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IDOE Homelessness Remediation Plan

StakeHolders Meeting

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Gina Woodward

Homeless Education Specialist

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Gina Romano

Senior Data Coach Specialist

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Access slides: https://tinyurl.com/SHMeet86

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Norms & Housekeeping

  • Stay on topic and be focused - Parking Lot
  • Ensure all voices are heard
  • Be solution focused / action-oriented
  • Assume good/positive intent
  • Agree to disagree if you cannot reach consensus
  • Be respectful of each person’s time and viewpoints
  • This is a safe place and our conversation should stay confidential
  • Ask questions

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  • Restrooms - grab a DOE employee / badge
  • Breaks

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Introductions

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Dr. Ken Folks - Chief Academic Officer - IN Dept of Educ

Elspeth Hilton - IHCDA (Housing & Community Development)

Kelly Hargett - Dept of Child Services

Christy Berger - IDOE AD Social Emotional Behavioral Wellness

Julie Whitman - ED Comm. on Improving Status of Children in IN

Tonia Carriger - IN Head Start Collab Dir - Early Childhood/OOS Learning

Amy Gibson - Coalition for Homelessness Intervention & Prevention

Don Kelso - Indiana Rural Health Association

Tiffany Barrett - IN Assoc of School Principals

Julie Slavens - Staff Attorney In School Boards Association

Dr. JT Coopman - IN Assoc of Public School Superintendents

Brianna Morse - Dept of Workforce Development

John Elcesser - Non-Pub Ed ED

Rob Bunner - IYG - Education and GSA Director

Patrice Uminski - Catholic Charities Indianapolis

Kelly Coker - School on Wheels

Danielle Pierson - Director G.O.A.L. Program - Outreach Indiana

Kathy Luessow - MV Liaison - Perry Township Schools

Larry Perkinson - MV Liaison - Bartholomew Consolidated

Charie Gibson - MV Liaison - IPS

Wendy Hoering - MV Liaison - Ft Wayne CS

Kathleen Miltz - MV Liaison - Shelbyville CS- could not attend

Casey Brewster - Asst Sup. Scott County SD2-could not attend

Darin Simpson - Dugger Union Schools - Principal

Angi Johnson - KIPP Indy MV Liaison

Jessica Brock - Concord Community Schools (designee)

Jamie Garwood - Ball State University

Kyle Walke - IUPUI School Social Work

Michele Whaley - IN Assoc of School Social Workers / MV Noblesville Schools

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Katie Vinci - USI School of Social Work student - impacted family

Tammy Vinci - Parent - impacted family

Kendra - CHIP YAB committee member - impacted student

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  • Corporations and charter schools must provide training to school staff including: teachers, paraprofessionals, and school support staff at least one time per year. The training must include the definition of homelessness, recognizing the signs of homelessness, and steps to take when a homeless student is identified. This codifies existing federal law into state law.

*IDOE will be providing training options for LEAs.

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  • All LEAs must designate a local liaison under 42 U.S.C.11432. This could increase workload and expenditures of the LEA. This is codifying federal law.

SEA 464

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Training for Districts on Homelessness

  • District-Level Liaison Training
    • Reminder: be sure your district liaison contact information is up to date - current list will be posted to IDOE MV website on or before 8/15
    • Kickstand platform - working to streamline
    • Beginning (Yr 1); Intermediate (Yr 2); (developing) Recertification (Yr 3+)
    • feedback / questions / concerns

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  • Building Level All Staff Training
    • Not new - present in federal law...IN compliance and efficacy
    • All staff training resource preview HERE

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Introductions & Overview

2019 Educational Outcomes of Homeless Youth Report

  • Who are our stakeholders? Who do we represent?
  • What brings us together?

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What sets homeless youth and children apart?

  • High exposure to family violence, physical / sexual abuse, or multiple incidents of trauma- LGBTQ
  • Drug-impacted families and youth
  • High rates of mobility / Higher rates of mobility than their school-aged peers
  • Stigma associated with homelessness

Who is at risk?

Students experiencing homelessness at a higher rate than their peers

Voices of Youth Count - Chapin Hall - University of Chicago

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What Sets Homeless Children and Youth Apart?

  • Increased incidents of family violence
    • 93% of homeless mothers have experienced a trauma - 81% experiencing multiple incidents of trauma

  • Increased incidents of trauma including physical / sexual abuse
    • 70% homeless mothers experienced physical abuse; 49% experienced sexual abuse

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  • Significantly increased mobility
    • In order to secure a two bedroom home in fair market rent range you must make $16.08/hour or work 88+hours /wk earning minimum wage

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Sources: American Institute for Research: SHIFT Study; SAMSHA; National Low Income Housing Coalition; Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation

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What Sets Homeless Children and Youth Apart?

  • Increased incidents of drug impacted families
    • 16% of youth 12-17 reported illicit drug use; 15th in the nation in opioid overdose death rate in 2017

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  • Stigma associated with homelessness
    • ½ of all lifetime mental health issues begin by age 14; 80% of youth with diagnosed mental health issues are not receiving mental health support

Sources: American Institute for Research: SHIFT Study; SAMSHA; National Low Income Housing Coalition; Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation

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Homeless Youth in Indiana

Categories

2016

2017

2018

Number (Percent)

Homeless Student (Total)

13,810

(1.4% Statewide)

14,278

(1.4% Statewide)

14,914

(1.5% Statewide)

Doubled-up (Student sharing housing due to loss of housing or economic hardship)

11,000 (79.7%)

11,184 (78.3%)

11,677 (78.3%)

Shelters and Transitional Housing(student living in emergency, domestic violence or transitional shelter)

1,619 (11.7%)

1,928 (13.5%)

1,857 (12.5%)

Unsheltered (Student living in campgrounds, trailer parks, cars, parks, public spaces, temporary trailers, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus and train stations for lack of housing)

207 (1.5%)

149 (1.0%)

197 (1.3%)

Hotels/Motels (student living in hotels and motels for lack of housing)

984 (7.1%)

1,017 (7.1%)

1,183 (7.9%)

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Homeless Youth in Indiana vs Nationwide

2019 - Indiana schools reported:

  • Shelters / Transitional - 12.5%
  • Doubled Up - 77%
  • Unsheltered - 1.5%
  • Hotels / Motels - 9%

US: 3 year trend consistent within 1.8%

IN: Similar trend by category

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Homeless Youth in Indiana

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Homeless Youth in Indiana vs. Nationwide

School Enrollment (2017-2018)

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Homeless Students

All Students

Traditional Public Schools

16,723

1,006,278

Charter Schools

612

47,089

State-Run Schools (Blind, Deaf, Corrections)

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821

IN vs US

IN = 1.7%

US = 2.7%

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Homeless Youth in Indiana

Graduation Rate (2017-2018)

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Homeless Students

All Students

Cohort Size

1088

82,234

Total Graduates

895

72,466

Graduation Rate

82.3%

88.1%

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Homeless Youth in Indiana

Graduation Rate Waiver vs. Non-Waiver (2017-2018)

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Homeless Students

All Students

Cohort Size

1088

82,234

Waiver Graduates

203

6029

Non-Waiver Graduates

692 (63.6%)

66437 (80.8%)

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Homeless Youth in Indiana: High Ability

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Homeless Youth in Indiana

Diploma types (2017-2018)

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Homeless Students

All Students

General

178 (19.9%)

6862 (9.5%)

Core 40

597 (66.7%)

36740 (50.7%)

C40 w/ Academic Honors

94 (10.5%)

23770 (32.8%)

C40 w/ Technical Honors

11 (1.2%)

1567 (2.2%)

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Homeless Youth in Indiana:

Attendance Rates Across Years

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Homeless Youth in Indiana

Disciplinary Incidents (2017-2018)

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Homeless Students

All Students

Total Students Suspended

3,302

96,370

% of Population Suspended

17.9%

8.9%

Total Students Expelled

81

3,088

% of Population Expelled

0.43%

0.28%

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Homeless Youth in Indiana: Disciplinary Action

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2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

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Homeless

Not Homeless

Homeless

Not Homeless

Homeless

Not Homeless

Cohort Size

13,810

1,005,983

14,278

1,007,707

14,914

1,007,355

At least one OSS

11.1%

5.4%

13.3%

5.5%

13.5%

6.1%

At least one ISS

6.5%

4.2%

8.9%

4.5%

9.1%

4.7%

At least one Incident: Violence

10.2%

5.0%

12.6%

5.3%

13.2%

5.6%

Rates nearly DOUBLE that of non-homeless peers

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Homeless Youth in Indiana: Mobility

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2015=16

2016-17

2017-18

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Homeless

Not Homeless

Homeless

Not Homeless

Homeless

Not Homeless

Moved Schools between Fall-Spring

13.0%

3.1%

11.7%

3.1%

10.2%

3.0%

Cohort Size

13,018

992,040

13,459

993,311

14,024

993,642

Moved Corporations between Fall-Spring

8.4%

2.3%

7.8%

2.3%

6.7%

2.3%

Cohort Size

13,024

992,216

13,472

993,732

14,036

994,089

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Homeless Youth in Indiana

Grades 3-8 ISTEP+ Proficiency (2017-2018)

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Homeless Students

All Students

English/Language Arts Pass Rate

41.3%

64.1%

Math Pass Rate

34.0%

58.3%

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Homeless Youth in Indiana

Grade 10 ISTEP+ Proficiency (2017-2018)

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Homeless Students

All Students

English/Language Arts Pass Rate

28.8%

58.9%

Math Pass Rate

11.8%

36.2%

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Homeless Remediation Plan Survey

In May & June 2019 Dr. McCormick offered the opportunity for LEAs to share their experiences with serving homeless populations. Feedback was collected to establish most common areas of concern, successful local partnerships and strategies:

Areas of Concern

Funding (transportation, remediation, extended svs., basic needs); behavior management / trauma informed learning environment; graduation rates / educational outcomes; training / competent front-line staff to be compliant & apply best practice; lack of needs assessment; stigma

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Community Partners

United Way; shelters, food banks, social services, government agencies, local charitable organizations; faith-based community; libraries; large retail (Walmart, Meijer, etc); neighborhood organizations; YMCA/YWCA; youth centers, child care providers; behavioral healthcare

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Successful Strategies

Partnerships / Wrap-around support; community outreach, mental health referral; parent nights; early interventions; regular & on-going planning / partnership; sharing resources, empathetic / humane treatment of families; HYC housing alternatives; resources that stay with the student

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Remediation Report /Action Planning

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Collecting Stakeholder Input

Annual Outcomes Report - Areas of Concern

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  • Identification (How do we more accurately identify, report and serve homeless IN youth? Barriers?)

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  • Achievement (How do we address the gap in achievement between homeless IN youth and non-homeless peers? Barriers?)

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  • College & Career Readiness (How do we better prepare our homeless IN youth for life after high school / provide skills & opportunities to help break cycle of homelessness? Barriers?)

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  • = Access (suspensions / attendance) (How do we address student behavior in a way that limits additional disruption in education for IN homeless youth? Barriers?)

Action Planning

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Collecting Stakeholder Input

Annual Outcomes Survey - Areas of Concern

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  • Communication / Collaboration (How do we work together to maximize positive impact? Barriers?)

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  • Service Provision (How do we identify & implement high-impact strategies using available resources? Barriers?)

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  • Policy & Procedure (How do we create and follow policy / procedure that best support our impact goals? How do we better equip all school personnel to follow best practice? Barriers?)

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  • Equity of Service / Resource Allocation (How do we ensure that all students in need receive necessary and available support to achieve long term impact? Barriers?)

Action Planning

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Recommended Resources

What works??? Want to learn more???

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Remediation Report /Action Planning

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McKinney-Vento Grant in Indiana

On July 5, IDOE released the new Request for Proposals for the 2019-2022 McKinney-Vento award cycle.

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The new RFP addresses new priorities and expectations for MV applicants, including an increased focus on coordination between local education agencies, and an opportunity to apply for either a 1-year or 3-year grant.

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Slides: https://tinyurl.com/MVRFP

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McKinney Vento - Grant Proposal / Process

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OUTCOMES

  • Provide services that impact the achievement gap between homeless & non-homeless students
  • Improve service provision through partnerships with local & regional youth serving organizations
  • Develop and implement training to address enrollment, improve attendance, increase participation & improve academic success of homeless children

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Strategic Planning & Implementation

Goal/Action : IDOE will incentivize community and LEA collaboration when awarding MV supplemental services funding

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Rationale: Identification; College & Career Readiness; = Access; Service Provision; C/C; Policy / Procedure; Equitable Service / Resource Provision

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Who: IDOE Division of Title Grants (oversight); LEAs + community partners (implementation)

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How: Individual plans will be submitted as grant applicants and funding allocation will be based on strength of plan / preferential review to consortium model

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When: Grant cycle 2019-2022 Re-Evaluate: Grant cycle 2022-2025; Measure included in successful grant app

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Measure: HOW & OUTCOME - Desk-top and in-person monitoring will occur throughout the grant period to ensure fidelity to the plan and provide additional support; analysis of educational outcome data for homeless children and youth to assess impact on participating LEAs; increase number of homeless students served; potential to decrease inter-district transience.

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Recommended Action Steps

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Moving Forward

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  • All-School training resources will be shared and available HERE on or before 8/16/19
  • Remediation Plan will be presented to the SBOE by 8/30/19 for review
  • Application deadline for the MV Education for Homeless Children & Youth grant funding due on or before 8/30/19 - 1:30 pm EST
  • Communication with all identified district-level MV Liaisons on 9/2/19 - review requirements, access and available regional training opportunities
  • NAEHCY Conference - Washington DC - 11/2-5/19
  • Virtual MV Stakeholder’s Reconvene - Wed. 1/22/20 - Update and check-in

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Sources

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IDOE - Data Summary: Educational Outcomes of Homeless Youth Report

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National Center for Homeless Education

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United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

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NAEHCY - FAQ - Homelessness and Youth

2019 IDOE Homelessness Remediation Plan

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Questions? Contact Us!

Valerie Beard

Assistant Director of EL

and Migrant Education Programs

vbeard@doe.in.gov

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@EducateIN

Gina Woodward

Homeless Education Specialist

gwoodward1@doe.in.gov

Nathan Williamson

Director of Title Grants and Support

nwilliamson@doe.in.gov