The
McKinney-Vento Program (MVP
) assists children and youth in transition lacking a fixed, adequate, or regular housing situation.
If a student and his or her family are currently residing in a shelter, motel, vehicle, campground, streets, abandoned building, or doubled-up with family or friends due to hardship, he or she may qualify for program assistance.
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The
McKinney-Vento Act
does not provide housing
supports, however it does allow
the following rights to students:
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Continuity of school placement:
In order to allow students to have consistency in their education, students qualifying under the McKinney-Vento Act may continue to attend the school they last attended, even if they move.
This school is called the school of origin.
This includes schools across county lines.
School placement decisions are made in the best interest of the student and factors such as distance from the current living situation are taken into consideration.
- Transportation: Transportation must be provided to all students living 2 or more miles away from the school location, this includes students attending their school of origin.
- Free lunch: All students who qualify under the McKinney-Vento Act receive free lunch.
- Immediate Enrollment
:
Students who qualify under the McKinney-Vento Act are entitled to immediate enrollment, even if they do not have the proper paperwork (immunizations, address verification, etc.) at the time of enrollment.