School districts shall notify parents and guardians of homeless students and unaccompanied youth that states (1) the choice of schools homeless students are eligible to attend; (2) that no homeless student is required to attend a separate school for homeless students; (3) that homeless students shall be provided comparable services including transportation, educational, and meals; (4) that homeless students should not be stigmatized by school personnel; and (5) the contact information for the school district liaison for homeless students and the State Coordinator for Education of Homeless Children and Youths. This notification must be signed by the parent/guardian or unaccompanied youth. McKinney-Vento Homeless Response Act. 42 U.S.C. 11432(e)(3)(C)(i)

Our Homeless Information can be found by clicking here. The information is provided in English, Spanish, Somali, Karen, and Ukrainian.

School districts, through their homeless student liaison, shall ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children and youths, and unaccompanied youths, is disseminated in locations frequented by parents or guardians of such children and youths, including schools, shelters, public libraries, and soup kitchens, in a manner and form understandable to the parents and guardians of homeless children and youths, and unaccompanied youths. McKinney-Vento Homeless Response Act 42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(6)(A)(vi)

Our Homeless Information can be found by clicking here. The information is provided in English, Spanish, Somali, Karen, and Ukrainian.

School districts must notify parents and students of the e-learning day plan at the beginning of the school year. Our plan can be found by clicking here. Minn. Stat. 120A.414

When a child under the age of seven is enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade at Willmar Public Schools, the school district must provide the parent or guardian who enrolls the pupil with a written explanation that the pupil is subject to the compulsory attendance provisions of Minn. Stat. 120A.22 and Minn. Stat. 120A.34, unless the board of the district in which the pupil is enrolled has a policy that exempts children under seven. Willmar Public Schools has no such policy. Minn. Stat. 120A.22, Subd. 6.