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Educational Stability Office Hours and Training Resources


Office Hours

This forum is hosted by the Educational Stability Team for homeless liaisons, foster care points of contact, and DCF, district, provider staff to ask questions, discuss current issues and share best practices for supporting highly mobile students and their access to a public education. Offices Hours are encouraged. Registration Is Now Required to Receive Log-in.

Most office hour sessions will include a one-hour informational/best practices series webinar and a half hour for follow-up Q&A. Please see table below for training topics and registration.

TopicDate
(second Wednesday of every month unless specified)
TimeRegistration Link for Log-in
Special Education, LEA Assignment (New IEP form)November 13, 202410:00 to 11:30 amRegistration
Addressing BarriersDecember 11, 2024
Family Engagement to Support Educational StabilityJanuary 8, 2025
Connection to ResourcesFebruary 12, 2025
Transportation Guidelines and PracticesMarch 12, 2025
EnrollmentApril 9, 2025
Best Interest Determinations for Foster Care StudentsMay 14, 2025

Last Updated: October 10, 2024

 
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