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Albuquerque, NM
October 27-30, 2012

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NAEHCY 2009 Annual Conference
Conference Session Materials
(alphabetized by session title)


To access 2009 conference session materials, you can scroll below alphabetically by session title or:
  1. Download the 2009 Conference Program with hyperlinks to session materials.
  2. Scroll to the title and description of the session you attended.
  3. If the presenter of the session you attended provided materials, there will be a blue dotted square around the session description; if no blue dotted square appears, no materials were provided. In this case, please contact the presenter directly for session materials.
  4. Click on the session description; this will take you directly to where you can download all session materials provided by the presenter.


Keynote Session Materials
powerpoint presentation file icon Celebrating Diversity of Children and Youth: Embracing the Mosaic
Sandra Lopez

powerpoint presentation file icon Health Is Academic: Promoting Health and Educational Success for Young People
William Potts-Datema

powerpoint presentation file icon The Basics Of Sustainable Society Organizations
Chet Sisk

Preconference Session Materials
A Multi-Faceted Approach to Dropout Prevention and Recovery
Judith Martinez, Brian Brinkerhoff, Katie Neal, David Kollar, Kenlyn Newman, and Student Voices Panel
powerpoint presentation file icon A Multi-Faceted Approach to Dropout Prevention and Recovery

Effective Teaching: Teaching Strategies That Work for Students Experiencing Homelessness?
Patricia Popp and Fran Anderson
powerpoint presentation file icon Effective Teaching: What do we know about teaching strategies that work for students experiencing homelessness?

Serving Homeless Children through Head Start
Barbara Duffield, Grace Whitney, Janice Burke, and Beth Snyder
powerpoint presentation file icon Serving Homeless Children Through Head Start
microsoft word file icon Early Education and Care Infrastructure in My State/Community
microsoft word file icon Early Education and Care Resource List

Concurrent Session Materials

A Data-Driven Approach to Tailor the Academic Needs of Homeless and Highly Mobile Students
Chi-Keung (Alex) Chan and Elizabeth Hinz
pdf file icon A Data-Driven Approach to Address the Academic Needs of Homeless/Highly Mobile Students

A Federal Education Policy Update
Barbara Duffield and Phillip Lovell
powerpoint presentation file icon A Federal Education Policy Update

A Population-Level Description of the Cross-System Status of Homeless and Highly Mobile Students
Anita Larson
pdf file icon Using Data: A Population-Level Description of the Cross-System Status of Homeless and Highly Mobile Students

A Winning Partnership: Communities in Schools Teams with the Seeds of Success Homeless Program
Martha Smallwood
pdf file icon A Communities in Schools Collaboration: Serving Homeless Children and Youth
pdf file icon Why Try?

An Innovative Approach to Ending Homelessness in Ten Years
Jamie Van Leeuwen
powerpoint presentation file icon Denver’s Road Home: An Innovative Approach to Ending Homelessness in Ten Years

Beyond School Enrollment: Helping Unaccompanied Youth Access Needed Services
Barb Dexter, Karen Fessler, and Patricia Julianelle
powerpoint presentation file icon Identifying, Engaging, and Serving Unaccompanied Children and Youth Outside of School
microsoft word file icon Selected Resources to Support Unaccompanied Youth

Building Assets for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth
Gabriele Ross
powerpoint presentation file icon The GLBTQ Youth Experience
microsoft word file icon GLBTQ Handout

Children’s Rights are Human Rights: A Human Rights Approach to Homeless Children’s Education
Eric Tars
powerpoint presentation file icon Children’s Rights are Human Rights: A human rights approach for homeless children

Determining Eligibility: Case-by-Case Problem-Solving under McKinney-Vento’s Definition of ‘Homeless’
Estella Garza and Patricia Julianelle
powerpoint presentation file icon Determining Eligibility for Rights and Services Under the McKinney-Vento Act (PowerPoint)
pdf file icon Determining Eligibility for Rights and Services Under the McKinney-Vento Act (issue brief)
pdf file icon SAISD Dispute Resolution Form (English)
pdf file icon SAISD Dispute Resolution Form (Spanish/español)
pdf file icon SAISD Pre-K Residency Questionnaire (English)
pdf file icon SAISD Pre-K Residency Questionnaire (Spanish/español)

Federal Monitoring of State Homeless Education Programs: A Catalyst for Program Improvement
Beth Garriss Hardy and Jan Moore
powerpoint presentation file icon Federal Monitoring: Added Value

Financial Aid and College Access: Tips and Tools for a Successful Transition
Marcia Weston
powerpoint presentation file icon Financial Aid and College Access: Tips and Tools for a Successful Transition

Getting to Graduation: Credit Recovery and Academic Strategies for Youth
Sue Steele, James Martin, Risa Rehmert, and Teresa Buchanan
powerpoint presentation file icon Getting to Graduation: Credit Recovery and Academic Strategies for Youth

HEAR US: Tools for Raising Awareness
Diane Nilan
pdf file icon HEAR US: Tools for Awareness Raising

How to Develop and Implement a University Course on Family Homelessness
Debra Manteghi
pdf file icon How to Develop and Implement a University Course on Family Homelessness

Immigrant-Refugee Services and Strategies
Christina Dukes, Jan Moore, and Marc Fortney
powerpoint presentation file icon Strategies for Serving Immigrant and Refugee Students Experiencing Homelessness

Integrating Five Dimensions of Learning Instructional Framework Into Summer Programming for Students and Families in Transition
Debra Manteghi
pdf file icon Integrating Five Dimensions Instructional Framework for Summer Programming for Students and Families in Transition

Keeping Kids and Communities Safer: It’s Up to All of Us
Susan Harmon
powerpoint presentation file icon Keeping Kids and Communities Safer

McKinney-Vento 101: Law and Implementation
Barbara Duffield and Patricia Julianelle
powerpoint presentation file icon McKinney-Vento 101: Law and Implementation

Preventing and Re-Defining Homelessness: How New HUD Policies Will Help More Children, Youth, and Families
Jeremy Rosen and Phillip Lovell
powerpoint presentation file icon Preventing and Re-Defining Homelessness How New HUD Policies Will Help More Children, Youth, and Families
pdf file icon New HUD Definition of Homelessness – Approved in HEARTH Act

Protecting Homeless Students’ Rights to Participate in Interscholastic and Extracurricular School Activities
Dona Bolt and Patricia Julianelle
powerpoint presentation file icon Protecting Homeless Students’ Rights to Participate in Interscholastic and Extracurricular Activities
microsoft word file icon Protecting Homeless Students’ Rights to Participate in Interscholastic and Extracurricular School Activities
microsoft word file icon Memo: Athletic Associations as State Actors
microsoft word file icon Oregon: Final Order - Case No. 581-021-0035-09-1
microsoft word file icon Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association Memo

REACH: Connect Children to Education
Diane Nilan
pdf file icon REACH: Connect Children to Education

Rural Collaborative for Homeless Youth Bob Coulson, Arlene Reilly-Sandoval, Judy McNeilsmith, Shirley Espinoza-Tobin, Peg Mewes, Michele Rivas, Kelly Patterson, and Joyce Christensen
powerpoint presentation file icon Growing Your Rural Collaborative of Care: An Example…The Colorado Experience
pdf file icon Colorado “Safe Places” Continuum of Care Newsletter
microsoft word file icon Colorado “Safe Places” Talking Points

Serving Our Youngest Homeless Children by Home Visitation
Michelle Mackin-Brown and Sarah Benjamin
pdf file icon
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters
powerpoint presentation file icon The Parent-Child Home Program

Soaring Support: What Liaisons Need to Better Serve Children in Transition
Vicky Dill
pdf file icon Soaring Support: What Liaisons Do and Need to Better Serve Children in Transition

Strategies for Meeting the Educational Needs of Unaccompanied Youth
Barb Dexter, Karen Fessler, and Patricia Julianelle, Counsel
powerpoint presentation file icon Identifying, Engaging, and Serving Unaccompanied Children and Youth In School
microsoft word file icon Selected Resources to Support Unaccompanied Youth

The Impact of Early Childhood Education on the Success of Transformational Matchless Housing
Rebecca Treece, Dorey Brandt-Finell, and Denis Murstein
powerpoint presentation file icon The Impact of Early Childhood Education on the Success of Transformational Housing

The Phoenix out of Ashes: Practical Solutions to Help Unaccompanied Youth Soar
Beth McCullough
microsoft word file icon The Phoenix out of Ashes: Practical Solutions to Help Unaccompanied Youth Soar
microsoft word file icon Sample Homeless Education Forms

Title I and McKinney-Vento Collaboration: Bridging the Gaps
Melissa Schoonmaker and Leanne Wheeler
powerpoint presentation file icon Title I and Homeless Education Program Collaboration: Bridging the Gaps

Tools for Change
Maura McInerney
pdf file icon Sample Tools and Resources

Working Together Works! Homeless Education and Special Education as Partners
Patricia Popp
powerpoint presentation file icon Working Together Works! Homeless Education and Special Education as Partners

Working Together Works! Serving Children With Disabilities Who Are Homeless or In Out of Home Care
Patricia Popp and Kathleen McNaught
powerpoint presentation file icon Working Together Works! Serving Children With Disabilities Who Are Homeless or in Out of Home Care


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