1. A Day in the Life of McKinney-Vento Transportation
North Carolina Homeless Education Learning Institute 2019
Neely Laurens
Rowan Salisbury School System

2. McKinney-Vento Act
Local educational agencies (LEAs) must provide students who are experiencing homelessness with transportation to and from the school of origin at the request of the parent or guardian (or in the case of an unaccompanied youth, the local liaison).

3. How do you get to school

4. Transportation Protocols

5. Homeless Liaison is contacted ASAP when a student needs transportation.

6. Banana Phone

8. Transportation request is made to RSSS Transportation Department and Contract Transportation Service.

11. Contract Transportation Service immediately responds whether or not there is availability.

12. RSSS Transportation Department begins to assess availability of

15. Wheels on the Bus

16. If RSSS Transportation determines the MV vans and Special Transportation buses are not options then the request is turned over to regular route coordinators to assess the feasibility of adding the student. A bus would need to be able to go outside of it’s regular district.

17. Waiting on the World to Change

18. Once transportation is arranged a transportation agreement is confirmed with the parent.

20. If transportation can not be arranged promptly by any of these modes then mileage reimbursement is offered to the parent if they are able to transport.

23. Fast Car

24. What Helps……
Daily conversations between the Homeless Liaison and the Transportation Contact through s and phone conversations.
Monthly meeting in person with the Homeless Liaison and the Transportation Contact.
Biannual meeting with Transportation Director, Student Services Director, Homeless Liaison and Transportation Contact.

25. Be willing to think outside the bus!!!!

26. How Children get to School Around the World

27. Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith

28. Or the Magic School Bus!