I don’t get no respect: I don’t get no respect: Building Liaison Cred Building Liaison Cred NAEHCY Conference November 16, 2015 Pam Kies-Lowe, Michigan State Coordinator Karen Roy, Director of Special Projects, Mecosta-Osceola ISD

No respect, no respect at all... No respect, no respect at all...

NAEHCY 2015 Welcome! Introductions Your Roles & Experience Overview of today’s session 3

NAEHCY 2015 I don’t get no respect! Ever been frustrated when school staff or administrators do not listen to you when you explain district requirements under the McKinney-Vento law? Is there frequent turnover in the homeless liaison position in your district? 4

NAEHCY 2015 I don’t get no respect! Has your district been cited by Department of Education monitors for lack of compliance in your homeless education program? Has your district received Civil Rights complaints or had a lawsuit filed due to violating the educational rights of a homeless student? 5

NAEHCY 2015 Answer Garden What is Answer Garden? Liaison Respect Liaison Credibility 6

NAEHCY 2015 Why Bother? MV Law Compliance – Functions of State Coordinator: Gather reliable, valid, and comprehensive information on the Gather reliable, valid, and comprehensive information on the o nature and extent of the problems homeless children and youths have in gaining access to public preschool programs and to public elementary schools and secondary schools o difficulties in identifying the special needs of such children and youths 7

NAEHCY 2015 Why Bother? continued MV Law Compliance – Functions of State Coordinator: Gather reliable, valid, and comprehensive information on the Gather reliable, valid, and comprehensive information on the o progress made by the State educational agency and local educational agencies in the State in addressing such problems and difficulties o success of the programs under this subtitle in allowing homeless children and youths to enroll in, attend, and succeed in, school 8

NAEHCY 2015 Why Bother? continued MV Law Compliance – Functions of State Coordinator: Technical assistance for district homeless education liaisons Technical assistance for district homeless education liaisons o Not all liaisons can attend state or regional MV conferences/PD o Some liaisons are “building bound” in schools o State funding does not allow for onsite PD in all 900+ MI districts o Tried to document NCHE online training o Tried to document NCHE online training, but the content changes, scheduling prevents printing certificates if completed in Self-Paced format, no state level program info 9

NAEHCY LIAISON CONCERNS: (NO CREDIBILITY!) District administration’s lack of understanding of MV Law and liaison role (NO CREDIBILITY!) (NO RESPECT!) Administrators dismissing decisions and advice of district liaisons (NO RESPECT!) (NO AWARENESS!) Increased potential for MV disputes and even law suits (NO AWARENESS!) Why Bother? continued

NAEHCY STATE COORDINATOR CONCERNS: High turnover of MV liaisons = continually in training mode State Education Agency (SEA) cannot build capacity of program when liaisons are all beginners Additional time spent in training and re-training liaisons takes time away from other regional grant coordinator and state coordinator duties Why Bother? continued

McKinney-Vento (MV) Homeless Education Grant Consortia ALL MI 83 COUNTIES & 56 ISDs/RESAs represented in MI MV Homeless Education Grant Consortia ALL MI 83 COUNTIES & 56 ISDs/RESAs represented in MI MV Homeless Education Grant Consortia 34 Grant Consortia 34 Grant Consortia Over 97% of the 900+ MI Public School Districts participating in MV Grant Consortia Over 97% of the 900+ MI Public School Districts participating in MV Grant Consortia NAEHCY 2015

13 NAEHCY 2015 Service Clubs & Charities Donors and Volunteers Faith-Based State and County-Based Agencies Business and Industry Community Foundations Michigan Structure for McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Programs

NAEHCY 2015 Goals of MI Homeless Education Liaison Credentialing System Increase capacity to identify/serve homeless students Reduce liaison turnover Enhance the credibility of the liaison role Develop future MV grant coordinators and state coordinators 14

NAEHCY 2015 Process for Earning the Michigan MV Liaison Credential Learning Plan Liaisons work their way through the Learning Plan set up in the Edify System o We earn respect by working through and learning the intricacies of the law—shows credibility for the position Beginner Level certificate After completion of Beginner Level, the system issues a certificate verifying successful completion o The intention is to support longevity/stability in more of the 900+ MI local district liaison positions 15

NAEHCY 2015 Process for Earning the Michigan MV Liaison Credential continued Intermediate Level certificate After completion of Intermediate Level, the system issues a certificate verifying successful completion o Intended to support increased stipends/salary for the work, release time, recognition of position by district Advance Level certificate After completion of Advance Level, the system issues a certificate verifying successful completion and 16

NAEHCY 2015 Process for Earning the Michigan MV Liaison Credential continued District Board of Education meetingframed certificate State Credential as a MI McKinney-Vento Liaison The State Coordinator for Homeless Education is notified of completion and attends the liaison’s District Board of Education meeting to present a framed certificate of State Credential as a MI McKinney-Vento Liaison o Presenting this at the School Board level helps to bring awareness of the liaison position (institutionalize) in the school system and recognizes the work the individual has put into earning this level of credentialing. o Serves as a “preferred qualification” for moving from a Local District Liaison to a MV Grant Coordinator or State Coordinator 17

NAEHCY 2015 The Technology 18 iLMS—Individualized Learning Management System Technological tool that provides resources, assessments and an individualized instructional plan All assessment, resource and instructional items are linked to standards.linked Comprehensive real-time data reports track progress toward earning liaison credential

NAEHCY Scope and Sequence to Earn MI MV Liaison Credential BEGINNING LEVEL MODULE 1: Let’s Get Familiar with the Law MV 101: Overview of the MV Law MV 102 : School Success for Your Homeless Students MODULE 2: Duties & Responsibilities I am the MV Liaison, Now What?!? Homelessness: How it Happens; How We Can Help State and National MV Data MODULE 3: Implementing the Law District Outreach & Identification of Homeless Students & Eligibility Doubled-Up Enrollment School Selection MODULE 4: MV Liaison Record Keeping Recording Students in your SIS (student info system/database) MI’s Online MV Data Collection System MODULE 5: Michigan’s MV Model MI MV Consortium Process MI Guidance (Transportation, Foster Care, Dispute Resolution, Special Education INTERMEDIATEADVANCED INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED Levels are under development: Each contains five additional modules

NAEHCY 2015 Time for Some Audience Participation 20 Intermediate Serving Homeless/Unaccompanied Youth & Helping Them Access Higher Education Community Collaboration and Coordination Transportation Strategies and Coordination MV and Special Populations (Foster Care, Early Childhood, Special Education, ELL/Migrant/Refugee, LBGTQ) Developing School Level Points of Contact (SPOCs) Looking for your input… What might be subtopics or other aspects of MV law that we might want to consider?

NAEHCY 2015 Time for Some Audience Participation 21 Advanced Living with Data: Homeless Data Collection and Analysis MV and Title I Coordination Strategies MV Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation MV and Charter Schools/Virtual Schools Human Trafficking Looking for your input… What might be subtopics or other aspects of MV law that we might want to consider?

NAEHCY 2015 DEMO OF EDIFY SITE 22 MDE McKinney-Vento Liaison Credentialing MDE McKinney-Vento Liaison Credentialing

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NAEHCY Contact Information Pam Kies-Lowe State Coordinator for Homeless Education Michigan Department of Education Karen Roy Director of Special Projects Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District