Families in Transition
Oregon City School District's Families in Transition (FiT) program works with families, school staff, local agencies and the community to identify students who may qualify for additional services according to the McKinney-Vento Act, which defines the rights of students who live in housing situations that are not fixed, regular or adequate.
Thank you for filling out the referral form about an Oregon City School District student who may be experiencing houselessness or housing instability. The FiT Team will follow up with all students and families who are referred to determine program eligibility and available resources.
If you have any questions or need immediate support, please contact Stephanie Teters, McKinney-Vento Liaison, via phone or text at (503) 732-8286.
Service to homeless students includes:
Enrollment assistance
Transportation to/from school, if feasible
Receive free or reduced meals
Community resource referrals
Rights:
Go to school, no matter where they live or how long they have lived there
Continue in the school that they last attended before becoming homeless
Receive transportation to the school they last attended
Enroll in school without giving a permanent address
Enroll & attend classes while the school arrange for the transfer of immunization records or any other documents required for enrollment
** These rights are established under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act
Who Qualifies:
Anyone lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residents including:
Doubled up, sharing housing due to loss of housing or economic hardship
In a motel, trailer park or campground
In an emergency shelter or transitional housing
Living in cars, parks, public spaces
Not in the custody of a parent or guardian
Migratory student
Contact Information
McKinney-Vento Liaison:
Stephanie Teters
503.732.8286
stephanie.teters@orecity.k12.or.us
McKinney-Vento Liaison Secretary:
Vona Winter
503.785.8400 x 7869
vona.winter@orecity.k12.or.us
Office Address:
King Campus
995 South End Rd,
Oregon City, OR 97045
Mailing Address:
Oregon City School District
PO Box 2110
Oregon City, OR 97045
Foster care:
Substitute care for children placed by the Oregon Department of Human Services or a Tribal child welfare agency away from their parents and for whom the department or agency has placement and care responsibility, including placements in:
foster family homes (known now as "resource parents")
foster homes of relatives
group homes
emergency shelt ers
residential facilities (Not OYA, juvenile detention, mental health treatment)
child care institutions and pre-adoptive homes.
Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), children experiencing foster care have the right to:
Remain in their school district and school of origin, for the duration of time in foster care, even when their foster home placement changes and/or they are living outside of their school boundary.
Immediately enroll in school, with or without all required documents typically needed to enroll.
Automatic eligibility for free school meals.
Participate in school-related activities.
Transportation to their school of origin, as requested by the ODHS caseworker
FOSTER CARE POINT OF CONTACT:
Bela Paris (ella/she/her)
503.7328702