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Hudsonville staff outline McKinney‑Vento supports, community partnerships for homeless students
Summary
A district staff member reviewed the McKinney‑Vento definition of homelessness, recent identification trends (about 125 students last year), and community partnerships — Care Portal, Love Your Neighbor, Hand to Hand and a transportation partner — the district uses to meet immediate needs and maintain students’ school attendance.
A district staff member described how Hudsonville Public Schools identifies and supports students under the federal McKinney‑Vento definition of homelessness and outlined partnerships the district uses to meet immediate needs.
The staff member said the district counts students living in shelters, on the streets, or in “doubled up” situations — where a family would be housing insecure if they were not staying with relatives or friends — and also tracks unaccompanied minors who live apart from custodial parents or guardians. “When I first started in this role, and then we had COVID ... nationally, there was a dip in numbers of students identified under McKinney‑Vento,” the staff member said. She said the district rebounded after COVID and that last year “we were at about, like, 125, 126 students that were identified.”
Why it matters: McKinney‑Vento entitles identified students to supports such as transportation to their school of origin and…
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