


This session will cover our district’s strategies for working with our McKinney Vento students to support their education throughout high school and beyond into college. We will highlight how our McKinney Vento program partners with our high schools and alternative school sites to aid students experiencing homelessness in grades 9-12. Our unique ideas help us to connect with each of our students, thus increasing both our graduation rate and the number of graduates going on to attend college.

Kylee Fuhr is the District Homeless Liaison, Advocate, Mouthpiece, and Believer for 2300 students experiencing homelessness within St Lucie Public Schools. Kylee has presented on McKinney Vento support for high school students Post-Secondary Education for McKinney Vento students at the 2019 National Network for Youth (NN4Y) summit, the 2022 National Dropout Prevention Summit, and the 2022 Florida Coalition to End Homelessness Conference; as well as penned a blog for School House Connection on the same topic. She serves on several community boards including Impact 100 of St Lucie, Council of Social Agencies, Homeless Advisory Council, Continuum of Care, and Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.