Transitional Student Success Program

MCKINNEY-VENTO LAW

The McKinney-Vento Act defines transitional students (students experiencing homelessness) as those who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and may reside in any of the following:

• In a shelter (family, domestic violence, youth shelter, or transitional housing)
• In a motel, hotel, or weekly rate housing (single room occupancy hotel)
• Temporarily in a house or apartment with more than one family because of loss of housing or economic hardship
• In an abandoned building, car, campground, or on the street
• With friends or family because you are a runaway or an unaccompanied youth

What are your Child's Educational Rights?

Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act, your child:

• Has the right to enroll in school without normally required documents such as birth certificates, proof of residency, transcripts, and immunization records.
• Has the right to continue to attend the school in which they were last enrolled or attend the school nearest their current residence.
• May receive transportation to school.
• Has the right to participate in all programs and activities (when program eligibility criteria are met).
• Receive free meals at school.