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
School Phone
970586-2351 x3217
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