On this page you will find resources for the following:
Envision Math (username and password provided by your child’s teacher)
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Compulsory School Age
Student Accident Insurance
Homeless Information
Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth Complaint
The Shikellamy School District is once again offering Voluntary Student Accident Insurance to our students for the 2021-2022 school year through A-G Administrators, Inc.
For the sake of our environment, the brochure and enrollment form is available by CLICKING HERE
If you would like to enroll your child in this program, please download and complete the application and return it with the required premium in the form of a check or money order to:
A-G Administrators, Inc. PO Box 979 Valley Forge, PA 19482
Should you require a paper copy of the enrollment form, one is available in the main office of your child’s school.
If you are homeless and need assistance, please contact Mr. Lewis Dellegrotti, Homeless Liaison at 570-286-3702.
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program
MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT:
The Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program is authorized under Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.) (McKinney-Vento Act). The McKinney-Vento Act was originally authorized in 1987 and most recently re-authorized in December 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).1 The McKinney-Vento Act is designed to address the challenges that homeless children and youths have faced in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school.
Under the McKinney-Vento Act, educational agencies must ensure that each homeless child and youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children and youths. Homeless children and youths must have access to the educational and related services that they need to enable them to meet the same challenging State academic standards to which all students are held. In addition, homeless students may not be separated from the mainstream school environment. Local Educational Agencies are required to review and undertake steps to revise laws, regulations, practices, or policies that may act as barriers to the identification, enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and youths.
The law indicates that the LEA liaison shall ensure that all homeless children, youth and families are identified through coordinated activities with other entities.
DEFINITION OF HOMELESS (MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT SEC. 725(2); 42 U.S.C
11435(2)): CHILDREN WHO LACK A FIXED, REGULAR, AND ADEQUATE NIGHT
TIME RESIDENCE:
"Doubled up" - Sharing the housing of others due to the loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reasons.
Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds, due to lack of adequate alternative accommodations.
Living in emergency or transitional shelters.
Living in a public or private place not designed for humans to live.
Migratory children living in above circumstances
Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings
Unaccompanied Youth - Children or youth who meets the definition of homeless and not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.
Residency and Educational Rights:
Students who are in temporary, inadequate and homeless living situations have the following rights:
Immediate enrollment in the school they last attended or the school in whose attendance area they are currently staying even if they do not have all of the documents normally required at the time of enrollment;
Access to free meals and textbooks, Title I and other educational programs and other comparable services including transportation;
Attendance in the same classes and activities that students in other living situations also participate in without fear of being separated or treated differently due to their housing situations.
When a student is identified as being McKinney-Vento eligible, staff will:
Assist with enrollment, monitor school attendance and arrange transportation (preK-8 students)
Provide school supplies and other school related materials as needed
Advocate for and support students and families through school and home visits
Set clear expectations for student behavior, attendance and academic performance
Assist students/families access with community services
Assist students/families with access to tutoring, special education, and English language learner resources
Assist students so they can participate in sports, field trips, and school activities regardless of their ability to pay or to provide their own transportation.
For additional information, contact LEA Homeless Liaison Lew Dellegrotti at 570-286-3702 ext: 2372.
Effective in 2020-2021, all children from the age of six (6) through the age of eighteen (18) must comply with compulsory school attendance requirements. To meet these requirements, parents must ensure that their child between the ages of 6 and 18 is attending or participating in one of the following: a public elementary, middle, or high school; a public charter or cyber-charter school; a private licensed academic or private religious school; home tutoring by a certified teacher; or an approved program of home schooling. Children may be excused from compulsory attendance for documented medical or other compelling reasons as outlined in District attendance policy and procedures.