If you are currently in a homeless situation or feel you will be in a Homeless situation, please call Steven Mott
Freedom Area High School Principal at 724-775-7400.
Freedom Area School District’s goal is to reduce barriers to school enrollment and achievement so that students from families who are experiencing homelessness have an equal opportunity to succeed in school.
Services include but are not limited to advocacy, transportation, school supplies, and local resources.
Did you know that:
Homeless children and youths must have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including public preschool education, as provided for other children and youths?
Any requirements in laws, regulations, practices, or policies that may act as a barrier to the identification, enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and youths must be eliminated?
Definition of Homelessness according to the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance ActThe McKinney-Vento Act Main Themes:
Identification
School Stability
Immediate Enrollment
Support for Academic Success
Child-Centered, Best Interest Decision Making