McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program | Regional Office of Education #47 - Lee, Ogle, Whiteside
Regional Office of Education #47 - Lee, Ogle, Whiteside
2214 East 4th Street, Suite B, Sterling, IL 61081
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Works with all school districts within the area to ensure that students who do not have a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence receive the same rights to an education as other students.
Assistance can be provided for many services that are required by school districts such as:
- The choice of staying in the school of origin or attending the school nearest their shelter or temporary home.
- Immediate enrollment even when medical records cannot be produced at time of enrollment.
- School supplies.
- Tutoring, after-school educational programs, correspondence classes.
- Student records, birth certificates, physicals, and immunizations.
- Health referral.
- Emergency transportation.
Acts as an advocate for education by providing positive leadership, performing regulatory functions, coordinating and delivering state and local services, and disseminating information for education, school districts, and the community.