Homeless Education Services

Panorama Schools provides services to students, regardless of their living situation, so they are prepared to come to school and learn every day. It is a priority of Panorama Schools that a homeless student’s education is not interrupted.

The Panorama Schools works with families to overcome barriers that may prevent a student from coming to school every day, ready to learn. The school district follows the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act. Homeless students, or students in transition, are given access to the same public education that is provided to other children.

If you or your child:

Live in a shelter
Share housing with relatives or others because you lost your housing or cannot afford housing
Live in a campground, car, abandoned building, or other inadequate shelter
Do not have a permanent address and/or permanent housing
Live on the street
Live in temporary foster care
Are an unaccompanied youth

You have the right to:

Immediately enroll in and attend school without having health and school records with you
Enroll in school where you are living or the school attended when permanently housed…if it is in your child’s best interest
Receive transportation to and from school of origin
Participate in school-related activities and receive other needed services
Utilize a dispute resolution process if you have a grievance

For more information, contact:

Chris Webner, Homeless Coordinator

Panorama Community School District

701 West Main Street

Panora, Iowa 50216

641-755-2317

[email protected]