| Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Handbook Series This handbook series explains how the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act applies to students displaced by disaster and how the Act can assist these students and their families. Each handbook in the series targets information to either parents of displaced children, relief agencies, or educators.  Download After the Storm: Information for Parents on How Schools Can Help After Disasters (A Handbook for Parents)* (707K) Download Disaster Relief Agencies and Schools: Working Together to Ensure School Enrollment and Success* (A Handbook for Local Liaisons and State Coordinators)* (566K) Download From the School Office to the Classroom: Strategies for Enrolling and Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness (A Handbook for Local Liaisons, Enrollment Staff, and District Administrators)* (1.69MB) Download School as a Safety Net: Connecting Displaced Children With Educational and Support Services (A Handbook for Relief Agency Staff and Volunteers)* (1.19MB) Order this product in hard copy. (free product limit: 10 per agency per school year)
*These handbooks were originally created to print in booklet format. To make printing easier, they are available for download in handbook format. For the original booklet-format file, e-mail homeless@serve.org |
Enrolling Displaced Students Handbook |
*Clicking on an external link will take you to a non-NCHE webpage or document. The external agency's privacy policy may differ from that of NCHE.
Information by Topic | Online Forum | State/Local Resources | Best Practices | Disaster Planning
Site Map | Search
The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) is associated with The SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. This website was produced with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, on contract no. ED-01-CO-0092/0001.