School Linked Services
HOPE RESOURCES & INFO
Identifying and Reporting a Student or Family in need of HOPE services:
If you have reason to belive that a student is experiencing an unstable living situation or "lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence" you may use the Homeless Student Recognition Checklist to the right as a guide in addition to submitting an official MDUSD Report of Homeless Student Form.
http://center.serve.org/nche/downloads/briefs/reauthorization.pdf
AB 1806
From bill summary: Provides that if an individual with exceptional needs is a homeless child or youth, and the local educational agency has proposed a change of placement due to an act for which a decision to recommend expulsion is at the discretion of the principal or the district superintendent, the designated local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth must be invited to participate in the individualized education program team meeting that makes a manifestation determination.
Provides if the decision to recommend expulsion is a discretionary act and the pupil is a homeless child or youth, the district board is required to provide notice of the expulsion hearing to the designated local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth. If a recommendation of expulsion is required for a homeless student, authorizes the district board to provide notice of the expulsion hearing to the designated local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youth.
Extends to homeless students an existing provision exempting foster youth who transfer schools after the 2nd year of high school from high school graduation requirements beyond statewide coursework requirements, with exceptions. Extends to homeless students an existing provision requiring coursework completed by foster youth while attending another school to be issued full or partial credit for the coursework
completed, and prohibiting a district from requiring a foster child to retake a completed course.http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/asm/ab_1801-1850/ab_1806_bill_20140929_chaptered.pdf
Source:
www.leginfo.ca.gov
Call "211" Contra Costa
211 is the national, toll-free, three-digit phone number to call for information about all kinds of local health and social services. Calls are answered 24 hours per day, 365 days per year by trained information and referral specialists at the Contra Costa Crisis Center. If calling outside of Contra Costa County use 800-830-5380. 211 Database A comprehensive, up-to-date database of local health and social services is the backbone of 211. Call specialists use the database to refer callers to resources. Individuals can access the database, too, free of charge. Just click the button labeled "Click Here to search the 211 database"
HOPE Brochure
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