NCHE staff members provide onsite technical assistance at national, state, and local training events. Following are some of NCHE's training presentations and corresponding powerpoints and handouts (if available). The powerpoints and handouts may be downloaded and used for one's own information or for providing training to others.
NOTE: Powerpoints may be customized by adding state and/or local contact information; if, however, the content of the training is modified beyond adding state and/or local contact information, please delete the NCHE logo from each slide, as needed.
The Developing an Effective School District Homeless Education Protocol powerpoint does not have a corresponding recording, but is available for download.
Description: This recorded webinar reviews the McKinney-Vento definition of homeless, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), covering:
Description: This training video explores the authority given to local liaisons who have received training on the different definitions of homeless used by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to determine HUD homeless assistance eligibility for students experiencing homelessness and their immediate family. The video also may be useful for people seeking to gain a greater understanding of the ED and HUD definitions.
Web Address: https://nche.ed.gov/trainings/liaison-hud-authority/index.html
Video Duration: 40 minutes
Description: In this recorded webinar, participants learn more about supports available to youth experiencing homelessness who wish to attend college. Viewers can hope to gain a better understanding of:
Description: Doubled-up is the informal wording used to describe a concept included in the McKinney-Vento Act's definition of homeless. It refers to shared living arrangements, some of which may be considered homeless, while others may not be, depending on various factors. In this recorded webinar, participants will explore these factors in greater detail and develop a better understanding of the process for identifying homeless children and youth in the doubled-up category.
Web Address: https://uncg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0TgTCqfsUs2tFhX
Video Duration: 18 minutes
NOTE: Available powerpoints and handouts may be downloaded and used for one's own information or for providing training to others. The powerpoints may be customized by adding state and/or local contact information; if, however, the content of the training is modified beyond adding state and/or local contact information, please delete the NCHE logo from each slide, as needed.
Description: The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP), signed into law as the third COVID-19 federal stimulus bill in March 2021, appropriated $800,000,000 in new education funds specifically for supporting children and youth experiencing homelessness. Join the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE), which operates the U.S. Department of Education’s federal technical assistance (TA) center for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program, to:
Presenters: NCHE Staff
Date recorded: December 14, 2021
Length: 60 minutes
Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJVAb-r2aAQ
Download the powerpoint presentation.
Description: In this NCHE webinar, presenters review the McKinney-Vento definition of homeless children and youth. Presenters cover:
Participants explore these factors in greater detail and ask questions about concepts covered throughout the session.
Presenters: NCHE Staff
Date recorded: October 22, 2021
Length: 48 minutes
Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXEbFAG7Ou4
Download the powerpoint presentation.
Description: In this webinar, NCHE staff showcases the Education Goals and Supports: A Guided Discussion Tool. Many youth and young adults experiencing homelessness have shared that they are interested in pursuing education and training despite the challenges of housing instability, but often are not aware of the options available to them. Educators, case managers, navigators, and other service providers have shared that they would like to have more intentional conversations with youth and young adults experiencing homelessness about their education goals but aren’t sure how to go about it. The webinar introduces the Education Goals and Supports: A Guided Discussion Tool, giving participants the opportunity to tour the tool and be provided suggestions for how to use the tool to guide clients in a discussion of their education and career interests and goals. The webinar also allows participants to consider partnership opportunities in their communities for referring clients to education and other basic needs services.
Presenters: NCHE Staff
Date recorded: June 3, 2021
Length: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QTe9VRxGss
Download the powerpoint presentation.
Download NCHE's Education Goals and Supports: A Guided Discussion tool.
Download the Allegheny County sample guided discussion tool addendum.
Description: In this webinar, federal- and state-level presenters provide an overview of key supports available to schools, and to families through schools, in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Topics include:
Presenters:
Description: In this interactive webinar, presenters from the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) will provide a high-level overview of the educational rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Topics will include:
Presenters: NCHE Staff
Date recorded: January 11, 2022
Length: 1 hour and 2 minutes
Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV_iMWATehc
Download the powerpoint presentation.
Description: In this interactive NCHE webinar, presenters will review important changes related to school selection for homeless children and youth under the McKinney-Vento Act. Presenters will cover:
Attendees interact with presenters and fellow attendees through polls and discussion periods.
Presenters: NCHE Staff
Date recorded: January 2022
Length: 45 minutes
Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn9flVUikWY
Download the powerpoint presentation.
Description: In this interactive webinar, presenters review important information about supports available to homeless youth as they seek to attend college. Viewers can hope to gain a better understanding of:
Presenters: NCHE Staff
Date recorded: February 2022
Length: 60 minutes
Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1nFIjat3iw
Download the powerpoint presentation and other handouts.
Description: Join the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) for a webinar focused on school counselor supports for college preparation and readiness for students experiencing homelessness. Presenters from NCHE and ASCA also will be joined by a school counselor from Delaware who will share about her work in supporting college readiness for students experiencing homelessness. In this webinar, presenters and attendees will explore the role of school counselors in providing college preparation and readiness supports to students experiencing homelessness, and school partnership strategies to ensure that homeless students receive the individualized supports needed to transition successfully to postsecondary education.
Presenters: NCHE and American School Counselor Association
Date recorded: September 28, 2021
Length: 60 minutes
Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYT9MOpX1q8
Download the powerpoint presentation.
Description: In this webinar, presenters from the National Center for Homeless Education and Child Care Aware of America will explore legislative requirements and implementation strategies for serving young homeless children under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program. Presenters from the Alabama Departments of Education and Human Resources also will discuss the development of a state-level collaboration to serve homeless families under CCDF in Alabama. Topics to be covered include:
Presenters will allow ample time to respond to questions.
Presenters:
Christina Dukes, National Center for Homeless Education
Kim Engelman, Child Care Aware of America
Jeanetta Green, Alabama Department of Human Resources
LaDonna Rudolph, Alabama Department of Education
Date recorded: September 20, 2016
Length: 1 hour and 2 minutes
Webinar recording: https://uncg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bhdhPI24y6Ar8F
Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses of study offer a variety of valuable education pathways and credentials – at both the secondary and post-secondary levels – to learners experiencing homelessness; and yet, these learners may face unique barriers to CTE access and success. Join the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE), Advance CTE, and practitioner panelists to learn more about statutory guidelines for cross-program partnership included in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins V), related Perkins V special populations provisions, and strategies for partnering across programs.
Presenters: NCHE and Advance CTE Staff
Date Recorded: May 20, 2021
Length: 58 minutes
Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAYPrtfoxJs
Download the powerpoint presentation.
Download Making Good on the Promise: Improving Equity in and Access to Quality CTE Programs for Students Experiencing Homelessness.
Description: In this interactive webinar, presenters will review key concepts related to the education of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness included in the McKinney-Vento Act. Presenters will cover:
Presenters: NCHE Staff
Date Recorded: January 2022
Length: 1 hour and 1 minute
Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0eFpHcyG5w
Download the powerpoint presentation and other handouts.
Description: In this webinar, participants join presenters from the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) in an exploration of the issue of doubling-up. Doubled-up is the informal wording used to describe a concept included in the McKinney-Vento Act's definition of homeless. It refers to shared living arrangements, some of which may be considered homeless, while others may not be, depending on various factors. Participants explore these factors in greater detail and ask questions about concepts covered throughout the session.
Presenters: NCHE Staff
Date recorded: February 9, 2022
Length: 47 minutes
Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gGG-7ZpxiE
Download the powerpoint presentation and other handouts.
Description: Dropping out of school is often a process of disengagement that occurs over time. The complexity of this process points to the need for systemic solutions that address root causes, necessitating changes in the way we "do" school. Over 1.3 million children and youth in the United States have been identified as homeless, a traumatic circumstance that can place them at greater risk for low achievement and school dropout. These students present their own specific challenges that schools and the greater community must be aware of and address in order for these students to be educationally stable, successful, and fully prepared for college, career, and civic life. In this webinar, presenters from the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) explore the challenges faced by students experiencing homelessness, and how educators and agency personnel can have a positive impact on their success.
Presenters: NDPC and NCHE Staff
Date recorded: March 5, 2018
Length: 1 hour and 22 minutes
Webinar recording: https://uncg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9M0UFHXqIrdxlop