High need definition

High need means a child experiencing homelessness, or other criteria as recommended by the accountability officer and approved by the Citizens' Oversight Commission, such as homelessness as broadly defined by the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act, child abuse or neglect, trauma, interaction with the foster care system, interaction with the criminal-justice system including incarceration or deportation, linguistic isolation, domestic violence, a child or family with disabilities or special needs, or children living in areas of high concentrated poverty, or children facing other similar
High need. LEAs located in one of 71 Tier 1 counties using the Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ annual job tax credit tiers are considered high-need. These counties represent the counties with the highest unemployment rates, lowest per capita incomes, and highest percentages of residents whose incomes are below the state poverty level. Rural: LEAs are considered rural for the purposes of this grant if they serve fewer than 25 students per square mile. These LEAs must spend proportionally more funds per pupil since they serve a more dispersed population and do not have the economies of scale of larger districts.
High need means a child experiencing homelessness or housing instability as broadly defined by the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act, or other criteria as determined by the Citizens'’ Oversight Committee, such as child abuse or neglect, trauma, interaction with the criminal-justice system including incarceration or deportation, linguistic isolation, domestic violence, a child or family with disabilities or special needs, or children facing other similar challenges.

Examples of High need in a sentence

  • Title XIX 217-like group Budget Population 12 217-like Categorically Needy Individuals receiving HCBW-like services and PACE-like participants in the High need group Title XIX 217-like group Budget Population 13 217-like Medically Needy receiving HCBW- like services in the community (High and Highest group).

  • High need includes, but is not limited to, areas with limited applicants and/or areas which require a high level of training and expertise.

  • K-12+ students - High need students from K to Grade 12+ will attend school and receive services in person, up to and including 5 days per week, depending on the service delivery in their Individual Education Program (IEP).

  • High need schools and high need fields have received priority, rewarding quality teachers who are willing to teach in high need schools.

  • High need situations are those circumstances inclusive of emergency or urgent situation where a service unit is not able to handle the service requirement that arises with the currently scheduled workforce and/or equipment without assistance from another service unit(s).

  • High need areas as mutually agreed to by the Parties will be staffed as needed at the district's discretion.

  • High need students from 6th-8th grade will continue to attend school and receive services in person, up to and including 5 days per week, depending upon their situation or service delivery plan in their Individual Education Program (IEP).


More Definitions of High need

High need means a child experiencing homelessness, or other criteria as recommended by the accountability officer and approved by the Citizens’ Oversight Commission, such as homelessness as broadly defined by the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance
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