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Local Liaison Professional Development Strategies Tip Sheet Part A and B

Local Liaison Professional Development Strategies Tip Sheet Part A and B

Local Liaison Professional Development Strategies Tip Sheet Part A: School Personnel​ 

This NCHE tip sheet is designed to help local homeless education liaisons when planning professional development sessions, ensuring that school personnel receive professional development and support at least once annually about McKinney-Vento rights and services for children and youth experiencing homelessness. The tip sheet highlights how local liaisons can determine target audiences within the school district for professional development and explores relevant topics for McKinney-Vento Act professional development tailored to the target audience and NCHE resources to help local liaisons improve training and outreach efforts.

Local Liaison Professional Development Strategies Tip Sheet Part B: Interagency Partners

This NCHE tip sheet is designed to help local homeless education liaisons when planning professional development sessions for interagency partners about McKinney-Vento rights and services for children and youth experiencing homelessness. The tip sheet highlights how local liaisons can determine target audiences across interagency partners for professional development and explores relevant topics for McKinney-Vento Act professional development tailored to the target audience and NCHE resources to help local liaisons improve training and outreach efforts.

Click here for Local Liaison Professional Development Strategies Tip Sheet Part A

Published July 2024

Click here for Local Liaison Professional Development Tip Sheet Part B

Published July 2024

NCHE Credit Accrual Tip Sheet: SEA and LEA Strategies for Addressing Credit Accrual for Students Experiencing Homelessness

Cover page of an NCHE Credit Accrual Tip Sheet Titled "Strategies for Addressing Credit Accrual for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness," featuring the NCHE logo, a photo of a student studying on a laptop, a summary of the tip sheet's contents, and the McKinney-Vento Act's definition of homelessness.

NCHE Credit Accrual Tip Sheet: Strategies for Addressing Credit Accrual for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness

This NCHE tip sheet summarizes the key provisions of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act related to credit accrual for children and youth experiencing homelessness. The tip sheet provides creative, flexible, and student-centered strategies for implementation at the state and local levels to support children and youth experiencing homelessness.

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Date Published: May 2026


Social Media and Outreach Strategies Tipsheet

Social Media and Outreach Strategies Tipsheet

The “Social Media and Outreach Strategies Tip Sheet” is designed to illuminate the ways in which State coordinators (SCs) and local liaisons (LLs) can effectively leverage social media and novel outreach methodologies. The ultimate goal of the tip sheet is to heighten these practitioners’ ability to influence and make a more profound impact on the lives of children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness.

This tip sheet will help SCs and LLs:

  • Analyze their primary audiences by thoroughly assessing their audience’s needs and the most effective avenues for reaching them.
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the communication landscape, highlighting the advantages and potential challenges associated with various platforms or tools.
  • Assess the most relevant resources to enhance their outreach strategies.

Click here for Social Media Tip Sheet Part 1

Published September 2023

Click here for Social Media Tip Sheet Part 2

Published November 2023


Use-of-Funds Tip Sheet for Serving Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness with Education for Homeless Children & Youth (EHCY) Program Funds

Use-of-Funds Tip Sheet for Serving Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness with Education for Homeless Children & Youth (EHCY) Program Funds

This NCHE tip sheet provides educational administrators in local educational agencies (LEAs) with information and guiding questions to assist them in determining how to spend subgrant funds in their Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program authorized by Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act).

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Published April 2025


SEA Websites Tip Sheet

Screenshot of the first page of the SEA Websites tip sheet.  Click to download full PDF.

SEA Websites Tip Sheet

This tip sheet provides information on state educational agency homeless education website elements required under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and recommends best practices for developing an SEA homeless education website that meets statutory requirements in a user-friendly manner.

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Published April 2021