Chico Unified School District

• Living in a shelter
• Living in campgrounds, temporarily trailers, or parks
• Living in an automobile
• Living in an abandoned building or public place
• Staying doubled up with friends or relatives, due to loss of housing from financial hardship
• Living in substandard housing (i.e. no running water, no electricity)
• Living in a transitional housing program 

WE ARE HERE TO HELP

• Homeless students enroll in and have full and equal opportunity to succeed in school
• Children and youth in homeless situations are identified by school personnel through outreach and coordination with other entities and agencies
• Access is provided and barriers to enrollment and retention are removed
• Public notice of educational rights is disseminated in locations frequented by parents, guardians, and unaccompanied homeless youth, in a manner and form understandable to them
  • Posters can be accessed at the CDE Resources for Homeless Children and Youths web page at  http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/hs/cy/ 
  • SB 177 and EC Section 48852.5
• Parents or guardians are informed of educational opportunities and transportation services
• School personnel providing McKinney-Vento services receive professional development and other support
• Children, youth, and families have access to and receive educational services for which they are eligible, including Head Start, early intervention (IDEA, Part C), and other preschool programs
• Children, youth, and families receive referrals to health care, dental, mental health, substance abuse, housing, and other services
• Children and youth who do not have immunizations are assisted
• Liaisons participate in professional development and technical assistance as determined appropriate by the State Coordinator
• Liaisons coordinate and collaborate services for homeless children, youth, and their families
• Liaisons participate in professional development and technical assistance as determined appropriate by the State Coordinator
• Liaisons coordinate and collaborate services for homeless children, youth, and their families
• Liaisons collaborate with the State Coordinator, community agencies, and school personnel
• Disputes are promptly resolved and assistance to access transportation is provided
• Unaccompanied homeless youth are enrolled in school and that procedures are implemented to identify and remove barriers that prevent them from receiving credit for full or partial coursework satisfactorily completed at a prior school, in accordance with state, local, and school policies

• How permanent is your current living situation?
• Is your child attached to his/her school? 
• How anxious is your child because you had to move? 
• Would changing schools be overwhelming? 
• Would changing schools cause your child to fall behind in school? 
• Is this a good time for your child to change schools, such as at the end of a semester or school year, after testing, or after an event that is important to your child?
•  How much time would your child have to spend going back and forth to the school?