3:00 pm - National Association for the Education of Homeless Children

Monday
November
Concurrent
Sessions 4
10:30 -
11:45 a.m.
Bringing the Village Together: Promoting Community Involvement
Zelinda Richards, Family Specialist/Homeless Liaison, Georgetown
Independent School District (TX)
Colorado B
This session will examine innovative district-based programs that promote community outreach
and collaborative efforts targeting homeless children and youth. Session attendees will learn to
educate and coordinate with community resource groups, describe district and campus-level best
practices, and replicate programs in their own settings.
A New Resource for Homeless Liaisons: Fostering Connections
and the Educational Success of Children and Youth in Foster Care
Colorado C
Kathleen McNaught, Project Director, American Bar Association Center on Children and the
Law (DC)
This session is a REPEAT from Sunday at 3:15 p.m
The session will introduce an important new federal law, the Fostering Connections Act, which
includes school stability and continuity requirements for all children in foster care. The session
will also review existing eligibility under the McKinney Vento Act and the definition of “awaiting
foster care placement.” The pivotal role of child welfare agencies will be addressed, as well as the
requirement of coordination between child welfare and education agencies to ensure the needs
of children in care are being met. Discussion will include how each law can serve children in foster
care and how the laws can work together for students who are eligible under both.
A Federal Education Policy Update
Colorado D
Barbara Duffield, Policy Director, NAEHCY, Washington (DC)
Phillip Lovell, Vice President for Education, Housing, and Youth Policy, First Focus (DC)
This session will be REPEATED Monday at 3:15 p.m
This session will look at the top education issues being considered by the new Congress and Ad
ministration. The session will provide a status update on the reauthorization of the education
subtitle of the McKinney-Vento Act and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as well as
updates on early childhood and higher education legislation.
www.eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov
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