About
The McKinney-Vento Educational Program identifies children and youth and removes any barriers preventing them from attending school. Social Service agencies collaborate with the 91ÊÓƵµ¼º½ Parish School Board to develop and implement programs that will enhance the education of McKinney-Vento families.
Who is McKinney-Vento?
The term "homeless children and youth" means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes those:
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Living in an emergency shelter or transitional housing
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Abandoned in hospitals
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Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or campgrounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations
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Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations or similar settings
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"Doubled up" living with friends or family due to the loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason
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An "unaccompanied youth", not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian
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Migrant children living in these conditions
Services
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Academic remediation activities at the schools with the highest concentration of homeless children
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Individual and group counseling
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School Supplies
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Parental involvement through parenting training and educational activities provided at the shelters, and the CPSB Parent Center
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Educational and Recreational Enrichment Programs
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After-School Tutorial Program for sheltered, scattered-site students, and schools​​
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Summer Enrichment Program
Children & Youth in McKinney-Vento situations have the right to...
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go to school, no matter where they live or how long they have lived there​
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stay at their school of origin​
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go to the public school where they live now​
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enroll in school immediately, even without the normal paperwork​
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transportation to and from school is provided by the school district
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free school meals, before and after-school care, special education, and ESL services
Be a part of the McKinney-Vento Educational Enhancement Program!
If you are in transition, please click on the link below, complete the forms, and return them to the following 91ÊÓƵµ¼º½ address mckinney.vento@rpsb.us, mail them to P.O. Box 7117 - Alexandria, LA 71306-7117, or deliver them to the 91ÊÓƵµ¼º½ Parish School Board Office at 619 6th St, Alexandria, LA 71301.
Contact Us
Call Us: 318-442-8891 Ext. 3328
Email Us: mckinney.vento@rpsb.us
Address: 619 6th St, Alexandria, LA 71301
Louisiana Department of Education Hotline: 1-877-453-2721
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty: 1-800-308-2145