Charter Schools
Charter schools, like school districts, must appoint a McKinney-Vento liaison to identify students in temporary housing, help them enroll in school, and arrange for transportation and other needed services. Charter schools should also distribute a Housing Questionnaire to all enrolling students and students who change addresses to ask them about their housing status. All LEAs that receive Title I, Part A funds, including charter schools, are required to do so.
Topic Resources
Data
Students Identified as Homeless 2009-2010
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness in New York State at any point in the indicated school year.
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Students Identified as Homeless 2016-17
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness in New York State at any point in the indicated school year.
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Students Identified as Homeless 2011-2012
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness in New York State at any point in the indicated school year.
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Students Identified as Homeless 2010-2011
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness in New York State at any point in the indicated school year.
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Students Identified as Homeless 2012-2013
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness in New York State at any point in the indicated school year.
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Students Identified as Homeless 2014-2015
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness in New York State at any point in the indicated school year.
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Students Identified as Homeless 2013-2014
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness in New York State at any point in the indicated school year.
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Students Identified as Homeless 2015-16
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness in New York State at any point in the indicated school year.
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Students Identified as Homeless 2017-18
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness in New York State at any point in the indicated school year.
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Students Identified as Homeless 2019-20
This spreadsheet contains data on the number of students who experienced homelessness in New York State at any point in the indicated school year.
Guides & Fact Sheets
Transportation for Students in Temporary Housing in New York State
This chart provides concise information on the transportation rights of students in temporary housing attending school in New York State.
Laws & Guidance
Charter School Guidance Q&A
NYSED Field Memo:
NYSED’s McKinney-Vento Field Memo #03-2013 (May 2013) answers common questions related to how McKinney-Vento applies to Charter Schools.
Laws & Guidance
New York City Charter Schools and Community School District Preference for Homeless Students
NYSED Field Memo:
NYSED’s McKinney-Vento Field Memo #03-2010 (July 2010) discusses in which community school districts within NYC children who are homeless may claim preference in order to participate fully in charter school admissions lotteries.
Laws & Guidance
McKinney-Vento Field Memo #03-2010 A (October 2010) Follow Up
NYSED Field Memo: A follow-up memo, NYSED’s McKinney-Vento Field Memo #03-2010 A (October 2010) provides answers to questions on this topic and is meant to clarify the memo above.