• McKinney-Vento 101

    McKinney-Vento

    What is McKinney-Vento?

    A law that was put into place to protect and remove barriers to education for students in transition or displaced from their home

    Who Qualifies for McKinney-Vento?

    • Children or Youth that lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
    • Families who are “doubled-up” sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason
    • Families living in motels/hotels, trailer parks, and camping grounds due to a lack of adequate alternative accommodations
    • Families living in emergency or transitional shelters

    NCHE Eligibility Flowchart

    NAEHCY Frequently Asked Questions

    Unaccompanied Youth

    An unaccompanied youth is any student not living in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian.

    NCHE Eligibility Flowchart Unaccompanied Youth

    Rights & Services

     

    District McKinney-Vento Data:

    School Year

    Number of Students Identified

    2014-2015

    861

    2015-2016

    976

    2016-2017

    935

    2017-2018

    1006

    2018-2019

    1040

    2019-2020

    1056

    2020-2021

    656

    2021-2022

    1065

    2022-2023

    1101

     

    Ebony Ross

    District McKinney Vento Liaison 

    808 Bacon Street 

    Durham, NC 27703

    (919) 560-3927

    ebony_ross@dpsnc.net 

     

    Lisa Phillips
    State Coordinator

    (336) 543-4285

    lisa.phillips@dpi.nc.gov
    NC Homeless Education Website:  https://hepnc.uncg.edu/