Ohio Department of Education Administrators

The purpose of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program is to ensure that all children and youth have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education, including preschool education as non-homeless children and youth.

Tools

• Liaison Tool Kit (Website)
• McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act Update and Overview 2011-2012 (PPTX)  
• Updated Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• Guidance (PDF)
• Legislation (PDF)

Publications

• A Parent's Guide to the Rights of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (PDF)
• Homelessness and Students with Disabilities: Educational Rights and Challenges (Website)

Links of Interest

• Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) (Website)
• Help Me Grow – Health and Developmental Services for Children (Website) 
• Homelessness and Students With Disabilites (Website)
• Interagency Council on Homelessness and Affordable Housing (Website)
• National Association for Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) (Website)
• Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Medicaid Toolkit (Website)
• National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (Website)
• SERVE – Improving Learning through Research and Development (Website)
• U.S. Department of Education (Website)

Other Resources

The LAU Resource Center for English as a Second Language (ESL) Bilingual and Multicultural Education – Search keyword LAU Resource Center in the box in the upper right area of this page.