If you are new to meeting the educational needs of students who are experiencing homelessness or students who are in foster care, these TWO SEPERATE 101 SESSIONS will provideinteractive workshops that will cover the essentials that will help you be successful in supporting these two populations.
The 101 Homeless & Foster Workshops cover information for these two populations in TWO SEPERATE SESSIONS that have TWO SEPERATE OMS REGISTRATIONS. Registration information is below. Both parts are essential for a complete understanding of how to support students who are experiencing homelessness or students who are in Foster Care.
Session #1 - HOMELESS EDUCATION - 9-11:30am.
Session #2 - FOSTER YOUTH - 1-3pm
Complete this OMS to register for SESSION #2.
If you are interested in registering for SESSION #1 - use this OMS to register (the OMS registrations are separate). PLEASE NOTE: You may need to save this link, complete the OMS below, and reopen a new window to complete the other OMS registration: http://lacoe.k12oms.org/2141-217314
We encourage you to set aside time to attend both sessions.
Both sessions will include information on identification, laws, and policies and best practices will be highlighted; participants will be able to immediately apply the information as they work through real case scenarios.
School and district level staff who would benefit most from these workshops are homeless and foster youth liaisons, front office personnel, principals, assistant principals, dean of students, counselors and new site and district administrators.
This event is specifically designed for NEW Homeless and Foster Youth Liaisons.
Event Details
Audience
NEW homeless and Foster Youth Liaisons (1-2 years as a homeless or foster youth liaison)
Facilitator(s)
Jason Gutierrez Howard Adelman Kottke, Jennifer
Partners
Homeless Education Program / Foster Youth Services