Dear colleagues:
NCHE is pleased to release a new 2-page quick-reference tip sheet about supporting credit accrual for students experiencing homelessness.
NCHE Credit Accrual Tip Sheet: SEA and LEA Strategies for Addressing Credit Accrual for Students Experiencing Homelessness
This NCHE tip sheet summarizes the key provisions of the McKinney-Vento Act related to credit accrual, provides credit accrual strategies at the State and local levels, and recommends credit accrual training and collaboration practices.
Download
NCHE Credit Accrual Tip Sheet: SEA and LEA Strategies for Addressing Credit Accrual for Students Experiencing Homelessness at
https://nche.ed.gov/ibt/credit.php.
Students experiencing homelessness face unique challenges in accessing and succeeding in school. Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act), reauthorized in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act, requires States to have procedures in place to ensure that all homeless students, including those who have been out of school, can receive “appropriate credit for full or partial coursework satisfactorily completed while attending a prior school, in accordance with State, local, and school policies.” By providing needed credit accrual and recovery support to students experiencing homelessness, SEAs, and local educational agencies (LEAs) help ensure that these students stay engaged in school and on track for graduation.
Stay tuned over the next several months for an announcement of an NCHE webinar that will flesh out the strategies included in the tip sheet.
Best,
Christina Dukes, Federal Liaison
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) |