Last month, the 2024 Nationwide McKinney-Vento Study was released, offering fresh insights into how schools are addressing the needs of their most vulnerable students.
This comprehensive study highlights the impact of federal funding and support, specifically targeting homeless students under the McKinney-Vento Act.
In this blog, we’ll examine new insights into how districts in this survey used American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to support their McKinney-Vento eligible students.
We’re excited to present the latest insights from our second annual Nationwide McKinney-Vento Study. The inaugural survey was the first of its kind dedicated to identifying key information about how McKinney-Vento liaisons nationwide and how they serve students and families in need. The study report provided many insights, including how school districts nationwide lack fundamental tools such as student case management software.
Here are just a few initial insights from this year's study.
According to a recent nationwide survey conducted by TransACT Communications, school districts across the country are using more than 10 different means to track data for students identified as McKinney-Vento eligible. Of the 668 survey respondents, 63% reported tracking data in spreadsheets, and 20% reported tracking data on paper.
These responses illuminate a common problem for district staff who support at-risk students — there are typically multiple, disconnected places where critical information about the students they serve is being stored.
Student SupportTracker (SST) improves communication with district homeless liaisons to support at-risk student groups.
Read MoreThis blog was updated on July 25th, 2023.
Students experiencing homelessness are most likely in foster care, and when students in foster care age out of the system, they often end up being identified as students experiencing homelessness.
Read MoreThis blog was updated on July 25th, 2023.
Selecting the best case management system to track students experiencing homelessness can be challenging. For schools nationwide, understanding the backgrounds and living situations of the students they serve is vital to providing adequate support. Finding the right system to collect essential student data is not always straightforward.
Learn about the best option for Mckinney-Vento Data Management
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