Learning Support Services
Alternative Programs
13626 Twin Peaks Road, Poway, CA 92064
Phone: 858-679-2530 Fax 858-679-2630

Youth In Transition Program (YIT)

Martha Parham, Director
858-679-2530
Fax 858-679-2630

Lori Allshouse, Admin Assistant
858-748-0010, Ext. 2723

Alternative Programs Staff Directory

A family qualifies for Youth in Transition if a family or student lives in any of the following situations:

In a shelter
In a car
In a hotel/motel-not paid for by any type of insurance
On the Street
In an abandoned building, trailer, campsite, or other inadequate accommodations
Doubled up with friends or relatives because affordable housing cannot be found - and that doubled up situation puts the family or students sleeping in some type of temporary situation/location.

If a family meets the above criteria, please complete the following steps:

COMPLETE THE NECESSARY FORMS (Will not qualify for services without the below supporting documentation):
- Student Residency Affidavit (all students print and complete)
  - Tagalog Student Residency Affidavit (print and complete)
- Affidavit for Missing Enrollment Documentation (print and complete if new to a school or the school district)
- Information for Parents and Youth-Bilingual (for your reference only)
- Also..If you are in a shelter, please complete the Authorization for Information form (print and complete)
Turn in the completed forms to the school site. The school site will fax your completed forms to (858) 679-2630. If you need help with the forms, please contact the school site for assistance.

ONLY VALID FOR CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR - MUST REAPPLY AND RE-QUALIFY EACH SCHOOL YEAR.

School-Aged children have certain rights or protections under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act. Those rights are:

Go to school, no matter where they live or how long they have lived there. Must be given access to the same public education provided to other children.
Continue in the school attended before becoming homeless or the school last attended, if that is the choice and is feasible. If a school sends a child to a school other than the one requested, the school must provide a written explanation and offer the right to appeal the decision.
Receive transportation assistance to the school attended before the family became homeless, if feasible, and a parent/guardian requests such assistance.
Attend a school and participate in school programs with children who are not homeless. (Children cannot be separated from the regular school program because they are homeless.)
Enroll and attend classes while the school arranges for the transfer of school and immunization records or any other documents required for enrollment.
Enroll and attend classes while the school and family seek to resolve a dispute over enrolling the children.
Receive the same special programs and services, if needed, as provided to all other children served in these programs.