NAEHCY 2008 Annual Conference
Conference Session Materials
(alphabetized by session title)

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Bienvenidos, Byenvini, Wilkommen: Welcoming Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Students Experiencing Homelessness Into Our Schools
Christina Dukes, Jan Moore, Karen Morgan, Margaret McDonald, and Becky Hicks
Bienvenidos, Byenvini, Wilkommen: Welcoming Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Students Experiencing Homelessness Into Our Schools

Complying With the McKinney-Vento Act
Tim Stahlke and Barbara James
Agenda (morning session)
Agenda (afternoon session)
Slides handout (general)
Slides handout (data collection)
Checklist for Local Educational Agency (LEA): Services to Children and Youth in Homeless and Highly Mobile Situations
Compliance to Commitment Worksheet (part 1)
Compliance to Commitment Worksheet (part 2)
Planning Guide for Local Educational Agency (LEA): Services to Children and Youth in Homeless and Highly Mobile Situations
Resource Packet

McKinney-Vento and IDEA: Working Together to Support Students With Disabilities Experiencing Homelessness
Patricia Popp, PhD; Paula J. Burdette, PhD; and Kathleen M. McNaught
McKinney-Vento and IDEA: Working Together to Support Students With Disabilities

Serving Homeless Children Through Head Start
Barbara Duffield, Grace Whitney, Khari Garvin, Anneli Lisee, Jill Carroll
New Opportunities for Serving Homeless Children Through Head Start

Building Blocks for Success: Promoting a Systemic Approach to School-Shelter Relationships and Literacy Education in Shelter-Based Educational Programs
Carlin Christy, Jennifer Banks-Vickers, and Joseph Lagana
Building Blocks for Success
Research Excerpts
Transferring Information to Practice

Developing Parental Support for Children’s Early Language Development: A Plan for Monitoring and Intervention
Jon Lee
Developing Parental Support for Children’s Early Language Development: A Plan for Monitoring and Intervention

Host Homes for Homeless Youth: A Safe Haven for Unaccompanied Youth
Joan Abbot
Host Homes for Homeless Youth of Northwest Michigan (HHHY)

Increasing College Success for Homeless and Foster Youth
Marcia Weston, Katie Bailey, and Brooke Davis
Admissions-Related Issues for Teenagers and Adults
Increasing College Success for Unaccompanied and Foster Youth
Helpful Resources on Higher Education and Student Financial Aid

Making it Crystal Clear: Educating Schools and the Community About McKinney-Vento
Ann Forbeck
Making it Crystal Clear: Educating Schools and the Community About McKinney-Vento

Making It Rainbow Clear: Rainbow Days’ Curriculum-Based Support Group and Family Connection Programs for Children and Youth Ages 4-15 and their Families
Kathy Daley
Family Connection: A Comprehensive Prevention Program for Homeless Children

Making McKinney-Vento Project Evaluation and Outcomes Crystal Clear
Jeanne Stamp
Performance Evaluation Training

Making the Numbers Crystal Clear: The Need for a New Model of Assessing Numbers of Homeless Children and Youth
Yvonne Vissing, PhD, and Christopher Hudson
Issues in Enumerating Homeless Children and Youth

McKinney-Vento 101: Law and Implementation
Barbara Duffield and Eric Tars
McKinney-Vento 101: Law and Implementation

Personal Traits Suited for Working with Students with Critical Needs
Vicky Dill
Identifying and Networking with Individuals who are Highly Effective with Students in Homeless Situations and in Poverty
Sarah Garcia and Her Mom: A Vignette
Ambrose: A Vignette
Guadalupe: A Vignette

Providing Services In the Context of a Large Urban School District
Becky Hicks, Melissa Schoonmaker, and Elizabeth Hinz
Providing Services Within the Context of a Large Urban School District

Reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Act: A Forum on Our Future
Barbara Duffield
The Reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Act: A Forum on Our Future

Responding to the Foreclosure Crisis: Policies and Practices
Jeremy Rosen, John Snyder, Phillip Lovell, Dorothy Watkins, and Laura Tanner-McBrien
Responding to the Foreclosure Crisis

Risk and Resilience in Homeless and Highly Mobile Children in Minneapolis
Ann Masten, PhD, and Elizabeth Hinz
School Success in Motion: Protective Factors for Academic Achievement in Homeless and Highly Mobile Children in Minneapolis
References

School and Community Collaboration for an Effective Service Delivery System
Sandra Keenan
School and Community Collaboration for an Effective Service Delivery System

Serving Students Displaced by Disasters: A Panel Discussion
Christina Dukes, Laverne Dunn, Connie Thompson
Serving Students Displaced by Disasters: A Panel Discussion

Step-by-Step Program Development
Heather Lawhead
Step-By-Step Program Development
Developing Staff Awareness

The Big Picture: Policy Updates on Youth, Budget, Child Welfare, and Housing
Barbara Duffield, JooYeun Chang, Bob Reeg, Phillip Lovell, and Jeremy Rosen
The Big Picture: Housing Policy Update

The Other McKinney-Vento Act: Understanding and Accessing HUD Homeless Services Through the Continuum of Care and HUD Reauthorization Update
Jeremy Rosen, Jerrilyn Johnson, and Janet Levin
"The Other McKinney-Vento Act”

Working Together Works! Homeless Education and Special Education as Partners
Patricia Popp, PhD, and Selena M. Joy, PhD
Working Together Works! Homeless Education and Special Education as Partners