Hannah Bast - School Social Worker
E-mail: hbast@senseindy.org
Phone: 317-423-0204
McKinney-Vento Student Rights
Subtitle VII-B of The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act authorizes the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program and is the primary piece of federal legislation related to the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. It was reauthorized in December 2015 by Title IX, Part A, of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
National Center for Homeless Education
https://nche.ed.gov/legislation/mckinney-vento/
If you are experiencing homelessness, you may qualify for certain rights and protections under the federal McKinney-Vento Act.
Please see the following information for resources:
Link to IDOE’s McKinney-Vento Website: https://www.in.gov/doe/home/mckinney-vento-homeless-children-and-youth-program/
IDOE Resource: Link to Homeless Students' Rights
Additional Resource: Google Document for Local Resources
If you have any questions, please contact our McKinney-Vento Liaison:
IDOE State Coordinators' Contact Information:
Flora Jone - Director of Student Pathways & Opportunities
Charie Gibson - Homeless Education Specialist
E-mail: McKinneyVentoPOC@doe.in.gov
Phone: 317-232-0957