Examining School Supports for Kinship Caregivers and Grandfamilies: Navigating Legal Education Issues

Description: This community of practice meeting focused on navigating education-related legal issues that schools and grandfamilies and kinship caregivers often face. Participants learned about a three-step approach for navigating legal education issues for children living in formal and informal care placements.

Audience: Professionals, advocates, and educators who support kinship caregivers and grandfamilies across Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Speakers:

• Laura Kassner, REL Appalachia, SRI International
• Kayla Benson, REL Appalachia, L-evation
• Jill Marcus, REL Appalachia, Education Development Center
• Sarah Dec, REL Appalachia, SRI International
• Megan Mikesell, REL Appalachia, L-evation
• Emily Peeler, American Bar Association