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Understanding & Ameliorating the Impact of Child Homelessness on Educational Advancement
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Thaler McCormick, CEO, ForKidsJoi Chisolm Thaxton, Director of Education, ForKids Dr. Elsie Harold Lans, Senior Director of the Department of Student Support Services, Norfolk Public Schools
ForKids: Our Mission
Breaking the cycle of
homelessness and poverty for families and children
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Service Area
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Regional Call Center Housing Solutions
Emergency Shelter
Supportive Housing
Prevention, Rapid Re-Housing
Adult & Children’s Education Educational assessment,
tutoring & school advocacy
GED & Life Skills
Critical Services Intensive Case Management
Mental & physical healthcare
Our ModelHousing, Education & Critical Services
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ForKids ImpactIn Fiscal Year 2014:•We assisted over 1,155 people
• 347 families w/ 709 children
•89% exited to appropriate housing
•90% of school aged children in the program at least 90 days were promoted to the next grade.•
From Nov. 2013- Oct. 2014•We answered 18,680 calls from 8,131 callers
• 10% were from Virginia Beach residents5
25th Anniversary Commission
Addressing the Link Between Affordable Housing & the Educational
Advancement of Homeless Children in Hampton Roads
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“Homelessness begins as housing crisis and
becomes and education crisis.”
---The ForKids 25th Anniversary Commission Report
1. Data Collection: establish a unified method to identify homeless and highly-mobile children; link school system date to HMIS data
2. Affordable Housing: develop recommendations to expand the supply of safe, affordable housing
3. Educational Advancement: identify best practices that achieve high school graduation for homeless and highly-mobile children
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Commission’s Focus Areas
What are the challenges? Constant migration (city-
wide and regionally) Stigma/fear of identification “Normalization” Transportation
McKinney-Vento (MV) Law
Education of Homeless Children
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What do we know?
“Achievement gaps related to homelessness residential instability emerge early and persist”
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Education of Homeless Children
Homeless Children in South Hampton Roads: Estimating the Costs to Society
James V. Koch
Old Dominion University
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City Costs
Chesapeake $252,113
Norfolk $280,000
Portsmouth $247,035
Suffolk $135,000
Virginia Beach* $458,138
Total $1,372,28612
Transportation Costs Associated w/ McKinney-Vento Students 2012-2013
* Virginia Beach includes funds expended for coordination and $50,000 in in-kind gifts and donations from the public
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Academic Performance of Norfolk Students based on Economic Status 2012-2013
Homeless Low Socioeconomi
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High Socioecono
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Ave. Attendance
87.9% 92.8% 95.1%
Ave. GPA 1.98 2.27 2.86
Ave. SOL Exams Passed
41.7% 54.8% 73.7%
Ave. Suspensions/Yr
1.18 .79 .13
In Virginia Beach
15 days less school 24% higher failure rate
Attendance (Avg days)Homeless Students
Lower Income, Housed
136.3 151.1
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SOL Performance
Homeless Students
Lower Income, Housed
Failed all
22.1%
Failed all
17.8%
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Achievement Gap
*Combined graduation rates for Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, &Virginia Beach.**Students identified as homeless/economically disadvantaged at least once in 9th - 12th grade.
Source: Virginia Dept. of Education, Virginia Cohort Reports, Class of 2013
Data from Project HOPE:
In 2012-2013:
How did homeless kids do in Virginia?
Reading: 32-39% lower (high school 11%)
Math: 31-49% lower
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Achievement Gap: SOLs
Each homeless child costs our community approximately $20,000 per year*
Total cost of child homelessness for SHR annually: $30 million
“It would be less expensive for society to provide permanent housing for homeless families than to bear the high cost of homelessness and its long-term effects.”
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Dr. Koch’s Conclusions:
*considering healthcare, social services, education, administration and transportation, penal system and lost income due to graduate rates.
Themes Dearth of Programs Targeted to Homeless
Students with Results Collaboration Between School Districts and
Nonprofit Service Providers Essential Best Lessons Available Come from Research
and Work with Poor and At-Risk Students Reading proficiency by 3rd grade Prevention of summer learning loss Out-of-School Time (OST) programs Holistic approaches
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Education Research
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The ForKidsEducation Pilot Project
Hybrid of Charlotte Model and FK “Hot Meals & Homework”
Hot Meals and Homework plus Remediation
2 elementary schools in Norfolk Public Schools
Outreach Family Case Manager, Licensed Educator & Part-time Education Assistant in each school
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ForKids Educational Pilot
ForKids Educational Pilot
Goals: Connect families with community servicesAddress immediate needs of children (uniforms, school supplies, etc.)Assess MV student educational needsProvide remedial assistance Close achievement gap for MV studentsTrack and monitor progress of MV students
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Structure•Outreach Family Case Manager (FT)
• Connects parents to community services; shelter/housing; arranges transportation
•Licensed Educator (FT)• Tracks grades, attendance, assessments, discipline, and
behavior
• Develops Academic Plans and creates lessons
• Collaborates w/teachers & advocate for students
•Part-time Education Assistant• Assist only in afterschool tutoring
•Dinner/Supper Program
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ForKids Educational Pilot
Things We had to Figure Out… Fast
Barriers/How We Work Through ThemFaculty Buy-InSecurity, Background checksSpaceTechnologyFoodAssessmentsTransportationConsistent Identification
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Continued Challenges
Data ReleasesGradesAttendanceBehaviorDisciplineAssessments
Transportation Continued student migration
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Norfolk Public Schools
Total Student Population
32,000+
Economically disadvantaged 71%
33 Elementary Schools
8 Middle Schools
5 High Schools
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Norfolk Public Schools – Scope of MV Problem
2012-2013
2013-2014 2014-2015
Unsheltered/Other 69 51 1Sheltered 75 52 42Shared/Double Up 341 342 160Hotel/Motel 117 129 82Unaccompanied Youth*
10 17 8
Total 602(Sept – June)
574(Sept – June)
285(Sept – Dec)
*also counted in doubled up
Norfolk Public Schools –Associated Costs
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Norfolk Public Schools –Community & Internal Support Partners
Shelters, City, Schools, Faith Based, Stores, Project Hope etc.
Supply Drives Coats, Holiday Gifts, Food etc.
Training for Staff Annual McKinney Vento Training for
Enrollment Staff Supplemental Training from Project
Hope 29
Public Private Partnership
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Keys to SuccessSenior-level support (superintendent)Seed Funding!Faculty buy-inAll the players around the table
(technology, data, HR, principals, servicers, etc.)
Timeline
Pilot Initial Funding (40%): 6/10/14
Balance of Funding: 6/12/14
1st Mtg w/ Norfolk Public Schools: 6/26/14
1st School Identified: 7/7/14
Mtg with Principal: 7/10/14
2nd School Identified: 8/12/14
Staff start at School #1 8/25/14
Staff start at school #2 9/2/1431
Lessons Learned
What Matters: Being in the schoolsIdentifying homeless kids consistently Remediation by skilled educators based on assessmentsHOUSING
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