1. Charting the Course How do we get from here to there? Where are we? Where are we supposed to be going? Patricia Ann Popp, Ph.D. Project HOPE-Virginia The College of William and Mary pxpopp@wm.edu

2. Goals for this session: Turn off the headlights History lesson Resources - SC Handbook as a map ◦ http://center.serve.org/nche/pr/sc_hb_2010.php http://center.serve.org/nche/pr/sc_hb_2010.php Finding the ground Planning Revisiting cases

3. Where have we been? Stewart B. McKinney Act, 1987 (1990, 1994) 2001, reauthorization and name change to McKinney-Vento Act Provides states with funding to support local grants and statewide initiatives Requires educational access, attendance, and success for homeless children and youth Outlines responsibilities for local liaisons and state coordinators For a summary, visit: http://education.wm.edu/centers/hope/resources/mc kinneyact/index.php http://education.wm.edu/centers/hope/resources/mc kinneyact/index.php

4. Namesakes Stewart B. McKinney Republican Representative Connecticut Bruce Vento Democratic Representative Minnesota

5. "As I began the role of State Coordinator for Homeless Education, I wish someone would have told me ________________." Where all the different pieces of information I would need would be stored or who had "history" of the program. The list of the 5 most important things to do and a timeline of important dates/time periods. What to consider the most critical priorities.

6. Backward Design For Administrators With a nod to Grant Wiggins

7. Teacher to MV State Coordinator 1 Standard 2 Desired Results 3 Assessment Evidence 4 Learning Activities 1 Legal Mandate 2 Effective Implementation Articulate success 3 Identify data point and collection strategies Needs Assessment 4 Action Plan

8. LEGAL MANDATE LEGAL MANDATE McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act EHCY Program 1

9. Unpacking the mandate ED’s 2004 Non-regulatory Guidance ED’s Federal McKinney-Vento Monitoring Protocol NAEHCY’s FAQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M

10. You “have to’s” Data collection State plan Subgrants Monitoring Coordination and collaboration Technical assistance and training Revisit scenarios; review functions

11. DESIRED RESULTS DESIRED RESULTS Effective Implementation Student Success 2

12. Desired Results? Implementation

13. Desired Results? Student Success

14. ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE What data exist? What data are missing? What do they tell us? 3

15. My State Data Points State Plan and updates Previous federal monitoring reports Annual allocation - state and LEA budgets Consolidated State Performance Reports (CSPR) State homeless education legislation and policies, including dispute resolution process Other reports about your state (ICP, NCFH)

16. My Local Education Agencies Data LEA liaisons and contact information LEA CSPR data Subgrant applications and program descriptions Previous LEA monitoring reports Monitoring protocol for LEAs and schedule Technical assistance/barriers summaries Record of liaison/LEA staff trainings

17. Important Partners Internal Title I Special Education Transportation School Nutrition Migrant Education Early Childhood Finance Data External Early Intervention Head Start Housing agencies and shelters (incl. RHY) State homeless coalitions Child Welfare Health, including mental health

18. Conducting Needs Assessments and Evaluating Services

19. ACTION PLANNING ACTION PLANNING 4

20. Logistics Who What When Where How

21. REMINDERS

22. PROCESS IS CYCLICAL We are never done!

23. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

24. Important Support and Resources USED NCHE NAEHCY NLCHP Other state coordinators New mentor program

25. "As I began the role of State Coordinator for Homeless Education, I wish someone would have told me ________________." That it is truly all about relationships. ◦ Communicate  Checking in  Following up  Thanking  Acknowledging  Requesting and offering help ◦ Appeal to their hearts and mindshearts

26. STATE COORDINATOR HANDBOOK Let’s revisit the pretest

27. Contents Contents http://center.serve.org/nche/downloads/handbook2/handbook.pdf http://center.serve.org/nche/downloads/handbook2/handbook.pdf Section A. Introduction (pretest) Section B. Charting the Course Section C. Data Collection and Reporting Section D. Monitoring Section E. Technical Assistance for LEAs Section F. The McKinney-Vento Subgrant Process Section G. Fiscal Oversight Section H. Connections to Collaborations Recent addition: Dispute Resolution

28. WORKING THROUGH CHALLENGES

29. For example: Building credibility Competing interpretations Homeless definition & eligibility Unaccompanied homeless youth Disputes Time

30. The Things You Learn From Kids: Sometimes you have to take the test before you have finished studying.

31. The Things You Learn From Kids: Even if you’ve been fishing for 3 hours and haven’t gotten anything but a sunburn, you’re still better off than the worm.

32. The Things You Learn From Kids: It doesn’t matter who started it.

33. The Things You Learn From Kids: A good sense of humor will get you through most problems……….

34. The Things You Learn From Kids: ….Unfortunately, mostly in retrospect.

35. The Things You Learn From Kids: Keep asking why until you understand.