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Family Information Tab: Data Confirmation Process

The family information tab in the Data Confirmation process collects information on family members that serve in the United States Armed Forces and the family's residential information.

Armed Forces Question

Under the accountability requirements of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the US Department of Education requires all school districts to identify students who are armed forces family members. If at least one parent/guardian of your student is active in the United States Armed Forces, then select:

If none of the parent/guardians of the student are active in the United States Armed Forces, then select:

Residential Survey

The residential survey helps districts determine what services you and/or your child may be eligible to receive. This could include additional educational services through Title I, Part A and/or the federal McKinney-Vento Assistance Act. The information provided in this survey will be kept confidential and only shared with the appropriate school district and site staff.

Your child or children may have the right to:

Immediate enrollment in the school they last attended (school of origin) or the local school where you are currently staying, even if you do not have all the documents normally required at the time of enrollment.

Continue to attend their school of origin, if requested by you and it is in the best interest.

Receive transportation to and from their school of origin, the same special programs and services, if needed, as provided to all other children, including free meals and Title I.

Receive the full protections and services provided under all federal and state laws, as it relates to homeless children, youth, and their families.

The following options will display:

Choose the option that best represents your family's living situation. If none of the above home situations apply to your student and family, select the following option:

When you have made your selections, click the "Confirm and Continue" button located at the bottom of all eight tabs to save your work and proceed.

You will then be able to proceed to the next tab: Income.

You can find a video walkthrough for the data confirmation series below:

FAQs

My sibling is active in the US Armed Forces - does that count?

For this question, we only need to know if the parent/guardian of the student is active in the US Armed Forces. If the sibling of the student is also the guardian of the student, then this question should be answered with "Yes, at least one parent/guardian of this student is active in the US Armed Forces". If the sibling of the student is not the parent/guardian and no parent/guardian is active in the US Armed Forces, then this question should be answered with "No, this student does not have a parent/guardian who is active in the US Armed Forces".
My parent/guardian is retired from the US Armed Forces - does that count?
My family is living with another family - how should I answer this question?
If your family is living with another family for an extended amount of time for any of the following reasons:
- Loss of housing
- Economic hardship
- Natural disaster
- Lack of adequate housing
- Similar reason
...then you should answer Temporarily Doubled Up.
My family is in a hotel for a short time
If your family is staying in a hotel or with friends/family for just a short time while repairs take place in the house (for example - repairing the AC, shower, etc.) then this does not mean you are temporarily living in a hotel or doubled up and you should answer None of the above.

If your family is staying in a hotel for an unforeseeable time for any of the following reasons:
- Loss of housing
- Economic hardship
- Natural disaster
- Similar reason
...then you should answer with Hotels/Motels.
I'm worried about answering the residential survey

First - residential survey responses are kept completely confidential. Only certain staff members (with admin privileges) will be able to see your response.

Secondly - these responses are only gathered for the sole purpose of being able to add additional support to students and families in these situations. We only want to help and we can only do that if we have the information. We encourage you to answer the residential survey honestly so that we can provide support and resources.

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