The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
What is the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act?
Subtitle VII-B of The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act authorizes the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program and is the primary piece of federal legislation related to the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. It was reauthorized in December 2015 by Title IX, Part A, of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Learn more >>
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Cambridge Public Schools Family Engagement Team
Vacant
Director of Family & Community Engagement
617.349.5907
Debbie Bonilla
Family Engagement Specialist / McKinney Vento Homeless Education Liaison
617.233.4348
Email: dbonilla@cpsd.us
Office of Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Inaugural Equity Plan & Key Initiatives
Staff Professional Learning & Development
Multipartner Collaborations
- Equity Collaborative
- Welcoming Schools
- Speakfully: Incident Reporting System
- School Council Handbook (pdf)
Contact Us
Manuel J Fernandez, Assistant Superintendent/Chief Equity Officer
Dr. Leslie Jiménez, Director of Equity
Sam Musher, Youth Advocacy Specialist
Ailene Orr, Curriculum and Training Specialist
Mia Ferej, Special Assistant
Debbie Bonilla, Family Engagement Specialist and McKinney Vento Liaison
Manny Jeudy, Assistant Program Manager for The Village
Aboma Dirbaba, Bilingual Family Liaison For Ethiopian Languages
Diecline Bazile-Dorvil, Bilingual Family Liaison Coordinator Haitian Creole
Joseph Rivera, Bilingual Family Liaison For Spanish
Toyba Abdie, Bilingual Family Liaison For Amharic