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Homeless Students
Homeless Student Procedures
- A student is identified by a staff member and appears to meet the McKinney Vento criteria as a homeless status student.
- A staff member contacts the student's school counselor.
- The school counselor will contact the homeless point of contact to conduct an intake with the student/parent/guardian.
- The ECYEH intake form will be submitted to the district homeless liaison for approval. Re-determination will occur each school year.
- The student will then be entered into the ECYEH site and updated in Q (Skyward). The family will be offered services, resources and transportation.
Each year, we work with students and families who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. Under the Pennsylvania Education for Homeless Children and Youth State Plan, homeless children are defined as:
- Individuals who lack a fixed, regular and/or adequate nighttime residence.
The McKinney-Vento Act states that it is the policy of Congress that state educational agencies shall ensure that each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education--including a public preschool education--as provided to other children and youths.
If you meet the above criteria in the McKinney-Vento Act or if you are at risk of becoming homeless in the immediate future, please contact the Student Services Department at 610-779-0700 or email the district's social worker, Mrs. Ashley Rinehart at amrinehart@exetersd.org for assistance.