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Homeless / McKinney Vento

Information is available on the Office of Title I and Homeless Programs website. 

McKinney Vento Annual Review - English Version McKinney Vento Annual Review - Spanish Version

State Supervised Care

The student is living with a Baltimore County resident/caregiver through an arrangement with a state agency such as the Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services, or the Department of Juvenile Services. This includes students living in a foster home or a residential facility.

Placement Agency Representatives will need to provide:

• Court Order and/or a Placement Letter
• Application to Enroll State Supervised Care
• PS 216 F3-Interstate Compact Form 100A (For Out of State Applicants Only)
• Most recent IEP/504 if applicable

PUPIL PERSONNEL WORKER SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS can be found on the PPS Website. 

Foster Care Liaison
Brian Oliver
Office of Pupil Personnel Services
Office: 443-809-6403
Fax: 443-809-8308
Foster Care Liaison Email

Informal Kinship Care

The student lives with a caregiver in the absence of the parent due to one of several circumstances identified by Maryland Law 7-101; the caregiver is a Baltimore County resident who is a relative but does not have legal guardianship granted by a court or agency. The parent's last known address was in the state of Maryland.

Kinship Caregivers must annually complete an Affidavit of Informal Kinship Care and submit supporting documentation.

Informal Hardship Care

The student is living with a caregiver in the absence of the parent. The caregiver is a Baltimore County resident who may or may not be a relative and who does not have legal guardianship granted by a court or agency. The parent may or may not reside in the State of Maryland. Informal hardship care may be granted only for the reasons stated in Superintendent's Rule 5150.

Hardship Caregivers must annually complete an Application to Enroll Student in Informal Hardship Care and submit supporting documentation.

Child of Employee

The student is the child of a Baltimore County Public Schools employee who does not reside in Baltimore County but who wishes for their child to attend the school designated for the address of the primary work site of the employee.

The BCPS School Locator should be used to identify the school designated for the address of the primary work site of the employee.

Employees must submit: 

•  Application To Enroll Child of Employee
•  Nonresident Tuition Form
•  Child of Employee Contract 
  

Non-Resident Approvals

The residency office can also assist with Cultural Exchange Students, Medical Placements, Relocation for families Moving Out-of-County, Relocation for families Moving into the County By November 1st, and Relocation for seniors wishing to complete their final year in Baltimore County Public Schools. 

***Applications for Cultural Exchange Students must be approved three (3) months prior the beginning of the fall semester. 

Application for Non-Resident Students 

PS 218 F7-Cultural Exchange Student Information Form.pdf

Board Policy & Superintendent's Rule 5150 - Resident and Nonresident Student Eligibility:

Policy 5150
Rule 5150
Rule 5150 Spanish

Office of Pupil Personnel Services
 Office: 443-809-6403
Fax: 443-809-8308