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Conference Session Materials
Wednesday Sessions
There's No Place Like HOPE!
Martha Crockett
Workshop 1: Taming the Flying Monkeys of Attendance: Increasing Engagement and Decreasing Chronic Absenteeism
Kathi Sheffel, Claudia McDowell, Lisa Ann Abernathy, & Angie Rockwell
Workshop 2: MV 101: Follow the Yellow Brick Road!
Laura Hackett
Workshop 3: Awareness, Simulations, Stories, Oh My!
Patricia Popp & Kate Miller
Thursday Sessions
Be The Difference: Belonging is the Support We Need
Gaelin Elmore
Breakout 1A: The Belonging Need: Understanding Belonging to Go from Surviving to Thriving
Gaelin Elmore
Breakout 1B: Strength in Uncertainty: Comprehensive Mental Health Support for Students Experiencing Homelessness
Alex Javna & Sara Bazemore
Breakout 1C: Transportation: Ease on Down the Road
Panelists: Renee Devall, Tyler Thompson, & Rachel Wheeler
Facilitator: Patricia Popp
Breakout 1D: From Kansas to Oz: Providing Resources for Homeless Students in Rural Areas
Felicia Preston
Research: The Man Behind the Emerald Curtain
Panelists: Alex Wagaman, Kade Goldin, Caitlyn Owens, Sara Shaw
Facilitator: Martha Crockett
Breakout 2A: “Totoly” Gray: Making Homeless Eligibility Determinations
Laura Hackett
Breakout 2B: Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Hope for Students Affected by Domestic Violence
Malora Horn, Michelle Swisher, & Ta-Tanisha Walton
Breakout 2C: Defying Gravity: Unaccompanied Youth in Virginia Navigating Challenges & Opportunities for Educational Success
Panelists: Kryslyn Fehr, Stephen Herrera, Jasean Robsertson
Facilitator: Alex Wagaman
Breakout 2D: Publicly-Funded Early Childhood Education in Virginia
Tiffanie Meehling, Dawn Hendricks, Taundwa Jeffries, & Clifton Wise
Breakout 3A: Data: Collecting, Managing, and Sharing - OH MY!!
Lisa Ann Abernathy & Martha Crockett
Breakout 3B: CBO: Building Your Lollipop Guild
Malora Horn
Breakout 3C: National Youth Homelessness Partnership Listening Session: Striving for shared goals to guide our efforts to prevent and end youth homelessness
Alex Wagaman
Breakout 3D: Let's Not Forget the Littlest Munchkins!
Panelists: Tiffanie Meehling, Dawn Hendricks, Taundwa Jeffries, Clifton Wise, & Kyla Patterson
Facilitator: Patricia Popp
Friday Sessions
Breakout 4A: Clearing Obstacles from The Yellow Brick Road: Using Tier III Interventions to Support Attendance
Lisa Ann Abernathy, Claudia McDowell, Angie Rockwell, & Kathi Sheffel
Breakout 4B: If I Only Had to Train! Implementing a Sustainable Training Plan as You Juggle Many Other Hats
Panelists: Paige Walters, Leslie Hytonen, Janelle Taylor-Johnson
Breakout 4C: "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!": Equipping Service Providers to Spot Human Trafficking
Melissa Gaona
Breakout 4D: “Are you a good witch or a bad witch?” Reframing the conversation about student behavior and discipline
Laura Hackett & Rachel Wheeler
The Brain & Heart of HOPE – Your Questions & Answers
Patricia Popp & Laura Hackett
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