Families in Transition

Oregon City School District's Families in Transition (FiT) program works with families, school staff, local agencies and the community to identify students who may qualify for additional services according to the McKinney-Vento Act, which defines the rights of students who live in housing situations that are not fixed, regular or adequate. 

Thank you for filling out the referral form about an Oregon City School District student who may be experiencing houselessness or housing instability.  The FiT Team will follow up with all students and families who are referred to determine program eligibility and available resources.  

If you have any questions or need immediate support, please contact Gayle Prentice Wood, McKinney-Vento Liaison, via phone or text at (503) 732-8611.

Service to homeless students includes:

  • Enrollment assistance

  • Transportation to/from school, if feasible

  • Receive free or reduced meals

  • Community resource referrals

Rights:

  • Go to school, no matter where they live or how long they have lived there

  • Continue in the school that they last attended before becoming homeless

  • Receive transportation to the school they last attended

  • Enroll in school without giving a permanent address

  • Enroll & attend classes while the school arrange for the transfer of immunization records or any other documents required for enrollment

**  These rights are established under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act

Who Qualifies:

Anyone lacking a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residents including:

  • Doubled up, sharing housing due to loss of housing or economic hardship

  • In a motel, trailer park or campground

  • In an emergency shelter or transitional housing

  • Living in cars, parks, public spaces

  • Not in the custody of a parent or guardian

  • Migratory student 

Contact Information

McKinney-Vento Liaison:

Gayle Prentice Wood
503.732.8611
gayle.prenticewood@orecity.k12.or.us

McKinney-Vento Liaison Secretary:

Vona Winter
503.785.8400 x 7869
vona.winter@orecity.k12.or.us

Office Address:

King Campus
995 South End Rd,
Oregon City, OR 97045

Mailing Address:

Oregon City School District
PO Box 2110
Oregon City, OR 97045