ANNUAL NOTICE
HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH
The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youth as:
Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and includes
children and youth who are:
sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative
adequate accommodations
living in emergency or transitional shelters
abandoned in hospitals
living in a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or
ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings
living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train
stations, or similar settings; and
migratory children who qualify as homeless because the children are living in circumstances
described above.
If you are personally aware of or are acquainted with any children or youth who may qualify according
to the above criteria, the School District provides the following assurances to
parents and guardians of homeless children and youth and unaccompanied homeless youth:
The child or youth shall be immediately enrolled and allowed to fully participate in school, even if
unable to produce records normally required for enrollment (e.g., academic records, immunization
and other required health records, proof of residency, or other documentation) or has missed
application or enrollment deadlines during any period of homelessness.
Homeless children and youths are not stigmatized or segregated on the basis of their status as
homeless and have full and equal educational and related opportunities.
Meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children including special notices
of events, parent-teacher conferences, newsletters, and access to student records.
Immediate enrollment and transportation to the school of origin. “School of origin” means the
school that a child or youth attended when permanently housed or the school in which the child or
youth was last enrolled, including a preschool.
Written explanation of any decisions related to school selection or enrollment made by the school, the
local educational agency, or the State educational agency involved, including the rights of the parent,
guardian, or unaccompanied youth to appeal and receive prompt resolution of such decisions.
Please contact , homeless liaison for the School District, Director of Pupil Services, at
(920) 825-7312 for additional information about the
rights and services described above