HOMELESS EDUCATION

Homeless children and youth face numerous obstacles in obtaining an education. All children including homeless are entitled to a free public education. The goal of the Kane County Homeless Education Program is to assist the Kane County school districts by:

 

  • Providing technical assistance
  • Increase awareness of definition/rights of the homeless to school administrators, staff and other school district personnel
  • Share best practices for the education of homeless children and youth
  • Facilitate collaborations between schools, social service agencies (including Continuum of Care), shelters and community groups
  • Assist districts to revise policies that create barriers for homeless students
  • Assist districts with required data reporting

The federal McKinney-Vento Act requires school districts to be pro-active in finding homeless children who are not attending school and identifying which children and youth are homeless.

 

KANE ROE EQUAL CHANCE PROGRAM (Federal, Title 42, ch. 119)

The Kane County ROE Equal Chance Program assists Kane County school districts by:
 
  • Training school staff, social service agency and community agency staff
  • Providing outreach and outreach materials to schools and places that have a frequent in-flux of low income families
  • Facilitating bimonthly parent meetings at shelters
  • Collaborating with ROE Youth Outreach Officers and Safe Schools Facilitators
  • Providing direct and supportive assistance to families/youth in need

This program is administered by the Area One Lead Program and funded by a grant from the Illinois State Board of Education through the McKinney –Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 2001.

For questions, or if you or a student needs assistance contact: 

JAMES PAWOLA

ROE Equal Chance Program 
jpawola@kaneroe.org
(630) 444-2974

Online Courses

We provide timely and relevant support to educators in their journey to meet the ever-increasing demands of teaching and leading through a variety of synchronous and asynchronous online workshops. All offerings provide participants with research-based, relevant resources and help address the critical issues facing educators today. 

 

Through these opportunities, educators are empowered to make immediate and long-lasting changes in their professional practice to help increase student achievement while also meeting their social and emotional needs.

 

Administrator Academies

By statute, every administrator must complete a minimum of one approved academy annually and a minimum of five in each administrator certificate renewal period. 

 

The Illinois Online Academy provides a range of online academies that meet this criteria while providing research-based strategies to help you on you journey. Topics range from combatting educator burnout, meeting and presentation tips, restorative practices, and more.