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Student Support Department

Social and Behavioral Services team

The Student Support Department serves as a hub that encompasses a wide range of student support and services, such as truancy interventions, parental and community involvement, homeless needs, grievance claims, and code of conduct / DHA inquiries.  The department provides support to crisis counselors, social workers, 504 coordinators, and school counselors, as well as Coordinated School Health, which includes school nurses. The primary goal of the Social and Behavioral Services Department is to provide non-academic support for students to be successful academically, socially, and emotionally.  

For assistance, please email familysupport@jmcss.org or call (731)-664-2500. We look forward to serving you! 

Meet the Team

The Social and Behavior Services Department serves as a hub that encompasses a wide range of student support services. The primary goal of the department is to provide non-academic support so that students are successful academically and socially. If you have any concerns, questions, or suggestions, please feel free to contact us using the email address below. Thank you for choosing JMCSS!!!

Family Support: familysupport@jmcss.org

  • Dr. Shalonda Franklin, Chief of Social and Behavioral Services
  • Rhonda Heard, Director of Social and Behavioral Services
  • Annette Wilson, Director of Coordinated School Health

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McKinney-Vento (Homeless Student Assistance)

McKinney-Vento (Homeless Student Assistance)

The McKinney-Vento Act is designed to address the challenges that homeless children and youths have faced in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school with a strong emphasis on the importance of school stability for homeless children and youths. School uniforms, hygiene items and backpacks with school supplies are all part of this program. The impact of changing schools multiple times can significantly impede a student's academic and social growth. The McKinney-Vento Act calls for school districts to maintain students in their school of origin to promote school stability and greater educational outcomes overall, unless it is not in the student's best interest. 

 

We Are Here to Support You

If you live in a shelter or a transitional housing program or if you are temporarily living with friends or family because you do not have a permanent address; or if you live in a motel or campground because you cannot find or afford housing, or you live in a car, abandoned building, or a place not normally designed for sleeping, we are here to help.

A family may qualify for our district McKinney Vento program if there is a lack of a fixed, regular or adequate night-time residence.

 

What We Offer

Jackson-Madison County Schools offers several services to our families experiencing homelessness or living in transitional housing, such as:

  • Assistance with school enrollment process and paperwork
  • Help with school issues, questions, or concerns
  • Housing and community resource information
  • Assistance obtaining birth certificates, immunization records, and school records
  • Parent education sessions and workshops
  • Referrals for dental, medical, and mental health services
  • School supplies and basic school uniforms
  • Special distribution events (food boxes, hygiene products, holiday toys, etc.)
  • Transportation to school and school-related events/activities
  • Tutoring services

 

McKinney Vento Program Documents

 

Questions?

Contact the District Homeless Liaison

Yvette Nesbitt

731.410.6377

ymnesbitt@jmcss.org