McKinney-Vento Defined
The McKinney-Vento Act for the Education of Houseless Children and Youth Program, ensures that houseless children and youth are provided a free, appropriate public education, despite the lack of a fixed, regular, nighttime, adequate place of residence. A youth is considered unaccompanied if they are not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian. The state public school admission statute assuring the right of houseless and other children and youth in similar circumstances to enroll in schools is Oregon Revised Statute
ORS 339.115(7).
ORS 339.115(7). Notwithstanding ORS 339.133 (2)(a), a school district shall not exclude from admission a child located in the district solely because the child does not have a fixed place of residence or solely because the child is not under the supervision of a parent, guardian or person in a parental relationship.
McKinney-Vento Contacts
The Every Student Succeeds (ESSA) Act requires that all school districts identify a Point of Contact assigned to work with staff and provide assistance for students experiencing houselessness. Each school district must also have a designated liaison tasked with overseeing the coordination and application of these supports. This is done through collaboration with caseworkers and other human services representatives, training staff within their district on the unique needs of students in Foster Care, and engaging with community organizations and agencies to ensure that students and families are receiving adequate services under ESSA/ESEA.
Roles / Responsibilities
Foster Care Point of Contact / Liaison
Each district Foster Care POCs / Liaisons must:
- Collaborate with caseworkers, Resource parents, Tribes, and community partners;
- Train school staff on their role in supporting students in Foster Care; and
- Engage with ODE on matters of professional development and technical assistance (see Office Hours information below).
District
Districts must submit their Program Contacts at the beginning of each new school year (due 10/1).
ODE To maintain accuracy, ODE runs a monthly contact list report generated from the data entered into the 2024-25 SY
Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) Budget Narrative (BN) Application and updates our list accordingly. If you have submitted an update that is not yet reflected, please let us know.
2024-25 McKinney-Vento Contact Lists
SY 2024-25 McKinney Vento Contact List (sortable)
SY 2024-25 McKinney Vento Contact List - By District
SY 2024-25 McKinney Vento Contact List - By County
HL - Homeless Liaison
HDA - Homeless District Administrative Contact
FC - Foster Care
* New on the list this school year
Questions regarding missing contact information should be directed at the district or ESD in question, most of which are linked for your convenience.
EligibilityIf your family lives in any of the following situations:
- In a shelter
- In a motel or campground due to the lack of an alternative adequate accommodation
- In a car, park, abandoned building, or bus or train station
- Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship
- Lack of a fixed, regular, nighttime, adequate place of residence
Your school-age children may qualify for certain rights and protections under the federal McKinney-Vento Act.
- Receive a free, appropriate public education.
- Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment.
- Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents.
- Enroll in the local school; or continue attending their school of origin (the school they attended when permanently housed or the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is your preference and is feasible.
- Receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if you request this.
- Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to your children’s needs.
- If the school district believes that the school you select is not in the best interest of your children, then the district must provide you with a written explanation of its position and inform you of your right to appeal its decision.
Source:
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
Eligibility Flowchart
Support
Office Hours
State McKinney-Vento Point of Contacts are welcome to join us for Office Hours (OH). This forum offers the opportunity to receive updates to share across the district, connect with other districts to learn about their best practices, and ask questions pertaining to the work.
Office Hours take place on the
3rd Thursday of the month; 1:30 - 2:30 pm PTZoom Registration is required and attendance is
limited to state education contacts - Emails that do not belong to a district are subject to removal (Contact us if you have a question about participation eligibility)
Newsletter The
McKinney-Vento newsletter is sent to state points of contact within two weeks after each OH and includes:
- Office Hours meeting slide deck
- Links referenced
- Q & As from the meeting
- Important updates and topics for the following month
- Past newsletters can be found in the archive on ODE's Key Messages webpage by entering 'McKinney' in the search box
- The Federal Programs team sends a weekly Office Hour reminder to subscribers of the Title I-A newsletter
Contact UsMcKinney-Vento Booking Page - book time to meet with us virtually!
Email us:
ODE-MV@ode.oregon.gov
Houseless Student Data
Data posted in this section (Counts of 1 to 5 students) have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. State totals are unduplicated, while other totals may include students identified more than once.
2022-23 Houseless Student Data