U.S. Department of Education: Serving Students Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Maximizing the Impact of ARP-HCY Funds

Wednesday February 16, 2022
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Great Hall

Through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), Congress appropriated an unprecedented $800 million to enable States and school districts to identify students experiencing homelessness and address the unique impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on this population of students. In this session, representatives from the U.S. Department of Education will discuss the contours of the ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief – Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) program. This session will also feature a panel on the use of and early impacts of the ARP-HCY program in the communities of three panelists: Wendy Kinnear (PA Department of Education), Suzanne Peck (ID Department of Education), and Lisa Phillips (NC Department of Public Instruction).

Presenters
Sophia Hart

Sophie Hart is a Program Officer in the Office of School Support and Accountability at the U.S. Department of Education (ED), working on the Homeless Education and English Learner programs. Prior to joining ED, Sophie worked at a marketing and communications firm, taught Social Studies, and served in the Peace Corps in Rwanda. She received her Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Michigan and a BA in Social Studies for Secondary Education from Hope College.

 

 
Wendy Kinnear

Coming soon.
Suzanne Peck

Coming soon.
Lisa Phillips

Coming soon.
Patrick Rooney

Patrick Rooney is the Director of School Support and Accountability. He oversees several key components of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), including 21st Century Community Learning Centers; Title I, Part A; Title I, Part D; Title II; Title III; State Assessment Grants; Competitive Grants for State Assessments; McKinney-Vento Homeless Education; Well-Rounded Education through Student-Centered Funding; and 21st Century Community Learning Centers Out of School Time Career Pathway programs. Together, these programs award more than $20 billion annually to states and districts.

 

Prior to this, Patrick was the Deputy Director in the Office of State Support from 2014 to 2018, where he oversaw many of these same programs. Patrick previously helped lead the work of the Reform Support Network, providing technical assistance to states implementing comprehensive Race to the Top reforms, and the Race to the Top Assessment program, which provided grants to groups of states to develop new assessments aligned to state’s college and career ready standards. Patrick also worked in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education supporting states implement their accountability and assessment systems. 

 

Patrick previously worked in the DC Office of State Superintendent of Education, where he was a senior policy advisor and worked on a variety of K-12 issues in the District of Columbia. He started his career as a statistician in the National Center for Education Statistics, analyzing education trends for a variety of topics in the Congressionally mandated annual report, The Condition of Education. 

 
type:
Lecture
theme:
policy
audience:
district leaders
tags:
program implementation evaluation