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Eligibility (Determining/Confirming Eligibility for McKinney-Vento)

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Confirming Eligibility for McKinney-Vento Services: Do’s and Don’ts for Local Liaisons
This brief, part of NCHE's Best Practices in Homeless Education series, is designed for local homeless education liaisons and discusses measures school districts can and can not take in confirming the details of a student's living situation in order to determine eligibility for McKinney-Vento services.
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Confirming Eligibility for McKinney-Vento Services: Do’s and Don’ts for School Districts
This brief, part of NCHE's Best Practices in Homeless Education series, is designed for school staff and administrators and discusses measures school districts can and can not take in confirming the details of a student's living situation in order to determine eligibility for McKinney-Vento services.
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Determining Eligibility for Rights and Services Under the McKinney-Vento Act (578 K)
This brief, part of NCHE's Best Practices in Homeless Education series, offers step-by-step guidance on determining homelessness among children and youth whose living arrangements vary from the examples given in the McKinney-Vento definition of "homeless".
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