McKinney-Vento Homeless Services
Children in Kindergarten – 12th grade and children in state or federal funded preschool programs have the right to:
- receive a free, appropriate public education
- enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents that are normally required
- enroll in the local school or continue at their school of origin (determined by the best interest of the student)
- receive transportation to and from the school of origin if needed
- eligibility for federal breakfast and lunch programs
- receive educational services comparable to other children, according to their needs
McKinney-Vento Homeless Liason:
Deb Kortman
Special Education Administrative Assistant
dkortman@manistee.org
(231) 723-6205
More information regarding McKinney-Vento can be found here: https://mckinney-vento.org/
