Homeless Program (HARP)

  • The federal  McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act and Texas state law protect the rights of homeless children and youth to receive a free and appropriate public education. Nearly everyone in Texas who is between the ages of 5 and 21 on September 1 of the school year and has not been expelled has the right to attend school, even if they:

    • do not have a permanent address
    • have a previous address in another town
    • do not live with a parent or legal guardian
    • live with friend of family temporarily
    • sleep in a shelter
    • sleep in a campground, car, abandoned building, or facility not designated for, or ordinarily used for regular accommodations for, human beings
    • do not have school records


    Fact sheets and online resources provided by the Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth (TEHCY) have a great deal of information about implementing provisions of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act and Texas state law.

  • We're Here To Help

    • Our goal is to ensure that homeless students may enroll in and have an equal opportunity to succeed in school.

      District Homeless and Foster Care Liason:
      Christianne Shinn
      902 Rev. R. A. Abercrombie Drive
      Killeen, Texas 76543
      Christianne.Shinn@killeenisd.org 
      254-336-0240