Child Welfare & Attendance

Students in Transition (Homeless)

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is federal legislation that ensures the educational rights and protections of children and youth experiencing homelessness. 

For more information, please visit the California Department of Education website.

Homeless Education on cde.ca.gov

Modified Graduation Eligibility for Students in Transition

Under the following Assembly Bills students in transition have special rights to help them remain on track for high school graduation:

• AB 167/216 students identified as foster youth
• AB 365 students identified as children of military families
• AB 1806 students living in a homeless situation
• AB 2121 student who is a migratory child, or a pupil participating in a newcomer program
• AB 2306 students transitioning from a juvenile court school

Students in transition (foster youth, students in homeless situations, and those transitioning from a juvenile court school) who transfer schools after their second year of high school may be eligible to graduate by completing the minimum California state graduation requirements if they are not reasonably able to complete all Lodi Unified School District graduation requirements by the end of their fourth year of high school. Completing second year of high school is defined as either a) Completing two years of high school; or b) Completing sufficient high school credits to be considered a high school junior or senior. 

Modified Graduation Eligibility PDF (English)