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Ms. Lee, received her Bachelors Degree in Sociology from Claflin University and Master of Social Work degree from Johnson C. Smith University. Ms. Lee has been committed to empowering and linking families to the necessary resources to gain independence for the past 23 years. Ms. Lee serves at the McKinney Vento Social Worker at Westerly Hills Academy on Mondays and Thursdays.
Contact information: 980-343-6021 or 704-574-7040
andranac.lee@cms.k12.nc.us
What is the McKinney Vento Act (MCV)?
In January of 2002, Congress authorized the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to help people experiencing homelessness. The federal law includes the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program that entitles children who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence to a free, appropriate education and requires schools to remove barriers to their enrollment, attendance and success in school. The McKinney-Vento Program meets the needs of homeless students attending Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools by addressing academic challenges and family issues affecting their success in school.
Examples of living situations that may qualify include, but are not limited to:
Living with a friend, relative or other person/family because of a loss of housing
Staying in a motel or hotel because of a loss of housing, fleeing domestic violence, or natural disaster
Living in an emergency shelter, transitional housing or domestic violence shelter
Living in a car, park or public place, abandoned building or bus station
Living temporarily in substandard housing
Living in a campground or an inadequate trailer home
Living in a runaway or homeless youth shelter; run away youth
Youth living on their own, even if their families want them to come home
Please click the link below for more information.
https://www.cms.k12.nc.us/cmsdepartments/studentwellness/Pages/McKinney-Vento.aspx
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