Homeless Education

MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS EDUCATION

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act, Title IX, Part A of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 2015, provides educational rights for individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. It applies to children and youth who are:

  • Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing or economic hardship
  • Living in a motel, trailer park or campground due to lack of alternative options
  • Staying in a car, substandard housing, or place not designated for sleeping
  • Staying in a housing shelter
  • Migratory children if in the previously described situations

If you are currently in any of the above living situation please complete the form below and return it to your son/daughters school.

Housing Questionnaire English

Housing Questionnaire Spanish

STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO:

  • Immediately enroll in school with or without the proper documentation or immunization record
  • Continue to attend their school of origin, if requested by you and it is in the best interest.
  • Receive transportation to and from their school of origin, the same special programs, and services, if needed, as provided to all other children, including free meals and Title I.
  • Receive the full protections and services provided under all federal and state laws, as it relates to homeless children, youth, and their families.

RDUSD Homeless Liaison

Jialing Chen

(707)416-9852

jchen@rdusd.org

 

You CAN Enroll in School (English) 

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¡PUEDES Inscribirte en la Escuela!     

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COUNTY RESOURCES

Below are resources available to you in the county in which you reside.