McKinney - Vento Resources

McKinney-Vento (Homeless)
Families in certain transitional living situations are eligible for McKinney-Vento Services.


Homeless students are those who lack a fixed, regular, adequate nighttime residence. This includes students who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or campgrounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals. The definition includes migratory students who live in the aforementioned situations.

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McKinney-Vento Transportation

The Corporation promptly shall provide homeless students with transportation services that are comparable to those available to non-homeless students. At the request of the parent or guardian, or the liaison in the case of an unaccompanied youth, the Corporation shall provide, or arrange for, transportation to and from the student’s school of origin. 

  1. If the homeless student continues to live in the Corporation, transportation shall be provided, or the Corporation shall arrange for the student’s transportation, to/from his/her school of origin. 

  2. If the homeless student resides in another school corporation, but the best interest determination is that the student should continue his/her education at the school of origin in the Corporation, the Corporation and the school corporation in which the student now resides shall agree upon a method to equitably apportion responsibility for and costs of transportation to the school of origin. 

Until an agreement is reached, the Corporation shall assume responsibility to transport the student from the school corporation of residence to the school of origin in the Corporation. Because Federal law requires that the responsibility and costs to be shared equally, the school corporation of residence shall be invoiced for its share of the costs of transportation.

  1. When the student obtains permanent housing, transportation shall be provided to and from the school of origin until the end of the school year. 

The mode of transportation shall be determined in consultation with the parent or guardian and shall be based on the best interest of the student. 

In accordance with Federal law, the above transportation requirements apply during the resolution of any dispute. The Corporation will work with the State to resolve transportation disputes with other school corporations. Until the corporations reach agreement, the responsibility for and costs of transportation shall be shared equally. 

If the disputing school corporation is in another State, the Corporation will turn to the State for assistance as Federal guidance says that both States should try to arrange an agreement for the school corporations.


ELIGIBILITY: A student must be eligible for services under the Mckinney Vento Act to receive transportation.
 refer to the FCS Mckinney Vento Policy (po 5111.01 in board policies)

REQUEST TRANSPORTATION: A parent/caregiver/youth can request transportation by contacting the child’s school McKinney Vento Liaison. 

If approved, transportation is only required to be provided to and from a temporary residence and school. Any other request (ex. to and from a daycare) will need approval by the transportation department. A request should be submitted by the child's school McKinney-Vento Liaison.