This forum is hosted by Educational Stability Team for homeless liaisons, foster care points of contact, and DCF, district, provider staff to ask questions, discuss current issues and share best practices for supporting highly mobile students and their access to a public education. Offices Hours are optional. There is no registration. Join when you are ready or need technical assistance. Stay as long as you like, leave when you are ready. All we ask is that student privacy is maintained.
Office hours are scheduled through the 2021- 2022 school year:
This year regular office hours will take place in September. Starting in October, training office hours will include a webinar and be extended by a half hour to allow for presentation and time for follow-up Q&As. Please see table below for training topics.
Regular Office Hours:
Training Office Hours:
Access the login information for these office hours sessions.
Developed in-house by the Team these modules are each 30 to 40 minutes long, topic focused and Massachusetts specific. Feel free to use them for your own reference or as part of staff training. The Team will be adding modules on an ongoing basis to cover the Nuts and Bolts as well as Hot Topics. We hope you find these helpful. If you have any questions, join us for Office Hours (see above) or contact us at achievement@doe.mass.edu .
Coming Soon:
And More….
The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) — The US Educational Department's technical assistance center offers monthly webinars, a wide library of topic briefs and a self-paced training system. NCHE covers both homeless and foster care education.
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) — Provides an annual national conference, technical assistance, and periodic webinars. NAEHCY covers both homeless and foster care education.
School House Connections Provides technical assistance, numerous briefs and frequent webinars. Schoolhouse connections includes foster care education covers both homeless and foster care education.
Massachusetts Migrant Education Program at the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES).
Military Interstate Children Compact Commission (MIC3)
Last Updated: September 7, 2021
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