1. RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR HOMELESS EDUCATION Diana Bowman, Dire ctor dbowman@serve.org/336-315-7453 www.serve.org/nche

2. 2 NATIONAL CENTER FOR HOMELESS EDUCATION o U.S. Department of Education’s technical assistance center for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program o Provides support for state coordinators, local liaisons, service providers, parent and students experiencing homelessness o Participates in national discussions and initiatives o Over 15 years of experience providing support to the field

3. © Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc. 2013. 3 NCHE SERVICES AND RESOURCES o Information  Website, publications, reports, briefs, awareness materials, federal updates, data o Networking  Listserv, State Coordinator meetings, national working groups, national collaborations o Training  Webinars, on site at conferences o Direct Technical Assistance  Helpline (phone and email

4. 4 AWARENESS RESOURCES o Educational Rights Posters (English and Spanish)  To order: http://center.serve.org/nche/online_order.phphttp://center.serve.org/nche/online_order.php o Awareness Materials on Resources by Topic Section of the Website  http://center.serve.org/nche/ibt/aw_homeless_ed.php (Homeless Education Awareness) http://center.serve.org/nche/ibt/aw_homeless_ed.php  Briefs, videos, links to other organizations

5. © Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc. 2013. 5 TRAINING RESOURCES o Briefs http://center.serve.org/nche/pr/briefs.phphttp://center.serve.org/nche/pr/briefs.php  Law into Practice (Determining Eligibility, Enrollment, Transportation)  Best Practices in Homeless Education series o Webinars http://center.serve.org/nche/web/group.phphttp://center.serve.org/nche/web/group.php  Approximately 4 per month  MV basics and special topics (Human Trafficking) o Online Tutorials http://center.serve.org/nche/web/s_p.phphttp://center.serve.org/nche/web/s_p.php o Coming Soon: “10 in 10” – 10 10-minute modules for New State Coordinators

6. 6 HANDBOOKS AND TOOLKITS o Homeless Liaison Toolkit, 2013 Edition http://center.serve.org/nche/pr/liaison_toolkit.php http://center.serve.org/nche/pr/liaison_toolkit.php  17 chapters that provide requirements and good practices on topics including  Enrollment  School selection  Transportation  Disputes  Collaboration  Unaccompanied homeless youth  Working with parents

7. © Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc. 2013. 7 SAMPLE FORMS AND MATERIALS o Included as part of Resources by Topic listings on the website http://center.serve.org/nche/ibt/ibt.phphttp://center.serve.org/nche/ibt/ibt.php  Residency forms for enrollment  Transportation agreements  Written notice for disputes  Awareness materials (posters in different languages)  Caregiver forms

8. 8 CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE o Helpline (800-308-2145, homeless@serve.org )homeless@serve.org  Explaining the McKinney-Vento Act  Processing scenarios with local liaisons and state coordinators  Assisting parents with enrollment challenges  Providing suggestions on good practices

9. © Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc. 2013. 9 SERVICES TO HELP YOU KEEP UP o NCHE maintains an email distribution list for State Coordinators o NCHE conducts annual State Coordinator meetings at the NAEHCY conference and in the DC area o NCHE staff posts federal updates and upcoming events on the listserv; to join listserv: http://center.serve.org/nche/listserv.php http://center.serve.org/nche/listserv.php o NCHE updates the website weekly with new reports, memos; homepage features announcements

10. 10 NAEHCY CONFERENCE: WWW.NAEHCY.ORGWWW.NAEHCY.ORG Only national conference that focuses specifically on educating homeless children and youth: pre-k, K-12, higher education