Charter Schools

Charter schools, like school districts, must appoint a McKinney-Vento liaison to identify students who are homeless, help them enroll in school, and arrange for transportation and other needed services. Charter schools that recieve Title I, Part A funds must distribute a Residency Questionnaire to all enrolling students and students who change addresses to ask them about their housing status. Click on the links below to learn more about charter schools and homeless education.

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Find answers to commonly asked questions about the responsibility of charter schools under the McKinney-Vento Act.

Resources

Short Guide to Transportation for Students in Temporary Housing Attending Charter School in New York State [Word doc]

Get more detailed information about transportation responsibilities for temporarily housed students attending charter school. This page is intended to replace the placeholder in Section IV-C of the LEA Liaison Toolkit.

2008-2009 Final BEDS Data on Homelessness:

Click Here to view statistics on the number of students reported as homeless in New York State charter schools over the 2008-2009 school year.

Click Here to view statistics on the number of students reported as homeless in New York State charter schools over the 2007-2008 school year.

Laws and Guidance

New Field Memo from the State Education Department re: NYC Charter School Lottery Preference for Homeless Students - October 2010 [PDF]

This field memo is meant to clarify the NYS Field Memo #3-2010: NYC Charter Schools and Community School District Preference for Homeless Students, issued July 2010. It provides answers to commonly asked questions about charter school admissions preferences for students who are homeless throughout New York State.

McKinney-Vento Field Memo Re: NYC Charter School Lottery Preference for Homeless Students - July 2010 [PDF]

In New York City, charter schools must give preference in their admissions lotteries to students living in the community school district in which the charter school is located. This July 2010 Field Memo from the State Education Department discusses in which community school districts children who are homeless may claim preference in order to participate fully in these lotteries.

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