Education for Homeless Children and Youth

Description: DPI identfies that the EHCY program’s major responsibility is to implement the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Homeless children and unaccompanied homeless youth must have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, and other services as provided to other children and youths to ensure that homeless children and youth have an opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic standards to which all students are held.  
Questions could ask themselves to consider whether they are homeless: https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/homeless/homeless_identification_sample_questions.pdf
 
Flowchart fixed vs. temporary: 
https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/homeless/pdf/Homeless%20Eligibility%20Flowchart%20Update%202017.pdf
 
Parent brochure (English) https://nche.ed.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/parentbrochure_eng.pdf
 
Poster: https://nche.ed.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/parentposter_eng_color.pdf
Additional questions can be directed to Angela Klein, District Homeless Liaison, at angela.klein@mp.k12.wi.us or 608-987-0710 or Shelby Sporle, Pupil Services Administrative Assistant, at shelby.sporle@mp.k12.wi.us or 608-987-0710.
Complaints regarding school enrollment or selection should follow the local district’s dispute resolution process. If unsuccessful, a parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth who is homeless may send complaints to:
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI  53707-7841