Trenton Public Schools seeks to improve academic and social-emotional outcomes for all students through the provision of a safe and developmentally appropriate learning environment. Success in promoting all students to identify and achieve their career and college goals connects to the improvement of the district’s climate and culture, which are essential ingredients to improving instructional outcomes for students. Homelessness often is accompanied by poverty, stress, and instability. As a result, children and youth in homeless situations frequently must overcome many educational challenges; yet for children and youth experiencing homelessness, school provides stability, support, and hope for the future. Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, reauthorized in 2015 by Title IX, Part A of Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.; hereafter the McKinney-Vento Act), guarantees educational rights and supports for students experiencing homelessness, and seeks to remove any barriers these students may face in succeeding in school.
