Current News
Spring 2010 Homeless Education Training Conference
Registration is open for the upcoming Homeless Education Spring Training Conference sponsored by the Region 10 Education Service Center and THEO. The conference will take place February 17-19, 2010, at the Hilton Garden Inn located in downtown Ausin, Texas (right at the intersection of 5th Street and IH 35). This training is required for all Region 10 ESC TEXSHEP and TXHEARRA subgrantees, but is also open to HEDA grant recipients and any other school district, LEA, or agency interested in homeless education, as space allows. Click on the link above for details on the conference, including costs, conference registration, and hotel reservations. The cut-off date for making hotel reservations at the state rate is January 29, 2009.
The training agenda has not yet been finalized.
October 2009: Updated Fact Sheets
The Fact Sheets have been updated as of October 2009, with many revisions and some additions, including a new student residency questionnaire, homeless student reporting information, financial aid access for higher education, and many support documents on the impacts of the housing crisis and the economic downturn on homelessness.
July 20, 2009: Letter from the Texas Education Agency's General Counsel
View the 2009-2010 letter from the Texas Education Agency's General Counsel to administrators regarding attendance, admission, and enrollment.
New Student Residency Questionnaire (SRQ)
THEO has released a new Student Residency Questionnaire (SRQ) to help school districts and charter schools identify students in homeless situations within their boundaries. This new version also includes updates to living situations that will help track the reasons students and families become homeless, including specific natural disasters. This document includes the Spanish translation of the questionnaire, and a set of instructions for implementing the SRQ. Click on the link above to acess the new SRQ.
Management and reporting documents for TEXSHEP
Visit the link above for downloadable management and reporting documents for current TEXSHEP subgrantees.