Archived Homeless List Serve Messages
Subject: Homeless Webinars — National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
ListServe Message Date: October 4, 2011
The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) will be offering the following webinars free of charge during the month of October:
Determining Eligibility for McKinney-Vento Rights and Services
Thursday, October 13, 2011
1:00 - 2:30 pm ET (please adjust for your time zone)
Webinar Description: In this interactive webinar, NCHE staff will discuss the McKinney-Vento definition of homeless, including categories such as doubled-up, awaiting foster care placement, unaccompanied youth, and substandard housing. Guiding principles to use when determining McKinney-Vento eligibility by the definition will be presented. Participants will be invited to discuss scenarios to apply the knowledge presented during the webinar.
Presenters: NCHE Staff
McKinney-Vento 101: Knowing and Applying the Law
Monday, October 24, 2011
2:00 - 3:30 pm ET (please adjust for your time zone)
Webinar Description: In this interactive webinar, NCHE presenters will discuss the educational rights and protections provided to eligible students under the McKinney-Vento Act. Participants will be invited to discuss scenarios to apply the knowledge presented during the webinar.
Topics covered include:
-Determining eligibility
-Immediate Enrollment
-School Selection
-Transportation
-Unaccompanied Youth
-Coordination with Title IA
Presenters: NCHE Staff
To register for either of these webinars, please visit http://center.serve.org/nche/web/group.php.
Donna Cash
Supervisor, Federal Compliance
Coordinator, McKinney-Vento Program
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480, 205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Office: 573-522-8763 Fax: 573-526-6698
dese.mo.gov
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