McKinney-Vento Homeless Education
This program provides support to ensure that homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate, public education; including a public preschool education, with the opportunity to meet the same challenging state content and student performance standards.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
The McKinney-Vento Act states that children and youth who lack 鈥渁 fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence鈥 will be considered homeless.
McKinney-Vento eligible students have the right to:
- receive a free, appropriate public education;
- enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment, 听 or having missed application or enrollment deadlines during any period of homelessness;
- enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents;
- continue attending the school of origin, or enroll in the local attendance area school if 听 attending the school of origin is not in the best interest of the student or is contrary to the 听 request of the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth;
- receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if requested by the parent or 听 guardian, or by the local liaison on behalf of an unaccompanied youth; and
- receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according 听 to each student鈥檚 need.
