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Training
THEO provides training on the educational rights of children and families experiencing homelessness to a wide variety of audiences, including professional development and in-service seminars for school districts, workshops for education service centers, and trainings for homeless service providers and coalitions. Scheduled trainings are listed below. Contact THEO to schedule a training.
Trainings offered by THEO staff provide, at no extra charge, CPEs/CEUs for educators, social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and chemical dependency counselors.
Monday, January 14, 2008
| Topic: | McKinney-Vento and foster care, basics as well as specific scenarios |
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| Location: | Ysleta ISD Administration and Cultural Arts Center 9600 Sims Drive, El Paso, TX 79925 |
| Presented by: | Jeanne Stamp, THEO |
| Contact person: | Elizabeth Muller, DFPS Community Initiative Specialist 915-521-3875, Elizabeth.muller@dfps.state.tx.us |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Tuesday, January 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
| Topic: | McKinney-Vento 101 |
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| Location: | Region 6 Education Service Center Professional Develoment Center, Lonestar 2 3332 Montgomery Road Huntsville, TX 77340 |
| Presented by: | Tim Stahlke, THEO |
| Contact person: | Carol Williams, Education Specialist for Special Programs 936-435-8355 (phone), 936-435-8482 (fax), cwilliams@esc6.net |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
| Topic: | McKinney-Vento 101 |
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| Location: | Region 17 Education Service Center 1111 West Loop 289, Lubbock, TX 79416-5029 806-792-4000 |
| Presented by: | Tim Stahlke, THEO |
| Contact person: | Larry Williams, Accountability, Compliance, and eGrants Management 806-281-5808, lbwilliams@esc17.net |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
| Topic: | McKinney-Vento 101 |
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| Location: | Region 2 Education Service Center 209 North Water Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401-2599 |
| Presented by: | Tim Stahlke, THEO |
| Contact person: | Andi Kuyatt, Title I Consultant 361-561-8516 (phone), 361-883-3442 (fax), andi.kuyatt@esc2.us |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Thursday, January 24, 2008, 1 p.m.
| Topic: | McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program Updates |
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| Location: | Region 13 Education Service Center Coop Retreat Fredericksburg Inn |
| Presented by: | Region 13 staff and Jeanne Stamp, THEO |
| Contact person: | Sandy Lawrence, Region 13 ESC 512-919-5304,, sandy.lawrence@esc13.txed.net |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Thursday, January 24, 2008
morning session: 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
afternoon session: 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
| Topic: | morning session: McKinney-Vento 101 afternoon session: Homeless Education Scenarios |
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| Location: | Region 10 Education Service Center 400 E. Spring Valley Road Richardson, TX 75083 |
| Presented by: | Tim Stahlke, THEO |
| Contact person: | Elizabeth Winford, Team Leader for Positive Behavior Supports and Education of Homeless Youth 972-348-1592 (phone), 972-348-1593 (fax), elizabeth.winford@region10.org |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
| Topic: | McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program Updates |
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| Location: | Region 13 Education Service Center Austin, Texas |
| Presented by: | Jeanne Stamp, THEO |
| Contact person: | Sandy Lawrence, Region 13 ESC 512-919-5304,, sandy.lawrence@esc13.txed.net |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
| Topic: | McKinney-Vento 101 |
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| Location: | Region 8 Education Service Center, Room A and B 2230 North Edwards, Mt. Pleasant, TX 75456 |
| Presented by: | Barbara James, THEO |
| Contact person: | Michelle Reeves, Federal Programs Contact 903-575-2616, mreeves@reg8.net |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Thursday, February 21, 2008, 1:40 - 3:10 p.m.
| Topic: | Educational Rights and Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth: What Texas Social Workers Need to Know |
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| Location: | National Association of Social Worker’s-Texas Conference Doubletree Hotel 6505 IH 35 N, Austin, TX |
| Presented by: | Jeanne Stamp, THEO |
| Contact person: | Liz Nowicki web address, http://www.utexas.edu/ssw/ceu/conference/brochure.pdf |
| Cost: | Conference registration |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
| Topic: | morning session: McKinney-Vento 101 afternoon session: Homeless Education Scenarios |
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| Location: | Region 9 Education Service Center 301 Loop 11 Wichita Falls, TX 76306-3706 |
| Presented by: | Tim Stahlke, THEO |
| Contact person: | David Gordon 940-322-6928 (phone), 940-767-3836 (fax), david.gordon@esc9.net |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Thursday, March 27, 2008, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
| Topic: | The Homeless - Foster Care Connection |
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| Location: | Region 14 Education Service Center 1850 Highway 351 Abilene, TX 79601 |
| Presented by: | Jeanne Stamp, THEO |
| Contact person: | Martha Smallwood 325-675-8624 (phone), 325-675-8659 (fax), msmallwood@esc14.net |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |
Thursday, April 17, 2008, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
| Topic: | McKinney-Vento 101: Overview of McKinney-Vento Act |
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| Location: | Region 4 Education Service Center, Houston |
| Presented by: | Patrick Lopez, THEO |
| Contact person: | Liselotte Thompson 713-744-6357 |
| Cost: | Free |
| Registration: | Call contact person to see if there is space available. |