McKinney-Vento

What McKinney-Vento does

McKinney-Vento operates MV Learning, LLC, a web-based SaaS platform that provides McKinney-Vento Act compliance training, student data documentation, and resource distribution to K–12 school districts and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) across the United States. The platform is organized as four interlocking products: (i) MV Training and Resources, which delivers interactive liaison training plus 17 role-specific Essential Staff courses with pre/post assessments and Certificates of Completion; (ii) the MV Data Tool, a documentation and reporting system for tracking student demographics, services, referrals, funds expended, barriers, and case notes, with hierarchical permission-based access and pending SIS integration; (iii) a resource library of 19+ assets designed for liaison use; and (iv) the Free Liaison Portal, a freemium community platform providing discussion forums, Q&A, a searchable law database, and peer-resource sharing. The company is FERPA-, COPPA-, CCPA-, and HIPAA-aligned, and operates within student data privacy regimes applicable to U.S. K–12 education.

The commercial model is a per-school subscription to the bundled MV Compliance Suite (Liaison Training + Essential Staff courses + MV Data Tool), sold on an annual billing cadence at quote-based, undisclosed pricing. The Free Liaison Portal operates as a freemium community acquisition channel, generating word-of-mouth referrals and acting as the top-of-funnel for district-level sales. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales targeting district administrators and coordinators (driven from the website's "Book a Demo" and "Get in Touch" CTAs), conference presence at NAEHCY, and state agency-level origination (originally with the State of Michigan, which remains the starting reference customer). Customer segments are LEA Homeless Liaisons, school-level staff across roles, and district-level administrators/coordinators — all driven by federal McKinney-Vento Act compliance obligations.

McKinney-Vento originated as a 2014 Michigan pilot in partnership with the State Coordinator and Regional Coordinators, grew to 46+ states with 250,000+ staff and liaisons trained, and in 2020 established a non-core social impact partnership with Covenant House of America to fund and run a youth employment program. The company is privately held, bootstrapped (no funding rounds disclosed), and operates out of Ada, Michigan with a team of 11–50.

Name

McKinney-Vento

Legal name

MV Learning, LLC

Website

https://mckinney-vento.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McKinney-Vento, operating as MV Learning LLC, is a SaaS training and data platform serving K-12 school districts and LEA Homeless Liaisons with McKinney-Vento Act compliance training, student documentation tools, and a free national liaison community across 46+ states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Compliance Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance, Risk & Audit Support Services (EHS, Title IX/Clery Support, Policy Admin) (EDAEALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Information Systems (SIS) & Master Data Management (EDAJAHAA), Integrated Tutoring + Learning Content Platforms (Curriculum + Tutors) (EDANAGAL)

Keywords

• K-12 compliance training
• Homelessness education software
• Student data management
• Liaison training platform
• Education compliance tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Ada

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. McKinney-Vento.org Compliance Suite Subscription: Subscription-based access to integrated liaison training, 17 role-specific essential staff courses, and the MV Data Tool, offered at a per-school price point. This represents the primary revenue stream with recurring annual billing.
2. Training and Resources Access: Revenue generated from providing professional development training, certificates of completion, and specialized resources to school district staff. Delivered through the training portal with subscription access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

McKinney-Vento (MV Learning, LLC) is a web-based SaaS provider serving K-12 school districts and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) with an integrated Compliance Suite that combines Liaison Training on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 17 role-specific Essential Staff Training courses, and the MV Data Tool for documenting, monitoring, and reporting on students experiencing homelessness. The platform is sold on a per-school annual subscription basis, complemented by a free national Liaison Portal community for peer support and resource sharing.

Product overview

McKinney-Vento offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the MV Compliance Suite, which bundles three core products: MV Training and Resources (Liaison Training and 17 Essential Staff courses), the MV Data Tool (student data documentation and reporting), and Liaison Resources. Additionally, a Free Liaison Portal provides free community access for liaisons nationwide. The company serves over 200,000 liaisons and district staff across 46 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MV Compliance Suite: Integrated system for documenting, monitoring, and reporting on students facing homelessness, including Liaison Training, Essential Staff courses (17 role-specific courses), and the MV Data Tool.
• MV Training and Resources
• MV Data Tool
• Free Liaison Portal

Products and services

• MV Compliance Suite Integrated annual subscription toolkit for K-12 districts and LEAs that bundles in-depth Liaison Training on the McKinney-Vento Act, 17 role-specific Essential Staff courses, and the MV Data Tool for student documentation, monitoring, and federal/state/local compliance reporting.
• MV Training and Resources Comprehensive training program for LEA Homeless Liaisons and school staff covering McKinney-Vento Act basics, legal context, best practices, and scenario-based learning, with role-specific courses, progress tracking, reporting, and Certificates of Completion.
• MV Data Tool Secure web-based data documentation and tracking system for LEA Homeless Liaisons to record student demographics, services, referrals, funds expended, barriers, and case notes, with hierarchical permissions and reporting for federal, state, and local compliance needs.
• Free Liaison Portal Free online community platform for McKinney-Vento Liaisons nationwide to participate in discussions, ask questions, gain access to resources, share stories, and access a searchable McKinney-Vento law database.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Covenant House of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Established in 2020, this partnership focuses on providing funding and resources to hire and train youth within Covenant House shelters. McKinney-Vento.org provides salaries, full-health benefits, counseling, computer equipment, and job skills training to help young individuals achieve stable housing and discover career paths aligned with their unique gifts and talents. This represents a significant social impact initiative beyond the company's core B2B education services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PublicSchoolWORKS: PublicSchoolWORKS provides K-12 districts with online staff training, compliance, and risk management solutions covering OSHA, Title IX, bullying, and safety — the closest direct competitor to McKinney-Vento's role-specific essential staff training bundle and compliance suite.
• TransACT Communications: TransACT provides K-12 districts with Title IX, Clery, FERPA, and other federal compliance training and policy tools — directly comparable to McKinney-Vento's domain-specialized compliance training and policy administration workflow.
• Vector Solutions (SafeSchools): Vector Solutions' SafeSchools division delivers K-12 online staff training and compliance courses (abuse prevention, bullying, safety, HR compliance) directly to district administrators, overlapping with McKinney-Vento's 17 role-specific training bundle and annual subscription model.

Others

• NCHE (National Center for Homeless Education): NCHE is the federally funded technical assistance center providing free training, resources, and toolkits on McKinney-Vento compliance — a free substitute rather than competitor, but one that defines the baseline against which McKinney-Vento's paid value must be justified.

Emerging players

• K12 Insight: K12 Insight provides K-12 districts with stakeholder engagement, surveys, and communication tools — overlapping with McKinney-Vento's liaison community engagement motion and district-level communications workflows.
• TeachPoint: TeachPoint provides K-12 professional development tracking and educator evaluation tools — comparable to McKinney-Vento's training completion certificates and staff progress reporting features for district administrators.
• SchoolStatus: SchoolStatus provides K-12 districts with communication, attendance, and student engagement data — adjacent to McKinney-Vento's MV Data Tool, sharing a similar district administrator buyer and analytics-driven value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant K-12 Student Information System provider; its expanding Unified Talent and compliance modules threaten McKinney-Vento's MV Data Tool positioning if PowerSchool absorbs specialized homeless-education tracking into its core SIS workflow.
• Frontline Education: Frontline Education is a large incumbent K-12 administrative software suite covering HR, professional development, and student management — its PD and compliance modules overlap with McKinney-Vento's training offerings, often displacing niche vendors in consolidated district RFPs.

Regional players

• Catapult Learning: Catapult Learning provides K-12 intervention, professional development, and compliance-related services to schools, including Title I and at-risk student support — comparable to McKinney-Vento's role-specific staff training for vulnerable student identification.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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