The Facts and the Faces
Homelessness increased by 5% for this population
What are Elementary Aged Homeless students?
Has increased to more than 1.5 million in the past three years.
What is the homeless student population? or What are students experiencing homelessness?
This policy addresses the educational needs of Homeless children in the United States.
What is the McKinney Vento Act
Check In 1:1, pour some love into them, and inform parents about schools free meal plan.
What are things a teacher can do? or What are things a teacher can do for a homeless student?
This person can help find school supplies, toiletries and help students know their rights.
What is a Homeless Liaison?
The percentage of homeless students who double up, live in a motel, sleep on a couch with their friends or family
What is 80%
Health Concerns, Emotional and Behavioral Challenges and academic gaps can all affect a homeless students
What is Education?
This person is the bridge and advocate between school and homeless students.
What is Homeless Student Liaison?
Art Therapy, Play Therapy, and Bibliotherapy
What are Creative Counseling Techniques or What are Techniques that Counselors can use with Homeless Students.
Counting all of the homeless persons living in shelters or on the streets on one night of the year misses this important population.
What are Homeless students
A child who is not in the physical custody of their parents, but meets the definition of homeless would be considered
What is an Unaccompanied Youth?
Homeless children are more likely to experience this indirectly or directly which has been linked to Depression and PTSD.
What is victimization?
A meeting is had to determine this for a newly homeless child and if they can continue going to their school of origin.
What is Best Interest.
Shown to have positive results with Elementary School aged Homeless students.
What is Child Centered Play Therapy Or What is CCPT?
Maryland does not have a homeless student problem.
What is False?
The biggest challenge to identifying and tracking homeless students.
What is Homeless students comfort in talking about their situation? or What is students comfort in telling someone they are homeless?
Low income families care less about education and a hard to reach parent does not want to be involved in their childs education are example of
What is Negative Bias and Low Expectations?
You are homeless if you are living in a shelter or living on the street according to this large agency.
What is HUD? or What is US Department of Housing and Urban Development?
In one study CCPT ___ self Esteem and ___ Depression
This student is living in a motel/hotel or with their best friends family on their couch.
What is a homeless student
17,601 students experienced homelessness in this state during the 2017-2018 school year.
What is Maryland?
Respiratory problems, Chronic Hunger, Absences on days when students bring treats from home, Wearing same clothes everyday, anxiety late in the day or incomplete or missing homework.
What are Potential Warning Signs of Homelessness or What are Warning Signs
Can Attend school, do not need documentation to attend school, free lunch, Can participate in Extra Curricular actvities are all examples of this under the Mckinney Vento Act.
What are Rights or What are Homeless students rights?
If you see a child who may be homeless something simple you can do.
What is talk to them?
The McKinney- Vento Act was named after Republican and Democratic representatives Stewart McKinney and Bruce Vento, respectively.