Mckinney-Vento Homeless Assistance

Copy of ~Sample Qs for Determining MV Eligibility, NCHE-MDE 9-30-15(2).pdf

Find your Homeless/MV Liaison

Mckinney-Vento Resources

Are you living in a shelter, car, park, abandoned building, campground, motel, bus / train station or doubled-up with other people due to loss of housing and economic hardship?

Children in Kindergarten - 12th grade and children in state or federal funded preschool programs have the right to:

receive a free, appropriate public education
enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents that are normally required
enroll in the local school or continue at their school of origin (determined by the best interest of the student)
receive transportation to and from the school of origin if needed
eligibility for federal breakfast and lunch programs
receive educational services comparable to other children, according to their needs

Resources for Families Experiencing Housing Instability

Michigan Homeless Education

Michigan 2-1-1

National Center for Homeless Education

National Law Center for Homelessness and Poverty

Jackson County Liaisons

Columbia School District

Randall Trudell

Randell.trudell@myeagles.org

517-769-8740

Concord Community School District

Arshawn Parker

arshawn.parker@concordschools.net

517-524-8384

East Jackson Community Schools

Amy Blackledge

amy.blackledge@eastjacksonschools.org

517-764-1810

Grass Lake Community Schools

Ashley Roekle

ashley.roekle@grasslakeschools.com

517-867-5552

Hanover-Horton School District

Melissa Duffrin

melissa.duffrin@hanoverhorton.org

517-867-6444

Jackson Public Schools

Julie Baker

julie.baker@jpsk12.org

517-841-2157

Michigan Center School District

Ginger Blakeman

Ginger.blakeman@mccardinals.org

517-764-1440

Napoleon Community Schools

Karen Wood

karen.wood@napoleonschools.org

517-905-5708

Northwest Community Schools

Caitlin Williams

caitlin.williams@nwschools.org

517-817-4841

Springport Public Schools

Tosha Newman

tosha.newman@springportschools.net

517-857-3465

Vandercook Lake Public School

Maggie Buck

maggie.buck@vandyschools.org

517-784-6133

Western School District

Ryan Tripp

ryan.tripp@wsdpanthers.org

517-841-8180

Charter District Liaisons

Da Vinci Institute

Aubree Bailey

aubree.bailey@davincik12.org

517-867-6191

Jackson Preparatory & Early College

Jessica Yonnick

Jessica.yonnick@jacksonpec.org

517-768-7093

Paragon Charter Academy

Tabitha Rickert

15.trickert@nhaschools.com

517-750-9500