Resources for Students Experiencing Homelessness
Student, Family, and School Liaisons
Our Student, Family, and School Liaisons are responsible for support and engagement activities in our schools, including the planning, implementation, and coordination of support to meet the needs of students and families in crisis. Liaisons serve as a "case manager," partnering with teachers, school staff, students, families, union leadership, and community resources to develop relationships with students and families in need, supporting them in the individualized manner that is best suited to ensure the student’s success.
Our Student, Family, and School Liaisons can:
- Meet with families to assist with school registration
- Serve as a liaison between schools, shelters, parents and students
- Arrange transportation for students to continue attending the same school even if they move out of school boundaries
- Provide basic needs
- Assist families in finding resources in the community
Dispute resolution process
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act acknowledges that disputes may arise between the school district and homeless students and their parents, or unaccompanied youth, when the district seeks to place a student in a school other than the school of origin or the school requested by the parent or unaccompanied youth. The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has developed a dispute resolution process as required by the McKinney-Vento Act. Disputes related to school selection or enrollment should be initiated at the request of the parent or unaccompanied youth and not at the request of the school district.