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Disaster Response 1 / TEA McKinney-Vento Resources
TEA To the Administrator Addressed Letter: Re: Hurricane Harvey Enrollment Guidance
August 31, 2017 The purpose of this letter is to provide an update and reminder to all school districts and charters of key provisions in place to support students displaced by Hurricane Harvey. Please remember that a child whose family has been displaced due to Hurricane Harvey will generally meet the definition of “homeless” under… Read more »
TEA to the Administrator Addressed Letter: Re: Requirements for campuses operating over capacity because of Hurricane Harvey
September 20, 2017 The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is aware that some school districts and open-enrollment charter schools are providing instruction to students displaced by Hurricane Harvey. This letter provides instructions for applying for waivers to operate over their normal capacity and to change their operational schedules to accommodate additional students.
TEA to the Administrator Addressed Letter: Re: PEIMS Crisis Code for Hurricane Irma and Fall PEIMS Snapshot Date
All students enrolling in a school district or charter school as a result of being displaced by Hurricane Irma should be reported with a ‘Crisis Code’ of 06. The 2017-2018 Fall PEIMS Snapshot will remain as October 27, 2017. Read the complete letter for additional details.
TEA to the Administrator Addressed Letter: Re: Changes to “Crisis Code 05” for Hurricane Harvey Students
TEA has received many questions regarding how we will fully track students impacted by Hurricane Harvey. It is important that we identify those students properly so we are able to make adjustments to accountability and identify any additional funding opportunities given the impact of the storm. Beginning Friday, October 13th, Local Education Agencies (LEAs) will… Read more »
Required Homeless and Harvey Crisis Coding Chart
This chart explains the PEIMS Crisis Codes (5a, 5b, 5c) used for students impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
Harvey’s Impact on LEA’s Accountability/Funding
PEIMS Submission 1 Deadline: Jan. 23, 2018 Due to the severity of Hurricane Harvey many more students and families than reported are living in circumstances that meet the federal McKinney-Vento definition of Homeless. By federal law, all students in these circumstances must be identified and coded. This fact sheet addresses critical information for coding students… Read more »
Texas Education Agency Sample Student Residency Questionnaire (SRQ)
This information will help determine if the student meets eligibility requirements for services under the McKinney-Vento Act.
TEA Hurricane Harvey Crisis Code FAQ
This document helps explain the proper use of the Hurricane Harvey Crisis Codes (5a, 5b, and 5c) when identifying students in PEIMS.
Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Weekly Crisis Code Report Final Submission
The Commissioner of Education released this message through the TAA correspondence system on February 8, 2018. Please read the communication carefully and provide the required data by March 9, 2018.
Additional Final Guidance for TSDS PEIMS Crisis Coding and McKinney-Vento Homeless Coding
To ensure local education agencies (LEAs) are accurately coding all students impacted by Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has created the following presentation with more detailed guidance on coding students with a Texas Student Data System (TSDS) PEIMS Crisis Code and coding students as McKinney-Vento Homeless. This presentation also includes guidance on coding… Read more »