Liaison Spotlights
Liaison Spotlights
- Learn more about the liaisons and school staff leading McKinney-Vento identification and supports at the local level in the spotlights below.
- RSU 9 — Amanda Clark
- RSU 20 — Judy Cohen
- RSU 10 — Kasey Flagg
- Portland Public Schools — Priscila Bitencourt
- Lewiston Public Schools — Natasha Turcotte
McKinney-Vento Liaison Annual Training
- Liaisons can review materials on their own or watch the recorded annual liaison training above (83 mins).
- New MV Liaisons must complete this assessment.
Step-by-Step for Liaisons
- Determine eligibility under McKinney-Vento — if needed, use MV Screener Form Option 1. Document status in the student information system.
- If the student is unaccompanied, determine caregiver if applicable. Use the Caregiver Template for general educational decisions.
- If the child is MV, unaccompanied, and identified for Special Education, set up an Educational Surrogate Parent.
- Determine best interest for school placement in partnership between the SAUs of origin and residence. Best Interest Determination Interview Checklist — Parents
- Immediately enroll in school of residence without normally required documents, or arrange transportation for the child to remain in school of origin in partnership between SAUs.
- Provide family/unaccompanied homeless youth/caregiver with information on their right to Dispute Resolution.
- Determine child's needs to succeed in school — Sample MV Check-In Form / Student Needs Assessment.
- Connect to referrals based on identified needs. For unaccompanied homeless youth: Sample UHY Verification for Medical Consent and FAFSA Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Sample Form.
Forms & Templates
- Outreach Flyers — also available in: French, Spanish, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Haitian Creole, Arabic
- *SAMPLE MV Screener — include in electronic enrollment or back to school
- MV Screener Form Option 2
- *Best Interest Determination Interview Checklist — Parents
- *Sample MV Check-In Form / Student Needs Assessment
- Dispute Resolution
- Confidential Referral Form
- Transportation Agreement Sample
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Resources
- *Unaccompanied Youth Flow Chart
- *Sample Caregiver Template
- *Sample Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Verification for Medical Consent
- FAFSA Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Sample Form
- Youth Outreach Poster
- Best Interest Determination Interview Checklist — Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
- National Runaway Safeline
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Contact
Signe Lynch
McKinney-Vento Education Specialist
Phone: 207-441-5934
Email: Signe.Lynch@maine.gov