• Family Assistance
     
    Peoria Public Schools District 150 knows that there are many components to a student's ability to learn and achieve. In Peoria Public Schools District 150 we try to accommodate the needs of our students and families. We understand that the needs of students are not all the same. Please let us know what resources your students may need to help ensure that they are successful learners.
     
    McKinney-Vento (Homeless Assistance):
    Subtitle B of Title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act) defines "homeless" as follows:

    The term "homeless children and youths"--

    (A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (within the meaning of section 103(a)(1)); and

    (B) includes--

    (i) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement;

    (ii) children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (within the meaning of section 103(a)(2)(C));

    (iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and

    (iv) migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).
     
    To read the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act please follow the link below.
     
     
     Uniforms & School Supplies:
    Peoria Public Schools District 150 tries hard to accommodate the needs of our students. We do help with school uniform and school supply assistance for those students and families in need. If your student is in need of assistance please let your school know or contact Dr. Jerry Bell.