BERKS COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS

BCIU - ECYEH INFORMATION

EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS YOUTHS

FAMILY PROMISE OF BERKS COUNTY

FINDING YOUR WAY IN PA

MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT

Homeless student procedures

  • A student is identified by a staff member and appears to meet the McKinney Vento criteria as a homeless status student.
  • A staff member contacts the student's school counselor to inform them.
  • The school counselor will contact the homeless point of contact to have them conduct an intake with the student/parent/guardian.
  • The ECYEH intake form will be submitted to the district homeless liaison for approval. Re-determination will occur each school year.
  • The student will then be entered into the ECYEH site and updated on skyward. The family will be offered services, resources, and transportation.

Each year, we work with students and families who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. Under the Pennsylvania Education for Homeless Children and Youth State Plan, homeless children are defined as:

  • Individuals who lack a fixed, regular and/or adequate nighttime residence.

The McKinney-Vento Act states that it is the policy of Congress that state educational agencies shall ensure that each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education--including a public preschool education--as provided to other children and youths.

If you meet the above criteria in the McKinney-Vento Act or if you are at risk of becoming homeless in the immediate future, please contact the Pupil Services Department at 610-779-0700 or email the district's social worker, Mrs. Ashley Rinehart at amrinehart@nullexetersd.org for assistance.

Director of Pupil Services
Dawn Harris
Homeless Student Liason
School Social Worker
Ashley Rinehart
Homeless & Foster Care Contact
Pupil Services Secretary
Kathy Kardoley
Homeless Transportation