New Liaison’s Check In Here!

Nicole H (@NicoleMV)

New Liaison’s Check In Here!

How long have you been the liaison? How are things going? Do you have any questions? What are your current struggles?

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Last Post 5 Nov, 2024
    • Sarah (@SarahMV)
      Moderator

      @ Laura S I agree with Rachel and the options and resources she shared. Identification is key, A lot of people don’t know what they don’t know. So I would spend some time on warning signs so that you will have a staff that better understands what to look for. This will make identification easier for you. Good luck, and keep us posted on how things are going. 🙂

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    • Rachel B (@rachelbloch)
      Participant

      Hey Laura, I’m Rachel 🙂 I’m a MV Coordinator in Michigan. You’re right about educating your staff about MV. There’s a few ways you could go about this depending on your school.

      Here are a few ideas and let me know what you think.

      – present during an all staff meeting
      – email your whole staff (make sure everyone is included.. bus drivers, lunch staff, nurses, etc) with a definition about MV/ how to contact you/flow of communication when they identify a student
      – have your staff watch MV awareness videos… McKinney-Vento.org has options

      Here’s a website with resources including a slideshow template for an awareness presentation:

      https://schoolhouseconnection.org/article/awareness-and-training-resources#ppt

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    • Gabrielle M (@Gmeighan23)
      Participant

      Hi ! I am a first year Liaison and I just reached my third month in this position. Definitely overwhelmed but I am glad that there are a lot of people for me to go to, to ask questions and any advice I need. My only current struggles is just stress management but I feel as though once I get more comfortable in the position things will get better.

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      • Sarah (@SarahMV)
        Moderator

        @Gabrielle M Hi, I am newer to my coordinator role. I always encourage my liaisons to remember to take time for themselves. What that looks like is different for everyone. I also remind them they are not alone and I am here for them. Please know we have you. If you have questions or are feeling the pressure, reach out. 🙂

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      • Rachel B (@rachelbloch)
        Participant

        I hear you on the stress management, Gabrielle! Some days it feels impossible to work on this. We got this!

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    • Laura S (@LauriSquier)
      Participant

      Iam in my first year as Liaison. I do have a question….I know that I am supposed to educate school staff in regards to MKV. I am wondering how I should go about this. Also, what should the focus be? Identification?

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    • Emily M (@Emackie)
      Participant

      Hello! Brand new here 🙂 Learning the law, responsibilities and a bit overwhelmed by it all – but working hard to understand it all so I can help make a difference for these students. Glad that you have this resource available to us, I am sure I’ll use it OFTEN! Thank you!

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    • Brenda H (@Bthorne)
      Participant

      August 20, 20204

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