Program Description: The purpose of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act is to ensure that homeless children and youth:
- Enroll in, attend, and succeed in school, and.
- Have access to educational and other services needed to help them meet State academic and achievement standards.
- To ensure that State and school districts remove all barriers to the enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and youth.
General information:
McKinney-Vento Homeless Allocations (PDF posted July, 28th 2009)
Latest Guidance - McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance - April 10th, 2009
Funding: The Kansas State Department of Education awarded $460,431 additional dollars to school districts to facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and success of homeless children and youth.
Application Process: The Department allocated these funds through a formula based on the homeless child count from each district.
Timeline: Grants were awarded to schools. Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2011.
Accountability Requirements:
A State receiving McKinney-Vento ARRA funds is required to submit to the Department quarterly reports containing the information required under section 1512(c) of the ARRA. OMB issued government-wide guidance on the ARRA reporting requirements and procedures for the quarterly reports.
Reporting Requirements:
Because there are separate reporting requirements with respect to McKinney-Vento ARRA funds, the uses of these funds must be accounted for separately from an SEA’s or LEA’s regular McKinney-Vento funds. The Department has assigned a new Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA No. 84.387A) to the McKinney-Vento ARRA funds in order to facilitate separate accounting for the funds.
State Contacts:
Tate Toedman, Coordinator
Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY)
Title Programs and Services Team
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-6714
ttoedman@ksde.org