Homeless Children & Youth
Homeless Children & Youth
Homeless Children and Youth Plan
If you live in any of the following situations:
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In a Shelter
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In a Motel or campground due to lack of accommodation
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In a car, park, abandoned building, or bus/train station
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Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship
You may qualify for certain rights and protections under the federal McKinney-Vento Act.
The Homeless Liaison for Western Wayne Schools is:
Kelly Plank
Superintendent of Schools
215 E Parkway Drive
Cambridge City, IN 47327
Phone: (765)478-5375
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Click the link here or use the link below to access a list of students’ rights who experience circumstances of homelessness.
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Homeless students are those who lack a fixed, regular, adequate nighttime residence. This includes students who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or campgrounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals. The definition includes migratory students who live in the aforementioned situations. Beginning Dec. 10, 2016, “those awaiting foster care placement” are not included in the definition.
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- National Center for Homeless Education – The McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act
- Indiana Unaccompanied Youth Eligibility Flowchart
- Responsibilities of the Homeless Liaison
- McKinney-Vento Homeless Children & Youth FAQs
- Transportation of Homeless Students (Related Indiana Code)
- LEA McKinney-Vento Dispute Resolution Procedures
- Parent McKinney-Vento Eligibility Appeal Form
- Additional Resources Document
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Ms. Kelly Plank, WWS Superintendent
kelly.plank@wwayne.k12.in.us
(765) 478-5375
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IDOE Homeless Education State Coordinator
Email: McKinneyVentoPOC@doe.in.gov
Phone: (317) 232-0957