McKinney Vento
Homeless Education Act

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McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act runs through Title IX, part A of Every Student Succeeds Act in Colorado. They also provide specific resources and information for school district liaisons and other audiences to ensure access to a free and appropriate public education for homeless children and youth, and success in school once enrolled.

The Homeless Education program is authorized under Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 USC 11431 et seq.). The McKinney-Vento Act was enacted to address the numerous barriers homeless children face in obtaining a free, appropriate public education.

The program was originally authorized in 1987 and, most recently, reauthorized as Title IX, Part A of The Every Student Succeeds Act. The Act ensures educational rights and protections for children, youth and unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness including the following:

 

  • The right to immediate enrollment in school, even if lacking paperwork normally required for enrollment.
  • The right to attend school in his/her school of origin, if in the child or youth’s best interest, or if the school in the attendance area where the family or youth is currently residing.
  • The right to receive transportation to his/her school of origin, if this is requested by the parent or unaccompanied youth.
  • The right to services comparable to those received by household schoolmates, including transportation and supplemental educational services.
  • The right to attend school along with children not experiencing homelessness. Segregation based on a student’s status as homeless is strictly prohibited.
  • The posting of homeless students’ rights in all schools and other places around the community.

 

Learn more about McKinney-Vento Homeless Education by visiting:

https://www.cde.state.co.us/studentsupport/homele

Who qualifies for McKinney-Vento?

 

Any displaced child or youth experiencing the following has educational rights under the

McKinney-Vento Act: 

  • is living in a shelter, motel, inadequate trailer, or house;
  • is staying temporarily with relatives or friends due to economic hardship or loss of housing; or
  • is living in any other homeless situation.

Homeless

San Luis Valley BOCES Contact

 

Adeline Duarte-Lee

McKinney Vento Coordinator

alee@slvboces.org

(719)589-5851

2261 Enterprise Lane

Alamosa, CO 81101

McKinney Vento
Homeless Education Act

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act runs through Title IX, part A of Every Student Succeeds Act in Colorado. They also provide specific resources and information for school district liaisons and other audiences to ensure access to a free and appropriate public education for homeless children and youth, and success in school once enrolled.

The Homeless Education program is authorized under Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 USC 11431 et seq.). The McKinney-Vento Act was enacted to address the numerous barriers homeless children face in obtaining a free, appropriate public education.

The program was originally authorized in 1987 and, most recently, reauthorized as Title IX, Part A of The Every Student Succeeds Act. The Act ensures educational rights and protections for children, youth and unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness including the following:

 

  • The right to immediate enrollment in school, even if lacking paperwork normally required for enrollment.
  • The right to attend school in his/her school of origin, if in the child or youth’s best interest, or if the school in the attendance area where the family or youth is currently residing.
  • The right to receive transportation to his/her school of origin, if this is requested by the parent or unaccompanied youth.
  • The right to services comparable to those received by household schoolmates, including transportation and supplemental educational services.
  • The right to attend school along with children not experiencing homelessness. Segregation based on a student’s status as homeless is strictly prohibited.
  • The posting of homeless students’ rights in all schools and other places around the community.

 

Learn more about McKinney-Vento Homeless Education by visiting:

https://www.cde.state.co.us/studentsupport/homele

Who qualifies for McKinney-Vento?

 

Any displaced child or youth experiencing the following has educational rights under the

McKinney-Vento Act: 

  • is living in a shelter, motel, inadequate trailer, or house;
  • is staying temporarily with relatives or friends due to economic hardship or loss of housing; or
  • is living in any other homeless situation.

Homeless

San Luis Valley BOCES Contact

 

Adeline Duarte-Lee

McKinney Vento Coordinator

alee@slvboces.org

(719)589-5851

2261 Enterprise Lane

Alamosa, CO 81101

McKinney Vento
Homeless Education Act

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act runs through Title IX, part A of Every Student Succeeds Act in Colorado. They also provide specific resources and information for school district liaisons and other audiences to ensure access to a free and appropriate public education for homeless children and youth, and success in school once enrolled.

The Homeless Education program is authorized under Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 USC 11431 et seq.). The McKinney-Vento Act was enacted to address the numerous barriers homeless children face in obtaining a free, appropriate public education.

The program was originally authorized in 1987 and, most recently, reauthorized as Title IX, Part A of The Every Student Succeeds Act. The Act ensures educational rights and protections for children, youth and unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness including the following:

 

  • The right to immediate enrollment in school, even if lacking paperwork normally required for enrollment.
  • The right to attend school in his/her school of origin, if in the child or youth’s best interest, or if the school in the attendance area where the family or youth is currently residing.
  • The right to receive transportation to his/her school of origin, if this is requested by the parent or unaccompanied youth.
  • The right to services comparable to those received by household schoolmates, including transportation and supplemental educational services.
  • The right to attend school along with children not experiencing homelessness. Segregation based on a student’s status as homeless is strictly prohibited.
  • The posting of homeless students’ rights in all schools and other places around the community.

 

Learn more about McKinney-Vento Homeless Education by visiting:

https://www.cde.state.co.us/studentsupport/homele

Who qualifies for McKinney-Vento?

 

Any displaced child or youth experiencing the following has educational rights under the

McKinney-Vento Act: 

  • is living in a shelter, motel, inadequate trailer, or house;
  • is staying temporarily with relatives or friends due to economic hardship or loss of housing; or
  • is living in any other homeless situation.

Homeless

San Luis Valley BOCES Contact

 

Adeline Duarte-Lee

McKinney Vento Coordinator

alee@slvboces.org

(719)589-5851

2261 Enterprise Lane

Alamosa, CO 81101