McKinney-Vento

McKinney-Vento Rights
The McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Act

 

Homeless children and youth face many educational barriers due to the disruption and trauma of not having a fixed, regular, and adequate place to live.  Most face educational disruption due to changing schools as they move from one temporary location to another.  Many face educational challenges such as:  difficulty enrolling without records; difficulty attending school regularly; lack of stable transportation; falling behind in school; lack of basic needs including food and clothing, and embarrassment and stigma related to their housing conditions.

 

ECPPS can help!  Under the McKinney-Vento Act, our district is able to assist children and youth that are homeless to overcome these barriers and to be successful in school.  We are able to provide a stable school environment for children and youth whose home life is not stable, as well as provide supportive services.

 

McKinney-Vento Definition of Homeless

Individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence, including

• 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
• Awaiting foster care placement
• Have 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
• Migratory children living in the circumstances described above
• Unaccompanied youth living in the circumstances described above

 

McKV Liaison’s Name	Midge Hudyma, M.S.W.
McKV Liaison’s Number	252-335-2974 x112 - ECMS Office
McKV Email	MHudyma@ecpps.k12.nc.us
State Coordinator’s Name/Number/Email	Lisa Phillips 336-315-7491 lphillips@serve.org
NC Homeless Education Website Link	https://nche.ed.gov
McKinney-Vento Act Rights	• Immediate enrollment  • “Enrollment” - attending classes and participating fully in school activities  • Remain in the school of origin, if in the student’s best interest during the duration of their homelessness and to the end of year  • Receive transportation assistance, when requested  • Receive appropriate educational services comparable to other students  Receive free school meals
McKinney-Vento Unaccompanied Youth	The McKinney-Vento Act defines unaccompanied youth as “a homeless child or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.   Homeless Unaccompanied Youth have the same rights as noted previously.
McKinney-Vento ECPPS Numbers for the last 3 years	·         2023-2024:  187 ·         2022-2023:  143 ·         2021-2022:  112