McKinney-Vento
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance ActGuidelines to identify homeless students:
Enrollment Procedures
- Schools are required to enroll homeless students immediately (even if they do not have the necessary documents typically required)
- Schools ask questions during enrollment regarding the student's current living situation to help identify those experiencing homelessness
Collaboration with Community Agencies
- Community organizations and social services will work together with schools to help identify students and refer them to the homeless liaison
Staff Observation and Reporting
- Teachers and staff are trained to observe signs of homelessness
- Teachers and staff will report suspected cases to the homeless liaison for further investigation
Monitoring and Follow-Up
- Homeless liaison will conduct regular check-ins with identified students to make sure their needs are being met
- Schools will coordinate with other organizations to provide additional resources for the student
EPSD Homeless Liaison
Christian Woods
Faculty Information
Title(s)
Mental Health Clinician
Contact Information
Email
Additional Information from the Colorado Department of Education / Homeless Education
Homelessness is defined as a lack of fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence per the Act.
- Sharing housing due to economic hardship or loss of housing/being doubled up (residing with a friend, family member, etc where the student or student's family is not on the lease)
- Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camp grounds
- Living in emergency or transitional shelters
- Lack of access to the following housing amenities: flush toilets, running water, or furnace heat
- Abandoned in hospitals
- Awaiting foster care placement
- Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus / train stations, or similar settings
- Using a place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation as a primary nighttime residence