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Ensures that all students in transition are identified and provided the resources and support to be successful in school. Provides assistance through data retrieval and analysis in order to review service quality, gaps and impact on the academic, physical, social-emotional, and developmental needs of students experiencing homelessness. Ensures the delivery of mandated services to facilitate the students’ school attendance and access to appropriate education. Maintains, generates, and distributes student demographic and McKinney-Vento identification to comply with federal requirements for immediate enrollment for PK-12th, transportation, and free meals. Facilitates transfer of student information between schools and processes student enrollment as backup for Student Information Data Managers to comply with federal requirements for immediate enrollment. Provides support to the McKinney Vento District Liaison. 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