McKinney Vento
Children who are identified as meeting the Federal definition of "homeless" will be provided a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the same manner as all other students of the District. To that end, homeless students will not be stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their status as homeless. The District shall establish safeguards that protect homeless students from discrimination on the basis of their homelessness. The District shall regularly review and revise its policies, including school discipline policies that impact homeless students or those who may be a member of any of the Protected Classes (Policy 2260).
Homeless children and youth are defined as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and include children and youth who meet any of the following criteria:
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share the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason
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live in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to a lack of alternative adequate accommodations
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live in emergency or transitional shelters
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are abandoned in hospitals
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have a primary night time residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, or
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live in a car, park, public space, abandoned building, substandard housing1, bus or train station, or similar setting
Pursuant to the McKinney-Vento Act, an unaccompanied youth includes a homeless child or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.
Additionally, pursuant to Federal and State law, migratory children who are living in circumstances described in A-F above are also considered homeless.
The homeless liaison will work with the family and/or student to complete the eligibility determination form.
Eligibility Determination Form
Services to Homeless Children and Youth
The District will provide services to homeless students that are comparable to other students in the District, including:
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transportation services
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public preschool programs and other educational programs and services for which the homeless student meets eligibility criteria for.
Additional information can be found at the following links;