Homeless | Displaced | Refugee Students | McKinney- Vento

The McKinney-Vento Act states that children and youth who lack “a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” will be considered homeless.

NYSED Memos

Mandatory McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Training for the 2024-25 School Year (NYSED 8/24)

Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) Policy on the Education of Students in Temporary Housing (NYSED 12/23)

Enrolling Refugee or Asylum-Seeking Students (NYSED 10/2/23)

Educational Services for Recently Arrived Evacuees, Refugees, Immigrants, and/or Unaccompanied Children (NYSED 4/22)

Guidance to Local Education Agencies to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness (NYSED 2/21)

The McKinney-Vento Act: Education of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness  (NYSED 8/19)

Mandatory McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act Training (NYSED 8/18)

Students Displaced by Recent Hurricanes (NYSED 10/17)

Implementation of Changes to Education Law §3209 and Commissioner’s Regulation §100.2(x) Education of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (NYSED 9/17)

Commissioner's Regulations Section 100.2(x) Updates (NYSED 8/17)

District-Administered Pre-K Programs for Children in Temporary Housing (NYSED 6/15)

Educational Services for Recently Arrived Unaccompanied Children (NYSED 9/14)

​United States Department of Education Guidance

Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program Non-Regulatory Guidance  (USDOE 8/18)

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