As of August 2006, over $3.9 million was allocated to Colorado K-12 schools through the Emergency (Hurricane) Impact Aid program, to help accommodate for the educational needs of these students. Funding allocations reflect the maximum allocation allowed per student, per quarter under the Hurricane Education Recovery Act. A direct link to this law can be accessed by clicking on the following link:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/secletter/051230Bill.pdf
Helpful Hurricane Resources
Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Handbook Series
Information on the McKinney Vento Act
The National Center for Homeless Education at the SERVE Center
For information on the educational rights of homeless children and youth, please contact Dana Scott, State Coordinator for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, Colorado Department of Education, at (303) 866-6930/ scott_d@cde.state.co.us or visit CDE’s McKinney-Vento Homepage
Colorado McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaisons
COLORADO SOCIETY OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Charlotte W. Armstrong
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Monday and Wednesday - Palmer Lake Elementary School
(719) 488-4760
Tuesday - Ray Kilmer Elementary School (719)
488-4740
The Colorado
Society of School Psychologists State-Wide Crisis
Response Team is available to assist Colorado educators,
students, families, and communities in preventing and
responding to crises. The team provides comprehensive,
school-based prevention, intervention and prevention
crisis resources, and services. The CSSP State-Wide
Crisis Response Team encourages interagency
collaboration and services in preparing for and
responding to crises that impact the school and
community.
For additional information, E-Mail: scott_d@cde.state.co.us