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Board hears first reader of JFE policy to update supports for students experiencing homelessness
Summary
District staff presented proposed revisions to policy JFE (students experiencing homelessness) to align with COMAR, clarify definitions and streamline best-interest determinations; the board received the update as a first reader.
Baltimore City Public Schools presented a first-reader update to board policy JFE (students experiencing homelessness) on May 27, outlining proposed changes to align district practice with Maryland COMAR regulations and to streamline enrollment and best-interest determination procedures for McKinney-Vento students.
Sonia Goodwin, executive director for Whole Child Services and Supports, said the district currently identifies roughly 5,830 students under the McKinney-Vento program (with about 679 identified in charter schools at the time of presentation). Goodwin outlined staffing for the central McKinney-Vento office: one full-time coordinator, two full-time specialists and four…
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