McKinney-Vento 101

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

• Immediate Enrollment
• Transportation
• Free Lunch
• Family Resource Closet
• Youth Rights (PDF)
• Parent Rights (PDF)
• Durham Public Schools Dispute Process 

District McKinney-Vento Data:

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/