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Homeless with Displaced Students & Families

The McKinney-Vento Definition of Homeless

Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (per Title IX, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act) defines homeless as follows:

The term "homeless children and youths"--

(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (within the meaning of section 103(a)(1)); and

(B) includes--

(i) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;*

(ii) children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (within the meaning of section 103(a)(2)(C));

(iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and

(iv) migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).

*Per Title IX, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act, "awaiting foster care placement" was removed from the definition of homeless on December 10, 2016; the only exception to his removal is that "covered states" have until December 10, 2017, to remove "awaiting foster care placement" from their definition of homeless.

Yajaira Velez
McKinney Vento Liaison
yvelez@roselleschools.org
908-298-2040 ext 2027

Resources

  • Education for Homeless Children and Program
  • Edcuation Rights of Children in Homless Situations
  • McKinney Vento at a Glance
  • McKinney Vento Act

Roselle Public Schools

Roselle Public Schools

Bernice Marshall-Simmons
District Affirmative Action Officer
District Title IX Coordinator
908-298-2040 ext 4001

710 Locust Street
Roselle, NJ 07203

1-908-298-2040

1-908-298-3353

Jennifer Griffith
District Anti Bullying Coordinator
908-298-2040 ext.3352
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Vision

To prepare All of our students for college, work and life in high performing Roselle Public Schools.

Mission

The Roselle Public School District is committed to and will prepare All of our students for college, work, and life. We will provide a safe, clean, positive and supportive learning environment in which All students can successfully develop socially, emotionally and academically into lifelong learners and responsible, productive citizens. We will continually strengthen and align our curriculum with state, national and international standards that are engaging, rigorous, relevant, and implemented consistently. We will ensure that all students, parents, staff and community members are respected and informed in our family-friendly schools.  We will strive to motivate and engage all of our students through various innovative instructional strategies, methods and techniques. Utilizing students’ skills, talents, and unique abilities, we will prepare them to meet the demands of an ever-changing competitive 21st century global society.

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