Empowering Educational Advocacy for Students Experiencing Homelessness

 
OVERVIEW
 
Introduction
Goals
Content
Practical Application
Questions & Feedback
 
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME…
 
 
WHO’S IN THE (VIRTUAL) ROOM?
 
Good Morning, Everyone!
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FROM HERE TO THERE: BUILDING
BRIDGES FOR STUDENTS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
 
Dr. Kisha Napper, NCC
Educational Advocate
Special Populations Consultant
 
SESSION GOALS
 
Heighten awareness about students
experiencing homelessness
Understand the diversity of students’
lived experiences
Identify strategies and resources to
support students experiencing
homelessness in collaboration with
other stakeholders
 
THE BASICS
 
Don’t assume anything.
First things first
Maslow to Bloom
 
IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY
 
McKinney Vento Act (MCV)
Homelessness: MCV vs HUD
Doubled Up
Unaccompanied Youth
 
IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY
 
Immigrant
Migrant
Refugees
Unhoused, unsheltered, homeless, in
transition
 
MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT
 
Children or youth who lack:
Fixed-unchanged
Regular-consistent
Adequate-sufficient by
law/reasonable
 
SETTINGS
 
Doubled up, hotel, motel,
campground, trailer, tent, shelter,
park, car, public spaces,
substandard living, or similar settings
[42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2)]
 
DOUBLED UP BY NECESSITY
 
Financial hardship
Job loss/eviction/health
Domestic violence
Natural disaster
Safety issues
And more…
 
DOUBLED UP BY CONVENIENCE
 
By Choice
Options
Access
 
WHAT’S THE ISSUE?
 
Many barriers impede student
success.
Distinct from poverty
Lifespan issues
Negative educational outcomes
 
WHAT’S THE ISSUE?
 
Increased likelihood of
homelessness (4.5)
Growing numbers
Vulnerable Subpopulations
 
CONTEXT
 
More than 1.5 Million children and
youth have been identified as
experiencing homelessness in public
schools (NCHE, 2021).
Tennessee
Locally
 
CONTEXT
 
Regionally
Rural
Urban
Suburban
 
SUBPOPULATIONS
 
 
Greater challenges
Household income
Race/ethnicity
Immigration status
 
 
SUBPOPULATIONS
 
Pregnancy status
Education level
Sexual orientation
 
WHAT’S THE ANSWER?
 
Education is powerful.
Education can break the cycle of
homelessness.
Education is the key to helping
students experiencing
homelessness.
 
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
 
UNHOUSED
UNSHELTERED
HOMELESS
IN TRANSITION
Experiencing homelessness
 
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY
 
Identification
Immediate enrollment vs services
Implement procedures to remove barriers for
students
School stability
Best interest
Transportation
Support for Academic Success (HS & Beyond)
 
QUESTIONS FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION
 
Do you feel prepared to serve students
experiencing homelessness?
What do you need to know more about
to support students experiencing
homelessness?
What are you doing that’s working?
What’s challenges do you have?
 
SITUATIONS AND SCENARIOS
 
I’M NOT JUST A HOMELESS KID
 
MENTAL HEALTH & SEL
(WITH AND FOR STUDENTS)
 
Please pay attention.
Communicate honestly.
Strengths-Based Approach
 
MENTAL HEALTH & SEL
 
Encourage and support
Future Story
Empower
 
SPECIFIC TO COUNSELORS (AND
OTHERS)
 
Advocate.
Maintain confidentiality.
Need to know
Commit.
 
ACADEMIC CONSIDERATIONS
 
High mobility often causes
academic issues.
Attendance and Truancy
Achievement and Intervention
Students can get lost in the shuffle
.
 
POSITIVELY HOMELESS
 
IT IS IMPORTANT UNDERSTAND THE
BARRIERS ASSOCIATED WITH
STUDENTS’ LIVING CONDITIONS.
 
BARRIERS BY LIVING SITUATION
 
Homelessness is varied.
Living situations are different for
each family.
Understanding is key.
 
 
SITUATIONS TO CONSIDER
 
Health
Hygiene
Food
Clothing
Responsibilities
Structure
 
Vital documents
Transportation
Working families
Financial issues
Credit issues
 
A MOM’S BIGGEST FEAR
 
HOW DO WE BUILD BRIDGES…
TO SUCCESS?
 
 
MCV Act Requirements
Implementation
Stability and Consistency
Graduation and Beyond
 
HOW DO WE BUILD BRIDGES TO
SUCCESS?
 
Collaboration
Fidelity
Equity
 
EQUITABLE SUPPORT
 
No identification
No access
Improve
Remove
Extra
 
IT ALL STARTS HERE.
 
Identification and access
Support to succeed
Graduation and beyond
Connect to resources
Monitor progress
 
ACADEMIC MONITORING
 
ABC’S OF HELPING
 
Attendance
Academics
Behavior
Coursework
Credit Accrual
 
BUILD A COLLABORATIVE TEAM
 
Village Thinking
Stakeholder Support
Who knew?
 
EXERCISE SELF-CARE
 
Self care isn’t selfish.
Oxygen mask
Compassion fatigue is real!
 
WHO’S ON THE TEAM?
 
District Liaison
School Level
School Counselors
(MH Support)
Teachers
Administrators
 
Interventionists
Bus Drivers
Community
Stakeholders
Students and
Families
SRO’s
 
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TEAM…
 
EVERY KID IS ONE CARING ADULT AWAY
FROM BEING A SUCCESS STORY.
 
-Josh Shipp
 
REMEMBER.
 
QUESTIONS AND INSIGHTS
 
POLICY & PRACTICE
 
National Center for Homeless
Education
Schoolhouse Connections
National Association for the
Education of Homeless Children
and Youth
 
DR. KISHA NAPPER, NCC
 
Educational Advocate
Special Populations Consultant
connect@napperconsultingservices.com
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Explore the complexities of student homelessness with Dr. Kisha Napper, focusing on raising awareness, understanding diverse experiences, and providing strategies and resources. Delve into essential terminology, identify support settings, and address challenges like financial hardship and safety issues. Uncover the McKinney-Vento Act and learn how to bridge gaps to support vulnerable students effectively.


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  1. Introduction Goals Content Practical Application Questions & Feedback OVERVIEW

  2. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME

  3. WHOS IN THE (VIRTUAL) ROOM? Good Morning, Everyone!

  4. FROM HERE TO THERE: BUILDING BRIDGES FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS Dr. Kisha Napper, NCC Educational Advocate Special Populations Consultant

  5. Heighten awareness about students experiencing homelessness Understand the diversity of students lived experiences Identify strategies and resources to support students experiencing homelessness in collaboration with other stakeholders SESSION GOALS

  6. Dont assume anything. First things first Maslow to Bloom THE BASICS

  7. McKinney Vento Act (MCV) Homelessness: MCV vs HUD Doubled Up Unaccompanied Youth IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY

  8. Immigrant Migrant Refugees Unhoused, unsheltered, homeless, in transition IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY

  9. Children or youth who lack: Fixed-unchanged Regular-consistent Adequate-sufficient by law/reasonable MCKINNEY-VENTO ACT

  10. Doubled up, hotel, motel, campground, trailer, tent, shelter, park, car, public spaces, substandard living, or similar settings [42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)] SETTINGS

  11. Financial hardship Job loss/eviction/health Domestic violence Natural disaster Safety issues And more DOUBLED UP BY NECESSITY

  12. By Choice Options Access DOUBLED UP BY CONVENIENCE

  13. Many barriers impede student success. Distinct from poverty Lifespan issues Negative educational outcomes WHAT S THE ISSUE?

  14. Increased likelihood of homelessness (4.5) Growing numbers Vulnerable Subpopulations WHAT S THE ISSUE?

  15. More than 1.5 Million children and youth have been identified as experiencing homelessness in public schools (NCHE, 2021). Tennessee Locally CONTEXT

  16. Regionally Rural Urban Suburban CONTEXT

  17. Greater challenges Household income Race/ethnicity Immigration status SUBPOPULATIONS

  18. Pregnancy status Education level Sexual orientation SUBPOPULATIONS

  19. Education is powerful. Education can break the cycle of homelessness. Education is the key to helping students experiencing homelessness. WHAT S THE ANSWER?

  20. UNHOUSED UNSHELTERED HOMELESS IN TRANSITION Experiencing homelessness WHAT S IN A NAME?

  21. Identification Immediate enrollment vs services Implement procedures to remove barriers for students School stability Best interest Transportation Support for Academic Success (HS & Beyond) LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY

  22. Do you feel prepared to serve students experiencing homelessness? What do you need to know more about to support students experiencing homelessness? What are you doing that s working? What s challenges do you have? QUESTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

  23. SITUATIONS AND SCENARIOS

  24. IM NOT JUST A HOMELESS KID

  25. Please pay attention. Communicate honestly. Strengths-Based Approach MENTAL HEALTH & SEL (WITH AND FOR STUDENTS)

  26. Encourage and support Future Story Empower MENTAL HEALTH & SEL

  27. Advocate. Maintain confidentiality. Need to know Commit. SPECIFIC TO COUNSELORS (AND OTHERS)

  28. High mobility often causes academic issues. Attendance and Truancy Achievement and Intervention Students can get lost in the shuffle. ACADEMIC CONSIDERATIONS

  29. POSITIVELY HOMELESS

  30. IT IS IMPORTANT UNDERSTAND THE BARRIERS ASSOCIATED WITH STUDENTS LIVING CONDITIONS.

  31. Homelessness is varied. Living situations are different for each family. Understanding is key. BARRIERS BY LIVING SITUATION

  32. Health Hygiene Food Clothing Responsibilities Structure Vital documents Transportation Working families Financial issues Credit issues SITUATIONS TO CONSIDER

  33. A MOMS BIGGEST FEAR

  34. MCV Act Requirements Implementation Stability and Consistency Graduation and Beyond HOW DO WE BUILD BRIDGES TO SUCCESS?

  35. Collaboration Fidelity Equity HOW DO WE BUILD BRIDGES TO SUCCESS?

  36. No identification No access Improve Remove Extra EQUITABLE SUPPORT

  37. Identification and access Support to succeed Graduation and beyond Connect to resources Monitor progress IT ALL STARTS HERE.

  38. Quarter: School: Student Name & Grade SPED/RTI Class Failed/Teacher Name Grade/Credit Recovery Teacher Strategies to Address Failing Grades Subject Grade Intervention Time ACADEMIC MONITORING

  39. Attendance Academics Behavior Coursework Credit Accrual ABC S OF HELPING

  40. Village Thinking Stakeholder Support Who knew? BUILD A COLLABORATIVE TEAM

  41. Self care isnt selfish. Oxygen mask Compassion fatigue is real! EXERCISE SELF-CARE

  42. Interventionists Bus Drivers Community Stakeholders Students and Families SRO s District Liaison School Level School Counselors (MH Support) Teachers Administrators WHO S ON THE TEAM?

  43. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TEAM

  44. EVERY KID IS ONE CARING ADULT AWAY FROM BEING A SUCCESS STORY. -Josh Shipp REMEMBER.

  45. QUESTIONS AND INSIGHTS

  46. National Center for Homeless Education Schoolhouse Connections National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth POLICY & PRACTICE

  47. DR. KISHA NAPPER, NCC Educational Advocate Special Populations Consultant connect@napperconsultingservices.com

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