McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Homeless children and youth who are:

• Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing or economic hardship
• Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds
• Living in emergency or transitional shelters
• Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, or substandard housing
   

• Receive a free, appropriate public education
• Enroll in school immediately even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment
• Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers important documents
• Enroll in the local school or continue attending their school of origin, if preferred
• Receive transportation to and from school of origin, if requested
• Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other children, according to your children’s needs

Students are identified via online school enrollment process according to their living situation or circumstances.  SOS department staff identify families and assess to determine eligibility on a case-by-case basis.

Once it is determined that a student/family meets the homeless definition under McKinney-Vento families are eligible to receive services through the Families in the Transition program.  They remain eligible for the remainder of the year and are re-assessed every year to continue participating in the program.

SOS department staff are assigned to campuses and they work in collaboration with campus staff and other departments to provide support/services as needed.  SOS staff campus assignments for Elementary, Junior High, and High School can be found in our Families in Transition page.

For assistance, McKinney-Vento Officer, Dr. Verdie Sadberry v.sadberry@duncanvilleisd.org 972-708-2067