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District reports steady McKinney‑Vento caseload, outlines outreach and supports for unhoused students
Summary
Mountain View Whisman School District staff updated trustees on McKinney‑Vento services, reporting ongoing enrollment and outreach work, partnerships with local providers, and persistent academic gaps despite declines in chronic absenteeism and suspensions.
Superintendent Behr convened district staff and two McKinney‑Vento liaisons on Oct. 2 to brief the Mountain View Whisman School District Board of Trustees on services for students experiencing homelessness.
Trustees heard that the district provides immediate enrollment, school stability, transportation when needed, and access to school programs under federal McKinney‑Vento law, and that the liaisons are working to connect families with school and community resources.
The presentation, led by McKinney‑Vento liaisons Priscilla Bogdanich and Eduardo Rios, summarized counts and trends. Bogdanich said the district began the school year with about 180 McKinney‑Vento students and had 193 in early September; staff noted the year‑end count for the prior school year was 248 and that the cumulative number for 2024–25 was roughly 310 when transient cases are included. Rios said the liaisons’ work is…
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