ERIC Number: ED491298
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Prompt and Proper Placement: Enrolling Students without Records
SERVE Center for Continuous Improvement at UNCG
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, reauthorized as Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act, requires schools to enroll homeless students immediately, even if they do not have the documents normally required for enrollment such as school records, medical records, proof of residency, or others. Unfortunately for many homeless students on the move, incomplete records often result in classroom/curriculum placements that promote frustration and result in failure. This document offers teachers, school counselors, and other school personnel valuable tools and information to assist in making sound educational decisions for immediate placement of homeless children and youth in appropriate classroom settings.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disadvantaged Youth, School Counselors, Homeless People, Student Records, Student Placement, Student Evaluation
SERVE Center at UNCG. University of North Carolina - Greensboro. PO Box 5367, Greensboro, NC 27435. Tel: 336-315-7400 or 800-755-3277; Fax: 336-315-7457; e-mail: info@serve.org; Web site: http://www.serve.org.
Publication Type: Guides - General; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Counselors; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Center for Homeless Education, Greensboro, NC.; SERVE: SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education, Greensboro, NC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A