East Side Union High School District

• who are sharing the housing of others 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; 
• 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; 
• who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; 

• homeless students who move have the right to remain in their schools of origin (i.e., the school the student attended when permanently housed or in which the student was last enrolled, which includes preschools) if that is in the student’s best interest; 
• if it is in the student’s best interest to change schools, homeless students must be immediately enrolled in a new school, even if they do not have the records normally required for enrollment; 
• If a student is sent to a school other than that requested by a parent or guardian, the district must provide a written explanation to the parent or guardian of its decision and their right to appeal. California’s Homeless Education Dispute Resolution Process is located at  https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/hs/cy/documents/disputeresolutionletter2020.docx.
• In determining best interest, the district shall:
• Presume that keeping the student in the school of origin is in the student’s best interest, unless contrary to the request of the parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth
• Consider student-centered factors, including the impact of mobility on achievement, education, health, and safety
• Give priority to the request of the parent/guardian or the homeless unaccompanied youth’s request
• If the district liaison determines that it is not in the student’s best interest, the district liaison, must provide a written explanation of the reasons for its determination, in a manner and form understandable to such parent, guardian, or unaccompanied youth, including the right to appeal
• transportation must be provided to or from a student’s school of origin, at the request of a parent, guardian, or, in the case of an unaccompanied youth, the local liaison; 
• homeless students must have access to all programs and services for which they are eligible, including special education services, preschool, school nutrition programs, language assistance for English learners, career and technical education, gifted and talented programs, magnet schools, charter schools, summer learning, online learning, and before- and after school care; 
• unaccompanied youth must be accorded specific protections, including immediate enrollment in school without proof of guardianship; and -parents, guardians, and unaccompanied youth have the right to dispute an eligibility, school selection, or enrollment decision. 

Academic Resources (Each of our school sites have academic support available to you. Please go to the school’s website for more information) 

• Bay Area Tutoring Association

Medical Assistance

• Medical Assistance
• Valley Health Plan​
• Vision to Learn

Housing Resources

• Bill Wilson Center ​

Food Sources

• Second Harvest​
• 211​

College Preparedness

• Community Colleges​ 
• For College support Guide ​​
• FAFSA Completion​

• ​​​​Children's Rights under McKinney Vento [PDF]
• California Department of Education​
• ​Rental Assistance​
• Children's Rights Homeless Poster [PDF] 
• AB167 Form [PDF]