McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act
MDE - Education of Homeless Children & Youth
Education of Homeless Children and Youth
To ensure that homeless children and youth in Michigan have access to a free and appropriate public school education. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act(Subtitle VII-B) of 2002, part of No Child Left Behind, requires the Department to implement the following:
To ensure that homeless children and youth in Michigan have access to a free and appropriate public school education. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act(Subtitle VII-B) of 2002, part of No Child Left Behind, requires the Department to implement the following:
- Review and revise, if necessary, all legislation, policies and procedures which impede the enrollment and educational success of homeless children and homeless youth
- Collect and report data regarding the number and location of homeless children and homeless youth
- Adopt a state plan to establish comparable procedures for local and intermediate school boards to enroll and educate homeless children and homeless youth
- Make grants available to local educational agencies to facilitate enrollment, attendance and educational success of homeless children and homeless youth
- Coordinate interagency programs and activities with federal, state and local agencies to enhance effective implementation of the McKinney Act
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