Homeless Assistance
MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT
In Indiana, over 29,000 children experience homelessness each year. The McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act was created to ensure the enrollment, attendance, and success of
homeless children and youth in school.
WHO IS HOMELESS?
Children who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence:
"Double up" - Sharing the housing of others due to the loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reasons.
Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, and camping grounds due to inadequate alternative accommodations.
Living in emergency or transitional shelters.
Living in a public or private place not designed for humans to live.
Migratory children living in the above circumstances.
Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.
Unaccompanied Youth - Children or youth who meet the definition of homeless and are not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.
RESIDENCY AND EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS
Students who are in temporary, inadequate, and homeless living situations have the following rights:
Immediate enrollment in the school they last attended or the school in whose attendance area they are currently staying, even if they do not have all of the documents normally required at the time of enrollment;
Access to free meals and textbooks, Title I and other educational programs, and other comparable services, including transportation;
Attendance in the same classes and activities that students in other living situations also participate in without fear of being separated or treated differently due to their housing situations.
Brownstown Central Community Schools McKinney-Vento District Plan
Brownstown Central Community Schools Notice of Right to Appeal
McKinney-Vento: Homeless Children and Youth Program
Dispute Resolution
Indiana Department of Education Resources
Indiana Education for Homeless Children & Youth (INEHCY)
SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION TO OUR DISTRICT LIAISON
DISTRICT LIAISON
Brownstown Elementary School
612 S. Base Road
Brownstown, IN 47220
Denise Stevens, School Counselor
dstevens@btownccs.k12.in.us
812-358- 3680
BUILDING LEVEL LIAISONS
Brownstown Elementary School
612 S. Base Road
Brownstown, IN 47220
Denise Stevens, School Counselor
dstevens@btownccs.k12.in.us
812-358- 3680
Brownstown Central Middle School
520 W. Walnut St.
Brownstown, IN 47220
Doug McClure, Principal
dmcclure@btownccs.k12.in.us
812-358- 4947
Brownstown Central High School
500 N. Elm St.
Brownstown, IN 47220
Joe Sheffer, Principal
jsheffer@btownccs.k12.in.us
812-358- 3453
IDOE State Coordinator
Flora Jones, Director of Student Pathways & Opportunities
Charie Gibson, Homeless Education Specialist
317-232-0957 | McKinneyVentoPOC@doe.in.gov