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Special Programs

Dr. Jason Hans, Psy.D.
Director of Special Programs
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 1191 NY Route 79
Windsor, NY 13865 
607-655-8220 
 
 
 
Is your housing uncertain? Do you live at a temporary address?

THE MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT COVERS CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO DON’T HAVE A FIXED, ADEQUATE AND REGULAR NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE, SUCH AS THOSE LIVING:
  • in an emergency or transitional shelter
  • with friends or relatives due to loss of housing or economic hardship (also known as doubled up)
  • in a motel, hotel or campground
  • in a car, bus or train station or other public place
  • in an abandoned building or some other inadequate accommodations
  • or, in temporary situations while awaiting foster care placement
THEY CAN CHOOSE FROM:
  • the school they went to when permanently housed (known as the school of origin)
  • the last school they went to (also known as the school of origin)
  • the school located in the attendance area where they are temporarily living (known as the local school)
STUDENTS IN TEMPORARY HOUSING HAVE THE RIGHT TO:
  • immediately enroll in school and attend classes
  • get free transportation to the school of origin even if it is in another district
  • get free transportation to the local school if transportation is provided to other students
  • get special education services immediately if the student has a current IEP (even if the IEP itself is not available or if it is from another district)
  • participate in any school activity that is available to other students and get transportation to and from all before or after-school activities if it is provided to other students
  • get free school meals without filling out an application
The Windsor Central School District McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaison is Jason Hans, Director of Special Programs. For more information please contact the Special Programs Office at 655-8220 or visit the website: www.nysteachs.org
Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem solving opportunities for students. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They bring their solutions to competition on the local, State and World level. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and 25 other countries participate in the program. It has been a wonderful opportunity for Windsor students and for the last three years we have had teams compete at the State and World Level.
 
For more information on Odyssey of the Mind, click on one of the links below or contact Eileen Mulcahy at [email protected]
 

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