McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance

Homeless and students in transitional living arrangements are welcome at Fostoria City Schools.  Our district is guided by the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2001 - Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act.  The law provides homeless and highly mobile students with certain rights so they have access to opportunities that will help them meet the same high academic standards expected of all students attending Fostoria City Schools.  For additional information and/or questions, please contact the appropriate HEART School-Based Liaison listed to the right.

Families and Students in Transition

Do you know a student or family that may be in need of assistance? Sometimes families find themselves to be in transition without a place to call home. Our school district is committed to ensuring all homeless students receive the best education possible. The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youth (twenty-one years of age and younger) as:

  • Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and includes children and youth who are:

    • sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as double-up);

    • living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative, adequate accommodations;

    • living in emergency or transitional shelters;

    • abandoned in hospitals;

    • awaiting foster care placement.

  • Children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designated for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

  • Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.

  • Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above.

If you are personally aware of or are acquainted with any children who may qualify according to the above criteria, please contact any School Counselor (Homeless Liaison) for the Fostoria City School District for additional information about the educational rights of homeless students.  Contact information listed in the margin of this page. All information will be kept confidential.

FIRST CALL FOR HELP - A United Way Program, call 419-435-2555 between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Visit United Way website for more information!

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Contact Information:

District Homeless/Family Liaison:

Tonya Hinke (PK-12)
Email Tonya Hinke 
Elementary: 419-436-4125
Jr/Sr High: 419-436-4110

School-Based Liaisons:

Shawn Earl, Grades 11-12
Email Shawn Earl
419-436-4110

Chad Howard, Grades 9-10
Email Chad Howard
419-436-4110

Teresa Vogel, Grades 7-8
Email Teresa Vogel
419-436-4110

Kiley Martin, Grades 3-6
Email Bethany Sanford
419-436-4125

Kourtnie Heck, Grades PreK-2
Email Jessica Thacker
419-436-4125

State Contact:
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street
Mail Stop 404
Columbus, OH 43215
Email
614-369-4918

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