Jay Wallace - Homeless Education Coordinator

Email: jwallace@roe53.net

Phone: (309) 477-2290

McKinney-Vento Education Rights: Displaced, Doubled-Up, & Homeless Children & Youth

• Who are Homeless Children & Youth? 
• Bus Driver Homeless Student Identification and Guide (video)

Links for School Staff & Administrators:

• Common FAQs: Education Rights of Children & Youth in Homeless Situations 
• Identifying Students in Homeless Situations 
• McKinney-Vento Toolbox: Creating a Robust & Rigorous Homeless Education Program
• Helping Homeless Unaccompanied Youth Access College Financial Aid 
• ISBE Homeless Education Forms
• McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Common Form
• McKinney-Vento Free Birth Certificate Form

Other Helpful Links:

• District Homeless Liaisons
• National Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth (NAEHCY)
• College Resource Guide for Homeless Students