[Webinar] Hidden in Plain Sight

[Webinar] Hidden in Plain Sight

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  Hidden in PlainSight Report Briefing and Discussion on the Education of Homeless Students Join the conversation online using #UnSeenStudents and #GradNation
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  Tanya Tucker Vice Presidentof Alliance Engagement America’s Promise Alliance | www.Gradnation.org | #GradNation
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  | www.GradNation.org |#GradNation Hidden in Plain Sight Webinar Speakers Erin Ingram Policy Advisor Civic Enterprises Barbara Duffield Director of Policy & Programs National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Patricia A. Popp, Ph. D. State Coordinator with Project HOPE-VA and Clinical Associate Professor, School of Education The College of William and Mary Hannah Johnson Sophomore at Virginia Commonwealth University
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  Erin Ingram Policy Advisor CivicEnterprises | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Student Homelessness isRising 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000 2006-07 2007-08 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Academic Year Rising Rates of Student Homelessness, 2006-07 to 2013-14 Total Number of Homeless of Homeless Students Enrolled in LEAs with or without McKinney-Vento Subgrants | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  • 82 percentsaid being homeless had big impact on their life overall • 60 percent said it was hard to stay in school while they were homeless, and 68 percent it was hard to do well in school • 42 percent said they dropped out of school at least once • 78 percent of formerly homeless students surveyed for this report say homelessness was something they experienced more than once • 94 percent say they stayed with other people rather than in one consistent place • 50 percent say they slept in a car, park, abandoned building, bus station or other public place Disruption and Trauma | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Support Needed toStay in and Succeed in School Youth: Which was a bigger challenge for you in being able to stay in school and focus on doing well in school? Feeling safe and a sense of stability, and getting the emotional support I needed Making sure I had the specific things I needed, such as school supplies, transportation, and help with school work 22% 54% 24% Both were equally important | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Youth: When youwere homeless or in very unstable housing, were you connected with any services or programs outside school? Frequency of Connection Beyond School 39%61% Not connected with outside services/programs Connected with outside services/ program | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Core Challenges forLiaisons Liaisons: Based on your experiences, which THREE of these are your biggest obstacles in providing the students and families you work with the services and supports they need? 14% 16% 16% 24% 29% 30% 36% 57% 78%Funding Time, staff, resources to handle caseload Community awareness about the problem Ability to find safe spaces for students before/after school Collaborating/sharing info with outside entities/agencies Support from local or city government School staff awareness about the problem Collaborating/sharing info with other schools/districts Lack of compassion or empathy toward the problem | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Barbara Duffield Director ofPolicy & Programs National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  The Every StudentSucceeds Act (ESSA): Effective Dates for Homeless Amendments ESSA was the vehicle for amending the education subtitle of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. McKinney-Vento amendments take effect October 1, 2016. • “Awaiting foster care placement” is removed December 10, 2017 in AR, DE, and NV (2016 in all other states) Title I homeless provisions take effect for the 2017-18 school year. | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  • State coordinatorand local liaison capacity • Identification and outreach • Professional development and training • School stability: feeder schools, pre-school, and transportation • Credit accrual • Removing barriers caused by fees, fines, and absences • Transition to higher education • Early childhood access • Separation of homelessness and foster care provisions • Disaggregated achievement and graduation rates ESSA Amendments on Homelessness | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Patricia A. Popp,Ph. D. State Coordinator with Project HOPE-VA and Clinical Associate Professor School of Education, The College of William and Mary | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Lessons Learned: HowVirginia is Helping Homeless Students Results • consistent with anecdotal from NAEHCY scholars • few knew about McKinney-Vento and liaisons Invisibility and improved identification • Invisibility varies a great deal across Virginia – some very proactive programs are in place • Using poverty data when monitoring LEAs has been a good conversation starter about identification efforts • New starting this year – posters targeted to youth in places like restrooms • There needs to be greater focus on counselors in high schools knowing about our program | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Lessons Learned: HowVirginia is Helping Homeless Students Main challenge • Inability to find a safe space – Virginia only has 3 RHY programs in the entire commonwealth; there are extremely limited options for young people who need safe housing and services; recent review of our 211 systems underscored this Best practices/essential supports • Ongoing awareness building and training in communities and schools • Sharing strategies localities have found effective ESSA • Many changes were codification of best practice already in place in Virginia • Hope for greatest impact – school stability for preschoolers | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Virginia’s On-Time GraduationRates | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 State 81.3 83.2 85.5 86.6 88 89.1 89.9 90.5 Homeless 59.8 66.5 71.4 70.9 72.1 73.9 73.5 74.9 Homeless Anytime 57.4 61.7 65.9 65.8 67.7 70 70.4 71.8 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 PercentofCohort 9.2% increase 15.1/14.4% increase
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  Hannah Johnson Sophomore atVirginia Commonwealth University | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Reflections from aStudent who Experienced Homelessness • Identification • Barriers and challenges • Connections to resources • Attendance • Concrete support from school • Advice | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Q&A | www.GradNation.org |#GradNation
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  For more informationon the education of homeless students, please visit: http://www.gradnation.org/report/hidden-plain-sight To learn more about ESSA implementation resources, please visit: http://naehcy.org/educational-resources/essa Supporting Sponsors Lead Sponsor | www.GradNation.org | #GradNation
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  Hidden in PlainSight Report Briefing and Discussion on the Education of Homeless Students Join the conversation online using #UnSeenStudents and #GradNation