Your Rights Under the McKinney-Vento Act-Homeless Education Assistance
If your are living with friends or family because you cannot afford rent; living on the beach, at a campground, in a park or in a hotel; in a tent, car, bus or other non-permanent structure; living in an emergency or transitional shelter; living in a domestic violence shelter; living at any of the following:
Oahu: Family Promise, Institute for Human Services (IHS), Loliana, Maililand, Next Step, Ohana Ola O Kahumana, Hope for a New Beginning, Waianae Civic Center, Weinberg Village Waimanalo, Lighthouse Shelter;
Without a regular place to stay at night; or awaiting foster care placement.
THEN your child may be eligible for certain educational rights or services under the McKinney -Vento Act.
Your Child's Rights Include
Immediate Enrollment...
The right to continue attendance in the school of origin, or the school of the attendance area where you are actually living; and
The right to initiate the dispute resolution process if you disagree with an enrollment decision.
Comparable Services...
The right to comparable services that are available to other students; and
The right to transportation to and from your school of origin, if feasible.
Transportation Services Options Include...
Public bus passes; Mileage reimbursement; Curb-to-Curb services, if applicable; and/or Modified bus routes.
http://doe.k12.hi.us/register/mckinneyventoact.htm
Under the "Parents and Community Tab" click on McKinney - Vento Act for more information
If your are living with friends or family because you cannot afford rent; living on the beach, at a campground, in a park or in a hotel; in a tent, car, bus or other non-permanent structure; living in an emergency or transitional shelter; living in a domestic violence shelter; living at any of the following:
Oahu: Family Promise, Institute for Human Services (IHS), Loliana, Maililand, Next Step, Ohana Ola O Kahumana, Hope for a New Beginning, Waianae Civic Center, Weinberg Village Waimanalo, Lighthouse Shelter;
Without a regular place to stay at night; or awaiting foster care placement.
THEN your child may be eligible for certain educational rights or services under the McKinney -Vento Act.
Your Child's Rights Include
Immediate Enrollment...
The right to continue attendance in the school of origin, or the school of the attendance area where you are actually living; and
The right to initiate the dispute resolution process if you disagree with an enrollment decision.
Comparable Services...
The right to comparable services that are available to other students; and
The right to transportation to and from your school of origin, if feasible.
Transportation Services Options Include...
Public bus passes; Mileage reimbursement; Curb-to-Curb services, if applicable; and/or Modified bus routes.
http://doe.k12.hi.us/register/mckinneyventoact.htm
Under the "Parents and Community Tab" click on McKinney - Vento Act for more information
CONTACT: DOE Homeless Concerns Office,808-203-5521 or (toll-free) 1-866-927-7095
Attached Files
- Spanish MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- Tagalog MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- English MV1 - Rev_ 3-2012.pdf
- Samoan MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- Ilokano MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- Tongan MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- Japanese MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- Vietnamese MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- 1_MVA Brochure SY12-13 _1_.pdf
- Visayan MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- Hawaiian MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- Mandarin MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- Korean MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf
- Marshallese MV1 - Rev 3-2012.pdf