Information on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

A student is considered McKinney-Vento eligible if that student lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and is forced to live in any of the following situations:

• Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (example: evicted from home, etc).
• In a motel, hotel, campground or similar setting due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations.
• In an emergency or transitional shelter.
• Have a primary nighttime residence that is not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for humans.
• In a car, park, public space, abandoned building, substandard housing, bus or train station, or a similar setting.

In addition, a student who is not in the physical custody of a parent/guardian and is living in one of the situations listed above may be considered an unaccompanied youth.

Eligibility for McKinney-Vento rights must be renewed each school year. Students are flagged in Infinite Campus with a MV flag so school staff are aware of situation.

Eligible students have the right to:

• Enroll in school immediately, even if they are lacking documents normally required for enrollment.
• Choose between the local school where they are living or the school last attending before becoming homeless, where feasible.
• Receive transportation to school.
• Attend school and participate in school programs with children who are not homeless. Children cannot be separated from the regular school program because they are homeless.
• Receive all the school services available to other students.

In addition, we offer the following services as needed:

• School supply support
• Backpacks
• Hygiene Kits
• Clothing support
• Connection with community partners for assistance with housing, food banks, medical needs, etc.
• Tutoring and/or homework assistance