining whether a student is eligible for...

NYSTEACHs.org
Jun 273 min read
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Tale from the Field: Ensuring McKinney-Vento Rights when Guardianship Changes
Many of our helpline calls are used to determine eligibility. Unique situations can make determining whether a student is eligible for...

NYSTEACHs.org
May 304 min read
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Tale from the Field: Ensuring McKinney-Vento Status when Compared to Residency
Many of our helpline calls are used to determine initial eligibility. Unique situations can make determining whether a student is...

NYSTEACHs.org
May 23 min read
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Tale From the Field: Meeting the Needs of Preschool Special Education McKinney-Vento Students
Many of our helpline calls are used to determine initial eligibility. Unique situations can make determining whether a student is...

NYSTEACHs.org
Mar 284 min read
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Tale From the Field: Meeting the Needs of Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
Many of our helpline calls are used to determine initial eligibility. Unique situations can make determining whether a student is...

NYSTEACHs.org
Feb 286 min read
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Tale From the Field: Determining Eligibility when a Parent Passes Away
Many of our helpline calls are used to determine initial eligibility. Unique, sometimes sad situations can make determining whether a...

NYSTEACHs.org
Jan 313 min read
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Tale From the Field: Determining Eligibility When a Family Receives an Eviction Notice
Many of our helpline calls are used to determine initial eligibility. Unique situations can often make it difficult to determine whether...

NYSTEACHs.org
Dec 20, 20243 min read
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Tale From the Field: UHY & FAFSA
Many of our helpline calls involve students in temporary housing that are considered Unaccompanied Homeless Youth (UHY). Often, these...

NYSTEACHs.org
Dec 5, 20245 min read
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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

NYSTEACHs.org
Nov 15, 20241 min read
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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...

NYSTEACHs.org
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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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...

NYSTEACHs.org
Sep 30, 20246 min read
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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...

NYSTEACHs.org
Aug 21, 20244 min read
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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...

NYSTEACHs.org
May 30, 20242 min read
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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...

NYSTEACHs.org
May 1, 20242 min read
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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...

NYSTEACHs.org
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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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...

NYSTEACHs.org
Feb 29, 20244 min read
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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...

NYSTEACHs.org
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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