If you are experiencing a difficult hardship or life circumstance and would like assistance or information regarding educational services available for students that meet homeless eligibility as defined through the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act, please contact a member of a district liaison.

McKinney-Vento District Liaison
Megan Ross-Espinosa:  (260)692-1122 or rossespinosa@accs.k12.in.us
Abby DeRoo:  (260)692-1182 or derooa@accs.k12.in.us

Indiana Department of Education State Coordinator
Flora Jones, Director of Student Pathways & Opportunities
Charie Gibson, Homeless Education Specialist
317-232-0957
McKinneyVentoPOC@doe.in.gov

Homeless Students Policy

Homeless students' rights

IDOE's McKinney-Vento: Homeless Children & Youth Program 

Local Resources

Adams County Cares Community Assistance Guide

Bright Point
227 E Washington Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
(260) 423-3546

Community and Family Services of Adams County 
214 E Monroe St, Decatur, IN 46733
(260) 724-3574

Community Cares (Wells Co) 
107 W Wabash St, Bluffton, IN 46714
(260) 353-3333

National  Resources

School House Connection 

National Association for the Education of Homeless Child and Youth (NAEHCY)

National Center for Homeless Education 

Meetings will be held on the following dates at 8:45am in the MSHS collaboration lab.
These meetings are open to the community.

December 12th
January 9th
March 6th 

Topics to Discuss will be as follows:
1) Assessment of corporation general environment
2) Discussion of Corp Wellness Policy
3) Other matters as needed

Ms. Jennifer Harshman will serve as the committee chair.