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This resource center provides guidance, templates and sample documentation for local homeless liaisons and school district staff to utilize to meet the requirements under McKinney-Vento and to better serve the children and youths in transition within their schools districts. These templates and samples can be edited to meet the needs of each student, school, and/or district. If you have any questions or comments about these templates or samples, or if there is not a template or sample for something you need, please contact the State Coordinator above and she will be happy to assist you.
*Many of the documents in this section are available for public use on various organizations websites. Thank you to all of these organizations for allowing use of your documentation.
Sample Templates
- Board Policy Template (A.13a&b, A25a, A26b)
- Dispute Resolution Letter Template (A.26a&c, A27a)
- Dispute Resolution Written Notification Template #1 (A.26a&c, A27a)
- Dispute Resolution Written Notification Template #2 (A.26a&c, A.27a)
- Eligibility Determination Template #1 (A.18a)
- Eligibility Determination Template #2 (A.18a)
- Eligibility/Evaluation Determination Template (A.18a)
- Gas Card Accounting Form (A.25a)
- Gas Card Guidelines (A.25a)
- Gas Card Receipt Form (A.25a)
- Mileage Reimbursement Form (A.25a)
- Needs Assessment – District Template (A.18b)
- Needs Assessment – Student Template (A.18b)
- Parent-Student Rights Template (A.19a)
- Referral Template (A.22b)
- Rights Poster – English (A.16a, A.17a, A.19a)
- Rights Poster – Spanish (A.16a, A.17a, A.19a)
- Title I-A Set_Aside Calculation Template (A.20a)
- UHY FAFSA Template #2 (A.23a)
- Written Notification for Unaccompanied Youth Template (A.27c)
- Written Notification of Eligibility Template #1 (A.27c)
- Written Notification of Eligibility Template #2 (A.27c)
- Wyoming Students in Transition Brochure (A.16a, A.17a, A.19a)
- Youth Poster – English (A.16a, A.17a, A.19a)
- Youth Poster – Spanish (A.16a, A.17a, A.19a)
Resource Materials
- Quick Guide for Counseling Staff Working with Students Experiencing Homelessness
- Script for When Talking with Families Experiencing Housing Transitions
- Potential Warning Signs of Homelessness
- Full Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities for Students Experiencing Homelessness
- McKinney-Vento Act and School Fees
- McKinney-Vento Act Summary
- Privacy and Homelessness Information Sheet
- Rural Transportation Tips
- Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Eligibility Flow Chart
- FAFSA Tips for Unaccompanied Youth Without Stable Housing
- Income Tax and the FAFSA for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Information Sheet
- Recommendations for Transitioning Unaccompanied Homeless Youth to Higher Education
- District/LEA Policy Checklist
- Homeless Education Program/Liaison Yearly Calendar Sample
- Liaison Responsibilities Checklist
- McKinney-Vento Referral Checklist
- Use-of-Title-IA-Set-Asides-for-Students-in-Transition
- New Liaison Training Tools
- LEA Liaison Responsibilities
- Serving Students Experiencing Homelessness under Title I Part A
- Services-and-Supports-What-Does-the-Law-Say
- Tips on helping homeless youth succeed in college
- Head Start Moduals
Distribution Materials
- Wyoming Students in Transition Brochure
- Youth Poster – English
- Youth Poster – Spanish
- Homeless Parents Poster – English
- Homeless Rights Poster – Spanish
You can also order publication materials for your schools each year for FREE from NCHE.