MKV Basics
This standard is used to determine whether a living situation qualifies under McKinney-Vento, focusing on stability, consistency, and suitability.
What is “fixed, regular, and adequate?"
A student moves outside district boundaries but wants to stay in their school of origin. The district must continue enrollment for at least this duration.
What is "for the duration of homelessness (and until the end of the academic year once permanently housed)?"
This is the definition of a truant.
What is "a child who is subject to compulsory school attendance and who is absent without valid cause, as defined under this Section, from such attendance for more than 1% but less than 5% of the past 180 school days."
For most districts, a student that lives this far away from school must be provided transportation.
What is "1.5 miles."
What is "520,997."
This is the definition of "doubled up".
What is "sharing the housing of others (friends, relatives, or strangers) due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reasons?"
Though records cannot be mandated when enrolling a student experiencing homelessness, a school district can require this.
What is "contact information."
*This can be a phone number and does not mean an address.
A student must be allowed to take this many mental health days per school year.
What is "5."
Some students qualify for free meals and fee waivers because of "categorical eligibility"; students experiencing homelessness is one such category. This is another example of categorical eligibility.
What is "migrant, in foster care, runaway, or participating in Head Start."
This is the number of local McKinney-Vento liaisons in Kane County.
What is "10."
Under Illinois law, a review of a doubled-up living situation may be conducted at what time?
What is "After 18 months and annually thereafter."
Students experiencing homelessness have a right to enroll ineither of these two schools, as applicable.
What is "the school of origin or the school of residence."
This attendance metric is part of a school district's annual report card.
What is "chronic absenteeism."
A student may be suspended from school for this long.
What is "up to 10 days."
Other than Kane County, the Kane County Education Service Region has schools in these counties as well.
This is the definition of "school of origin".
What is "the school that a child or youth attended when permanently housed or the school in which the child or youth was last enrolled, including a preschool."
Should a disagreement occur regarding enrollment, this person appoints an ombudsperson to address the dispute.
What is "the Regional Superintendent of Schools."
This is the youngest age a student would be required to attend school under the compulsory attendance law.
What is "5."
* Compulsory attendance is 6 (on or before September 1) and 17 years of age. Therefore, a student is is 5 years old and will turn 6 on September 1 would be required to attend school.
School districts must re-evaluate bullying policies this often.
What is "every 2 years."
Kane County identified this many students experiencing homelessness during the 2024-25 school year.
What is "3,575."
Transportation must be provided to a student experiencing homelessness under these scenarios.
What is "transportation services comparable to those provided to non-homeless students; and to and from the school or origin upon request."
A, 8th grade student loses housing in Attendance Area A (which has its own high school) and doubles-up with relatives in Attendance Area B (which has its own high school). The student completes 8th grade and remains doubled-up. Where may the student enroll in high school?
What is "the student may enroll in the high school in Attendance Area A or the high school in Attendance Area B."
School districts must update absenteeism and truancy policies this often.
What is "every 2 years."
The 5essential survey is administered annually. This is one of the 5 "essentials".
What are
Kane County is a top ten producer in Illinois of this fruit.
What are "pumpkins."