NYS-TEACHS Publications

Check-In Checklist: Connecting with Families During COVID-19 School Closures

This checklist summarizes some of the strategies liaisons are using in their outreach to families and youth experiencing homelessness during COVID-19 school-building closures.

FORMS & TEMPLATES

Referral Templates for McKinney-Vento Liaisons

NYS-TEACHS

McKinney-Vento Liaisons are required to refer students and families to key services and supports. Our template referral lists are intended to help you streamline your referral process and/or provide information that may be needed in a sensitive manner.

GUIDES & FACT SHEETS

Tip Sheet: Information Sharing and Student Privacy

NYS-TEACHS

This tip sheet from NYS-TEACHS provides information about when it is appropriate to share a student’s housing information with school/district staff.

GUIDES & FACT SHEETS

Tip Sheet: Navigating Challenging Conversations

NYS-TEACHS

This tip sheet from NYS-TEACHS guides the user through best practices for having conversations about housing status with families. We provide best practices for common scenarios.

GUIDES & FACT SHEETS

Meeting the Unique Learning Needs of Students Exposed to Trauma

NYS-TEACHS

This detailed toolkit from NYS-TEACHS provides suggestions for how to apply various trauma-sensitive strategies and why they are necessary to improve academic outcomes for students in temporary housing.

GUIDES & FACT SHEETS

Info-Brief: Trauma-Sensitivity and School Success

NYS-TEACHS

This three-page resource provides a written and visual overview of trauma-informed care as it relates to school success for students in temporary housing. It is a great first resource to share with others at meetings or trainings.

FORMS & TEMPLATES

Supporting College Access Checklist

NYS-TEACHS

This checklist includes strategies McKinney-Vento liaisons and school districts can use to ensure that youth experiencing homelessness have access to college access services and other supports to help ensure that they are ready for post-secondary opportunities.

FORMS & TEMPLATES

Template End-of-Year Letter

NYS-TEACHS

Districts may use this template to check in with families at the end of each school year to determine whether their housing situation has changed.

GUIDES & FACT SHEETS

Quick Tip Sheet Series

NYS-TEACHS

Our Quick Tip Sheets provide detailed information about the rights of students experiencing homelessness in a one-page format. Each guide is targeted to a specific school role.

GUIDES & FACT SHEETS

Data Entry in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) for Students Experiencing Homelessness

NYS-TEACHS

Districts must indicate in their student management systems students who experience homelessness at any point during the year. This guide specifies which codes relate to students identified under the McKinney-Vento Act.

GUIDES & FACT SHEETS

Transportation Guide for Students in Temporary Housing

NYS-TEACHS

This chart provides concise information on the transportation rights of students in temporary housing attending school in New York State.

WEBSITES

Registration Simulation Video

NYS-TEACHS

This video simulation, a collaborative project between NYS-TEACHS and the Urban Arts Partnership, demonstrates the ways in which conversation between school staff and a parent can affect the school registration process.

FORMS & TEMPLATES

Enrollment Checklist

NYS-TEACHS

The McKinney-Vento Enrollment Checklist, developed by NYS-TEACHS, outlines steps McKinney-Vento liaisons should take when enrolling students experiencing homelessness.

FORMS & TEMPLATES

Checklist for NYC Dept of Education School-Based Liaisons

NYS-TEACHS

This worksheet, created by NYS-TEACHS, is a checklist of responsibilities for NYC Students in Temporary Housing School-Based Liaisons.

NYS-TEACHS PUBLICATIONS

Topic Resources

Check-In Checklist: Connecting with Families During COVID-19 School Closures

Referral Templates for McKinney-Vento Liaisons

NYS-TEACHS

Tip Sheet: Information Sharing and Student Privacy

NYS-TEACHS

Tip Sheet: Navigating Challenging Conversations

NYS-TEACHS

Meeting the Unique Learning Needs of Students Exposed to Trauma

NYS-TEACHS

Info-Brief: Trauma-Sensitivity and School Success

NYS-TEACHS

Supporting College Access Checklist

NYS-TEACHS

Template End-of-Year Letter

NYS-TEACHS

Quick Tip Sheet Series

NYS-TEACHS

Data Entry in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) for Students Experiencing Homelessness

NYS-TEACHS

Transportation Guide for Students in Temporary Housing

NYS-TEACHS

Registration Simulation Video

NYS-TEACHS

Enrollment Checklist

NYS-TEACHS

Checklist for NYC Dept of Education School-Based Liaisons

NYS-TEACHS