Idaho State Department of Education

Yes, you must complete these indicators in the Program Monitoring Tool.

Homeless Education posters should be placed in each school building and the district office. Include contact information for the local Homeless Liaison and State Liaison. For the community, you should display them in places which are frequented by the community, such as the Health & Welfare Office, Job Services Office, etc.

Homeless students should be identified in your attendance system and listed as a subcategory. Since your student management system uploads to ISEE, this information would be in your ISEE reports. Once a student is identified as homeless, they are tracked as being a homeless student for the entire school year.

The form should be given to all students at the beginning of the school year (registration). The form should be sent out again schoolwide for all students mid-year. This can be done in a newsletter, by email, or other school communications. See sample forms on the Homeless Children and Youths (Title IX-A) webpage in the Files tab under Sample Enrollment/Residency Forms.

To assist with your Homeless Policy, see the Homeless Policy Checklist. On the Homeless Children and Youths (Title IX-A) program page, you can find other useful samples including Sample Handbooks and Policies and Sample Needs Assessments.

Find the McKinney Vento Homeless Education Program indicators in the Federal Programs Monitoring Tool located under Program Information and Title I Technical Assistance Resources.