MKV 101
Homelessness is defined as this.
What is lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
Like every student in the United States, students experiencing homelessness have the right to a ____, ___________, and ______ education.
What is a free, appropriate, and public education?
This is an alternative term you may use to refer to a family or student experiencing homelessness.
What is...
Displaced
Without your own home
In-transition
McKinney-Vento eligible
"A sense of acceptance, safety, and membership among a group", refers to this factor of resilience.
What is belonging.
Homelessness impacts education in many ways including any of these.
What is.. academic challenges causing lower grades and test scores, chronic absenteeism, etc.
The most common nighttime residence among MKV eligible students is this.
What is doubled-up/the housing of others.
The right to transportation may be implemented through any of these methods.
What are buses, vans, public transportation, gas cards, gas mileage reimbursement, or whatever is adequate for the family.
Red flags refer to signs that a student or family may be experiencing homelessness. Name 2 of them.
What is...
Attending multiple schools
Not having the necessary paperwork for enrollment
Secretive about their address
Unkempt appearance
More than one family at the same address
Truancy issues
Hungry
Tired
"Students will have options within boundaries in activities, academics, discipline, and self-management", refers to this factor of resilience.
What is autonomy.
Students experiencing homelessness are more likely to experience any of these adverse experiences.
What is..
sexual & dating violence
substance abuse
mental illness
bullying
An unaccompanied homeless youth is defined as this.
What is a youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian and lacking a fixed, regular, or adequate nighttime residence?
Comparable access to services truly means _________ access.
What is equitable
Red flags refer to signs that a student or family may be experiencing homelessness. Name 3 of them.
What is...
Attending multiple schools
Not having the necessary paperwork for enrollment
Secretive about their address
Unkempt appearance
More than one family at the same address
Truancy issues
Hungry
Tired
"Students are viewed and interacted with from a perspective of their value and strengths, not deficiencies or inabilities", refers to this factor of resilience.
What is achievement?
These mental health diagnoses are common among students experiencing homelessness (name at least 2)
Anxiety, depression, bipolar, and PTSD.
In PA, the age range for McKinney-Vento eligible students, including unaccompanied youth, is this.
What is birth to age 22.
What is origin, residence, origin?
Due to these reasons, families may not come forward to the school district with information about their living situation.
What is...
Embarrassment
Fear of CYS involvement
Lack of knowledge of rights under McKinney-Vento
Fear host family may be evicted
"Students will see the needs of others, and cooperatively and individually take steps to meet them", refers to this factor of resilence.
What is fulfillment?
What is a reoccurring exposure to multiple traumatic events over a prolonged period?
A student identified as experiencing homelessness can fall into any of these 4 categories of nighttime residences.
What is...
Unsheltered/substandard housing
Motels/hotels
Doubled-up/Living with family members or friends
Shelter/transitional housing
Students experiencing homelessness need to be enrolled in school ___________, even if they lack ________________________.
What is immediately and documents required for enrollment.
What are LGBTQ, Hispanic/Latino, and Black students?
Connection is described as this.
What is a positive relationship between a student and a caring adult that seeks to add value to the student.
If trauma is experienced in early childhood, the impact on brain development may result in issues with any of these.
What is...
- sensory development
- dissociation
- attachment development
- emotional and behavioral regulation
- cognition
- self-concept and identity development