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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Findings 6 findings
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McKenney-Vento liaisons face significant time restraints fulfilling their duty to assist homeless students in Alameda County.
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McKenney-Vento liaisons lack visibility within their organizations to effectively impact school districts’ service for homeless students.
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Teachers in Alameda County are not required to be trained or certified to identify homeless students.
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Efforts to identify homeless students throughout Alameda County are inconsistent from district to district, including differences as to which school district employees receive training on identifying homeless students and how they are trained.
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Wrap-around services provided at a single geographical location, such as those provided at the Union City Family Center, offer tremendous value to homeless students and their families and are a critical component in assisting with the difficulties associated with homelessness. 172 2021-2022 Alameda County Civil Grand Jury Final Report _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations are an effective way for school districts and schools to overcome funding deficiencies for the provision of services for homeless students.
Recommendations 6
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R90Page 173The Alameda County Office of Education should identify strategies for reducing the workloads for McKenney-Vento liaisons in Alameda County to provide greater focus on homeless student service provision.
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R91Page 173The Alameda County Office of Education should work with school districts to increase visibility for McKenney-Vento liaisons within their organizations, including making MKV liaisons cabinet-level positions for district superintendents.
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R92Page 173The Alameda County Office of Education should require, to the extent possible, that Alameda County teachers be certified that they have completed training on identifying homeless students.
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R93Page 173The Alameda County Office of Education should develop standards to identify which district/school personnel should complete training related to homeless students, as well as how that training should be conducted.
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R94Page 173The Alameda County Office of Education should assist districts within the county as to possibilities for wrap-around service centers and which services could be offered at such centers.
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R95Page 173The Alameda County Office of Education should create a clearinghouse to identify potential partnerships for districts in the county with appropriate Community-Based Organizations as well as assist districts in how to establish these partnerships. 173 2021-2022 Alameda County Civil Grand Jury Final Report _______________________________________________________________________________________