Mckinney-Vento Law
What is Mckinney Vento?
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.
View the full text of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
For more information on determining homelessness, visit Determining Eligibility for Services Under McKinney-Vento.
Below you will find information about The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act if you have any questions please contact our
homeless liaison Stacy Glasscock at 217-623-5603 or by email at sglasscock@ecusd4.com
WE’RE NEW, IMPROVED, and MOBILE
Welcome to the new (schoolname) web site. We have been working hard for the past few months to redesign the web site, and we will be making additions over the course of the next several weeks and months. The site will continue to evolve and keep you up to date on important school activities and information. While the site won’t be a daily newspaper by any means, it is certainly our goal to keep the content fresh and exciting in an effort to entice you to return often.
MOBILE ACCESS
We are excited to tell you that the new web site is adaptable for viewing on all mobile devices and that you have a choice on your viewing preference.
The next time you view our website on a tablet or smartphone, our web site will automatically detect your mobile device, display the mobile view and will remember it each time you return. If you change your mind, look for the Full Site/Mobile link on the footer of the web site to toggle back and forth.
In addition to view choices, the mobile view offers additional features. You can learn about them and some interesting facts about mobile access by clicking here.
ALSO, be sure to visit the calendar component of the web site. Sign up for weekly or monthly reminders for the events and activities you are interested in. Click here for more details, including instructions for clipping events.
So, take a look now, and then keep checking in with us from time to time; hopefully you’ll notice the changes, the new features, etc. Thanks for visiting and come back again soon.
In addition to view choices, the mobile view offers additional features like:
A responsive design that adjusts to any display size
- Dynamic imagery with color and photos
- Collapsible navigation
- Language translation
- Search function
- Scrolling banners
- Calendar Highlights
- Polls
- Quick Links
In August 2012, Pew Internet Research reported 45 percent of American adult cell phone owners have a smartphone. In addition, 25 percent of American adults own a tablet computer. Those numbers are expected to increase. Anticipating this, our website provider, SOCS, helped us get ready for the trend by providing a mobile view of our web site.
SOCS, a leading web-hosting company, furnishes websites for school districts, hospitals, municipalities and other community non-profits. This service is provided by the Foundation for Educational Services, in Lincoln Nebraska.
Source: http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2012/February/Pew-Internet-Mobile.aspx
….the Activities Calendar is the Answer
Check out the Activities Calendar on this site. This easy-to-use tool:
- provides up-to-date school activities and events
- allows you to view and print a daily, weekly or monthly list of calendar events
- includes a search option to find a specific event
- sends you e-mail reminders for events you select
Using the calendar is easy!
- Click on the “Sign In now for FREE event reminders” and choose “Sign Up NOW” to complete the registration screen.
- Select “Edit Reminder Preferences”
- Specify how many days in advance you want to receive reminders for specific events.
- Indicate if you also want weekly event reminders and choose the appropriate organizations and categories. To select more than one, Ctrl/Left Click on each selection.
- Click the update button to complete the process. This will take you to the “My Clipped Events” screen.
- To clip specific events:
- Select “Browse the Calendar”
- Select the event(s)
- Select “Clip Selected Events” to update
Go to “my Clipped Events” at any time to change your preferences. Click on the “update” button each time you make a change.
Using the search function:
To find a specific event, type the keyword (basketball, for example) in the Keyword Search and you will only see those events. The Advanced Search allows you to choose from a list of specific organizations, categories, dates and locations.
Printing the calendar
Select the day, week, or month you want to print and then click on Print Month View. Select File and then Print, or click on the printer icon on the toolbar.
If you click on Month at a Glance, you will see a traditional monthly calendar. To print, simply select File and then Print, or click on the printer icon on the toolbar.
Printing Different Calendar Views
You can create different calendar views by defining your criteria. Click on Month at a Glance. Choose the organization and category you want to view and click on GO. You now have a new calendar view and can print it using the same steps outlined above.
That’s it. You’re now ready to use the calendar – and you’ll never have to worry about missing another practice, parent teacher conference or band concert!
October 28, 2019
Illness: Whenever school officials deem it appropriate, a student may be required to provide a note from a physician explaining a student’s absence and / or capacity to safely return to school. If a student believes that they have become ill during the school day, a teacher or staff member will determine if the student needs to report to the office. Students that have been vomiting (must be verified by a school employee) or exhibit a temperature of 100 degrees or higher must be picked up promptly from the school by the parent or their designated emergency contact. Ill students must be picked up within an hour and a half of the school’s contact with the parent or emergency contact. Ill students cannot be left at the school. Parents who refuse to pick up their ill child from the school after being contacted by a school official shall be reported to the Christian County Public Health Department and/or local law enforcement for support. Older siblings that are currently attending Edinburg CUSD #4 will not be allowed out of school to tend to or drive home ill siblings. Students who are sent home because of fever or vomiting shall not return to school for 24 hours.
- Elevated temperature of 100.4 (or lower during flu season)
- Severe colds
- Severe nose bleeds
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- General fatigue, a tired, listless child
- Suspicion of contagious disease
- Sudden appearance of a rash
- Earaches
- Discharge or inflammation of the eyes
Students who have been sent home from school for the above reasons, or who have gotten sick at home may not return to school until the following conditions are met:
- The student has remained temperature free, un-medicated, for 24 hours, and/or
- The student has not had vomiting or diarrhea, un-medicated, for 24 hours, and/or
- Receives a statement from the physician that the child may return to school and is not contagious
Thank you for helping keep our students Healthy and Ready to Learn!
Document to be added soon
