ADE's Office of Homeless Education Webinar
The Arizona Department of Education’s Office of Homeless Education is excited to
announce a webinar designed specifically for McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaisons!
This hour professional learning session and following Q&A Office Hour will prepare
district and site McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaisons and other personnel
responsible for identifying, enrolling, and servicing students experiencing
homelessness, to ensure compliance with the federal statutory requirements of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
This session will cover the following topics:
- A quick and comprehensive overview of the Homeless Education Program (HEP);
- An overview of programmatic requirements to ensure compliance with federal statute; and
- Required tools to equip and empower designated program personnel.
Who should attend?
- District McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaisons of Record
- Site-based McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaisons
- District and site-based personnel assisting with the identification, enrollment, and provision of services for students experiencing homelessness
How do I attend?
We are excited to host this session on the new ADE Professional Learning & Development (APLD) platform!
For information regarding how to create and access your account, please visit the
APLD information webpage. Also reference the “Guidance on Attending ADE HEP
Professional Learning” for details on how to register for training and the
requirements to have professional learning participation verified.
If you are familiar with the APLD platform, log in and search for our course on the
APLD website by using the session information below.
APLD Course Information:
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Course Name: McKinney-Vento in Practice – Mandatory Compliance Training
- Date & Time Options:
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Session 1 - Charter District Context (ID#9411) - Tuesday, August 22 nd , 2023, from 10:00 – 11:00am,
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Optional Q&A Office Hour: Tuesday, August 22 nd , 2023, from
- 11:00am – 12:00pm
- Registration Link
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Session Offering 2 (ID#9412) - Thursday, August 24 th , 2023, from 9:00 - 10:00am
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Optional Q&A Office Hour: Thursday, August 24 th , 2023, from 10:00 – 11:00am
- Registration Link
Since each session is capped at 295 participants, please ensure that you register
via APLD as soon as possible.
Please note that the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act requires States to
adopt policies and practices to ensure participation of McKinney-Vento Homeless
Liaisons and other district personnel in professional learning and technical
assistance activities. Based on this requirement, as determined appropriate by our
Office, all McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaisons required to engage in a minimum of
eight professional learning hours each school year to ensure that the McKinney-
Vento requirements and best practices are continuously developed (42 U.S.C.
§ 11432 (f)(6); (g)(1)(J)(iv)).
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