Homeless Student Assistance

McKinney-Vento Overview

The Tennessee Homeless Education Program, authorized under the Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Act, was reauthorized in Dec. 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). 

The McKinney-Vento Act is designed to address the challenges that homeless children and youths have faced in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school with a strong emphasis on the importance of school stability for homeless children and youths. Changing schools multiple times significantly impedes a student’s academic and social growth. Therefore, the McKinney-Vento Act calls for school districts to maintain students in their school of origin to promote school stability and greater educational outcomes overall, unless it is not in the student’s best interest.

Questions?

Contact the McKinney-Vento Department:

Sheila Raymond 
Coordinator of School Counseling 
Wilson County Schools 
Administrative and Training Complex 
415 Harding Drive 
Lebanon, TN  
(615) 444-3282, ext. 7517