McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act

  • The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youths as:

    • Individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence
    • Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (Doubled Up)
    • Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations
    • Living in emergency or transitional shelters, or who are abandoned in hospitals

    The term ‘awaiting foster care placement’ has been removed from the definition of ‘homeless’ in McKinney-Vento.

     

    Educational Assistance under McKinney-Vento:

    • Eligible students must be given access to the same public education provided to other students
    • May be able to continue in the school they attended before becoming homeless or the school they last attended
    • May be eligible to receive transportation to the school they attended before they became homeless or the school they last attended
    • Immediate enrollment
    • Enroll and attend classes while the school arranges for the transfer of school and immunization records or any other documents required for enrollment
    • Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to your children’s needs

     

    For specific information regarding the McKinney-Vento Act, please contact school administration.

  • Notice of Nondiscrimination

    Students, their parents, and employees of Sage Academy are hereby notified that this this school does not discriminate and is required by Title VI, VII, Title IX, Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission or access to, treatment, or employment in its services and activities.