Families in Transition Program

Gary Pickens

Assistant Superintendent
(847) 543-7833
gpickens@lake.k12.il.us

Homeless Liaisons
James Menzer
(847) 924-7075
james.menzer@gmail.com

Matt Tabar
(847) 838-9778
m.tabar@sbcglobal.net

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Who is homeless?

The term "homeless children and youth means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes:

Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons 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 accomodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement.

Children and youths 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.

Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and

Migratory children who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described above.

The Laws and Provisions

The (federal) McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act, as part of the No Child Left Behind Act, and the Illinois Education for Homeless Children Act ensures homeless children have a right to:

A free, appropriate public education including a priority to preschool programs
The choice of staying in the school of origin or attending the school nearest their shelter or temporary home
Immediate enrollment even when required documents such as school records, medical records, proof of residency, or other such documentation cannot be produced at the time of enrollment
Assistance with transportation if needed

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Lake County Homeless Liaisons

One of the Key Provisions of the McKinney-Vento Act was to have every school district designate a Homeless Liaison. This would be the one person in the district that knows the law, and can help assist the student and family to the fullest extent. The Lake County School District Homeless Liaison's are listed below:

School Districts Index
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096	103	106	109	112	113	114	115
116	117	118	120	121	124	125	126
127	128	187	220	825 SEDOL	Charter Prairie Crossing

Dist. #	District Name	Homeless Liaison
1	Winthrop Harbor District	Dr. Dennis Guiser Superintendent 500 North Ave Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096 847.731-3085 847.731.3156
3	Beach Park School District	Rosemary Betz Director of Student Services 11315 W. Wadsworth Road Beach Park, IL 60099 847.599.5055 847.360.1130
6	Zion Elem. School District	Carol Hincker Assistant Superintendent 2200 Bethesda Blvd. Zion, IL 60099 847.872.0255 847.731.1389
24	Millburn School District	Elizabeth Keefe Special Services Director 18550 Millburn Road Wadsworth, IL 60083 847.356.8331 847.356.9722
33	Emmons School District	Sarah Posey Social Worker 24226 W. Beach Grove Road Antioch, IL 60002 847.395.1105 847.395.1223
34	Antioch School District	Susan Gehring Assistant Superintendent for Special Services 800 N. Main Street, Heritage Building Antioch, IL 60002 847.838.8421 847.838.8404
36	Grass Lake School District	Jennifer Vermazen Director of Special Education 26177 W. Grass Lake Road Antioch, IL 60002 847.395.1550 847.395.8632
37	Gavin School District	Jodeen Lord Special Education Director 25775 W. Highway 134 Ingleside, IL 60041 847.546.2916 847.546.9584
38	Big Hollow School District	Christine Arndt Principal 33335 N. Fish Lake Road Ingleside, IL 60041 847.740.5320 847.740.5332
41	Lake Villa School District	Mary Conkling Director of Special Services 131 McKinley Ave. Lake Villa, IL 60046 847.245.8306 847.356.2670
46	Grayslake School District	Sharon Sandri District Registrar 565 Frederick Road Grayslake, IL 60030 847.543.5809 847.223.3526
50	Woodland School District	Lori Casey Associate Superintendent 1105 N. Hunt Club Road Gurnee, IL 60031 847.596.5630 847.856.0311
56	Gurnee School District	John Hutton Superintendent 900 Kilbourn Road Gurnee, IL 60031 847.336.0800 847.336.1110
60	Waukegan Public Schools	Rafael Mendez Homeless Liaison 742 Greenwood Avenue Waukegan, IL 60085 847.360.5574 847.360.5639
65	Lake Bluff School District	Anne Wirtz Director of Special Services 121 E. Sheridan Place Lake Bluff, IL 60044 847.234.9400 847.234.6237
67	Lake Forest School District	Dr. Julie Cooley Assistant Superintendent 300 S. Waukegan Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 847.604.7426 847.234.5132
68	Oak Grove School District	Gayle Timlin Social Worker 1700 S. O'Plaine Road Green Oaks, IL 60048 847.996.1432 847.367.7933
70	Libertyville School District	Marilynn Menuey Director of Special Education Services 1381 W. Lake Street Libertyville, IL 60048 847.247.2694 847.362.3003
72	Rondout School District	Jenny Wojcik Superintendent 28593 N. Bradley Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 847.362.2021 847.816.2067
73	Hawthorn School District	Rene Ullberg Coordinator of Special Education 841 West End Court Vernon Hills, IL 60061 847.990.4235 847.367.3290
75	Mundelein School District	Sue Mazur Special Services Director 470 N. Lake Street Mundelein, IL 60060 847.949.2705 847.949.2727
76	Diamond Lake School District	Del Parra Family Resources Coordinator 500 Acorn Lane Mundelein, IL 60060 847.970.3537 847.566.5689
79	Fremont School District	Krista Winkelman Special Services Coordinator 28754 N. Fremont Center Road Mundelein, IL 60060 847.388.3700 847.388.6900
95	Lake Zurich CUSD	Nancy Rosenfeld Assistant Superintendent for Student Services 400 South Old Rand Road Lake Zurich, IL 60047 847.540.4973 847.438.6702
96	Kildeer-Countryside	Kim Dahlem Director of Student Services 1050 Ivy Hall Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 847.459.4260 847.459.2344
102	Aptakisic-Tripp School District	Stacey Bachar Assistant Superintendent 1231 Weiland Road Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 847.353.5681 847.634.5334
103	Lincolnshire School District	Julie Postma Director of Student Services 1370 Riverwoods Road Lincolnshire, IL 60069 847.295.4030 847.295.9196
106	Bannockburn School District	Peg O'Rourke Director of Student Services 2165 Telegraph Road Deerfield, IL 60015 847.945.5900 847.945.5909
109	Deerfield School District	Paula Owsiak Assistant Superintendent of Learning 517 Deerfield Road Deerfield, IL 60015 847.945.1844 847.945.1853
112	North Shore School District	Patricia Kritzman Principal 150 Pierce Road Highland Park, IL 60035 847.433.0155 847.266.2379
113	Township High School District	Joseph Koenigsknecht Assistant Superintendent 1040 Park Avenue West Highland Park , IL 60035 224.765.1005 224.765.1060
114	Fox Lake School District	Marguaritte Anderson 29067 W. Grass Lake Road Spring Grove, IL 60081 847.973.4200 847.973.4210
115	Lake Forest High School	Jim Thiel Director of Student Services 1285 N. McKinley Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 847.582.7363 847.582.7790
116	Round Lake CUSD	Rita Tate Grants and Compliance Coordinator 801 Sunset Drive Round Lake, IL 60073 847.270.9016
117	Community High School District	Phyllis Fay Antioch High School Assistant Principal - Pupil Personnel Services 1133 Main Street Antioch, IL 60002 847.395.1421 847.395.2435 Cheryl Cox Lakes High School Director of Guidance Lakes High School 1600 Eagle Way Lake Villa, IL 60046 847.838.7100 847.338.3670
118	Waucond CUSD	James LePage Director of Human Resources 555 N. Main Street Wauconda, IL 60084 847.526.7690 847.526.1019 Jan Morgan Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources 555 N. Main Street Wauconda, IL 60084 847.526.6611 847.526.0165
120	Mundelein High School	Julie Wheeler Social Worker 1350 West Hawley Street Mundelein, IL 60060 847.949.2200 847.949.4756
121	Warren Twn. High School	Patti Long Social Worker 34090 Almond Road Gurnee, IL 60031 847.548.6853 847.548.7111
124	Grant High School	Becky Foster-Lopez Director of Pupil Personnel Services 285 East Grand Ave. Fox Lake, IL 60020 847.587.2561 847.587.2991
125	Stevenson High School	Angela Sisi Director of Student Services One Stevenson Drive Lincolnshire, IL 60013 847-415-4501 847-634-7309
126	Zion Benton High School	Julie Harmon Student Services Support Specialist One Zee Bee Way Zion, IL 60099 847.731-9351 847.731-4440
127	Grayslake Consolidated High School	Mark Kettering Director of Special Education 400 North Lake Street Grayslake, IL 60030 847.986.3461 847.231.6838
128	Libertyville High School Dist.	Al Fleming District Liaison Associate Superintendent 50 N. Lakeview Parkway, Suite 101 Libertyville, IL 60061 847.247.4520 847.247.4543 Ole Stevens Libertyville High School Director of Student Services 708 West Park Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048 847.327.7012 847.327.7171 Jean Aucutt Vernon Hills High School Assistant Principal 145 North Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 847.932.2189 847.932.2049
187	North Chicago CUSD	Christine Wesling 2000 Lewis Ave. North Chicago, IL 60064 847.689.8150 x 620 847.689.6328
220	Barrington CUSD	Deborah Villers HR Administrative Services Coordinator 310 East James Street Barrington, IL 60010 847.842.3510 847.381.6337
825	SEDOL	Gail Lantvit Director of Curriculum and Instruction 18160 Gages Lake Road Gages Lake, IL 60030 847.548.8470 847.548.8472
900	Prairie Crossing Charter School	Mr. Nigel Whittington Director 1531 Jones Point Road Grayslake, IL 60030 847.543.9722 847.543.9744

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Homeless Education Posters

To request posters for your district/schools, click here. Please indicate the number of posters and the address where you would like them sent.

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