Step In with Deon Quinn

In this episode, our guest is Deon Quinn (@QuinninR10). Deon is a Program Coordinator at Region 10 ESC, and he helps support our districts with their families and students who are facing homelessness. Kathryn, Nancy, and Misty learn about the McKinney-Vento Act and all of the ways educators can support families in transition.

• Region 10 – McKinney-Vento Webpage

Resources Mentioned:

• Schoolhouse Connection
• National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAECHY)
• Texas  Education for Homeless Children and Youth Support Center (TEHCY)
• Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, Zaretta Hammond
• Video - Homeless students in their own words

Tweet Nancy mentioned from @Ken_Patterson.

"Today is a fresh new opportunity to teach our most marginalized students strategies for navigating systems that aren't designed for their success. This is the subversive nature of teaching. We got this."