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District social worker outlines McKinney-Vento supports, supply closet and foster-care liaison role
Summary
Elise Hill, the district social worker and foster-care liaison, told the Milan Area Schools board the district identifies about 2.9% of its students as McKinney-Vento eligible and described services including immediate enrollment, fee waivers, transportation help, monthly snacks for younger students and a donation-funded supply closet.
Elise Hill, Milan Area Schools'district social worker and McKinney-Vento and foster-care liaison, presented an overview of the McKinney-Vento Act and the district's response to families in transition at the Oct. 29 board meeting.
Hill explained McKinney-Vento eligibility is based on housing that is fixed, regular and adequate; a child living in a vehicle, shelter, hotel or in a doubled-up situation may qualify depending on circumstances. "The…
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