Discovery Charter School

McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program

Discovery Charter School abides by the State and Federal laws when it comes to serving youth who are homeless.  Below is information about the McKinney-Vento program.

The McKinney­Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program was designed to make sure all homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education as children and youth who are not homeless. This includes preschool education. State and local educational agencies are required to develop, review and revise policies to remove barriers to the enrollment, attendance and success in school that homeless children and youth may experience. Local educational agencies also must provide homeless children and youth with the opportunity to meet the same challenging state content and state student performance standards to which all students are held.

• Discovery liaison contact information: Ms. Diane Medley MSW, LSW,

  • dmedley@discoverycharter.org

  • Phone: 219-983-9800 ext. 20126

  • School Resources

  • Policy

  • Transportation Guidelines

• State MV Coordinator Contact Information: Ms. Charie Jones, IDOE Homeless Education State Coordinator,

  • McKinneyVentoPOC@doe.in.gov

  • Phone: 317-232-0957

• List of Homeless Students Rights

• IDOE Website Link

• Directory of State and Federal Resources

• Porter County Resources

If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Medley.