Professional Development
Liaison Toolkit
The Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit was designed by Project HOPE-Virginia staff for the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) and a national audience to help school divisions fulfill their role in providing services to students experiencing homelessness. We have since adapted parts of the toolkit to be more specific to the needs of Virginia school divisions. The toolkit is available for download below.
In addition to these toolkit resources, NCHE produces guides and training resources to assist school divisions in implementing McKinney-Vento and for developing and evaluating quality programs for students experiencing homelessness. Some materials you will find on their website are:
- Homeless Education Issue Briefs – in-depth focus on selected issues, including :
- Best Practices in Homeless Education series
- Connecting Schools and Displaced Students series
- McKinney-Vento Law into Practice series
- NCHE Brief: Important Information for New Local Liaisons
Additional Information for Virginia McKinney-Vento Liaisons
The supplemental documents listed below are the updated sections of Virginia’s Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit.
- McKinney-Vento Legislation
- ED Non-Regulatory Guidance
- Virginia’s Best Interest Determination and Dispute Resolution Processes
- VDOE Attendance Strategies
- Sample Form Letter to Determine Independent Status for UHY
Virginia Superintendent’s Memos
- Memo #126-17: Changes under ESSA [pdf]
- Memo #215-17: Revisions to BID and Dispute Resolution Processes
- MEMO 215-17, Attachment A: McKinney-Vento Best Interest Determination for School Placement [pdf]
- MEMO 215-17, Attachment B: Written Explanation of McKinney-Vento Determination [pdf]
- MEMO 215-17, Attachment C: Dispute Resolution Process for Virginia Public Schools – Eligibility for McKinney-Vento Services [pdf]
- MEMO 215-17, Attachment D: Dispute Resolution Process for Virginia Public Schools – School Selection or Enrollment [pdf]
- Memo #283-19: Eligibility for Students not Residing with their parents [pdf]