NC HEP: Training Resources


	NORTH CAROLINA HOMELESS EDUCATION PROGRAM NCHEP Webinars Foster Care and Unaccompanied Youth Under McKinney-Vento: January 22, 2010 Learn more about how to serve eligible unaccompanied students and children and youth awaiting foster care under the McKinney-Vento Act. View the recorded webinar. NCDPI Webinars Homeless Education Data Collection: August 2010 Learn more about the annual federally required homeless eduction data collection and how it is being implemented in North Carolina. View the recorded webinar. Download the NC Homeless Education Data Collection User Guide. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HOMELESS EDUCATION NCHEP recommends that local liaisons take advantage of the various training resources available from the National Center for Homeless Education. NCHE: Print Resources *Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit* NCHE's Local Liaison Toolkit is a comprehensive resource that will assist both new and veteran local liaisons in carrying out their responsibilities. The Toolkit, updated in 2007, contains over 250 pages of the most useful and current information on supporting the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Download the Toolkit or order it on cd-rom. Homeless Education Issue Briefs NCHE homeless education issue briefs discuss a comprehensive array of issues related to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and its implementation. NCHE offers issues briefs as part of the following brief series: Best Practices in Homeless Education, Connecting Schools and Displaced Students, Helping You Help Your Child: Information for Parents, and McKinney-Vento Law Into Practice. Visit NCHE's Homeless Education Issue Briefs webpage. NCHE: Online Training Resources NCHE: Self-Paced Online Training NCHE's self-paced online training options allow you to review training materials at your own pace and at a time of your choosing. Many materials used for self-paced training (e.g. training videos) are the same as those used in live, interactive group training; however in self-paced training, you review these materials on your own. Visit NCHE's Self-Paced Online Training webpage. NCHE: Webinars NCHE hosts webinars regularly so that participants can train from the comfort of their office without the expense and logistical issues that can accompany face-to-face training. NCHE webinars focus on issues related to the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. During NCHE webinars, presenters explain important concepts, while also giving participants the opportunity to ask questions and interact with each other. Visit NCHE's Webinar Registration page.