- Proviso Township High Schools District 209
- Office of Academics and Family Services
- Office of Specialized Services
- McKinney-Vento Homeless Act
Administrative Offices
- District Overview
- Office of Academics and Family Services
- Office of Human Resources
- Office of Finance and Operations
- Office of Community Outreach and Public Relations
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Technology
- Helpdesk Instructions
- Access 2016 Quick Reference Guide
- Excel 2016 Quick Reference Guide
- Office 365 Quick Reference Guide
- One Drive Quick Reference Guide
- Outlook 2016 Quick Reference Guide
- Photoshop Quick Reference Guide
- PowerPoint 2016 Quick Reference Guide
- Word 2016 Quick Reference Guide
- 1:1 Computer Program Lap Top Distribution
- SOPPA
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McKinney-Vento Homeless Act
Overview
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, reauthorized in January 2002, is the first and only major federal legislative response to homelessness. It ensures educational rights for children and youth experiencing homelessness.
If you are homeless, or know someone who is homeless, there is help available. You should contact District 209's Homeless Liaison, Vanessa Schmitt:
vschmitt@pths209.org
(708) 338-5919Who is eligible for services?
o Doubled up with relatives/friends or "couch surfing" due to economic hardship
o Living in motels, shelters, or in places not normally used as sleeping accommodations for human beings
o Temporarily awaiting foster care placement
o "Unaccompanied youth": youth in homeless situations who are not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian
o Runaways
o Disaster victims
For more information, or if you have any questions regarding the educational rights of homeless children and youth in District 209, contact Vanessa Schmitt.
