McKinney-Vento Resources

This NCHE issue brief summarizes McKinney-Vento Act mandates for school districts and schools, paying special attention to how certain principles in the Act would apply to charter schools. The brief also includes examples of specific states and charter schools that have implemented promising practices for serving homeless children and youth.

The recently updated and printable NCHE poster explains the rights of students for families who have lost their homes due to foreclosure, including immediate enrollment, transportation, and access to programs and services under the McKinney-Vento Act. This resource can be printed and posted in locations that families visit, such as laundromats,&

Developed by TEA, this sample letter provides a template for districts to use when informing parents, guardians, or unaccompanied youth of transportation arrangements.

This NCHE brief summarizes the key provisions related to the transportation of children and youths experiencing homelessness.

NCHE recently updated its transportation brief covering McKinney-Vento Act requirements for CYEH.

Transportation Rural: The following strategies were compiled by the National Center for Homeless Education in March 2008 from local homeless education liaisons, state coordinators for homeless education, and state pupil transportation directors. All strategies must be reviewed for their alignment with your state’s or school district’s laws and policies related to pupil transportation.

This NCHE resource summarizes key provisions in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act regarding the removal of barriers for students experiencing homelessness and how this relates to the definition of enrollment; address requirements related to transportation to and from extracurricular activities; provides strategies for funding and providing transportation