Who are McKinney-Vento Students?

The term "McKinney-Vento Students"-

A. Means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence...; and 

B. Includes:

• children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason: are living motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting permanent foster care placement.

• children and youth 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.

• children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similarly setting; and

• migratory children who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses 1-3.

 If you have questions, please contact CHISD McKinney-Vento Liaison, Robin White at 903-566-2441.

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Student Residency Questionnaire (Spanish)

Student Residency Questionnaire (English)