KSDE Safe and Supportive Schools Conference

Linda Long is the Support/Homeless Services Coordinator, Foster Care Liaison and School Based Health Clinic Coordinator for Haysville, Ks USD #261. Linda holds a masters degree in marriage and family therapy and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She has 25 years experience building community partnerships to enhance the mental health and safety of the homeless and foster care students her district serves. These students bring unique challenges every day that complicate their school experience. This presentation will discuss some of those situations and the barriers to getting students the resources they need. We will emphasize the importance of identifying these students, focused work with them, and partnering with resources to support the school district in helping them achieve success.

Co Presenter:
Maureen Tabasko is the McKinney Vento coordinator for the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) on the Special Education and Title Services team. Maureen has a master’s degree in secondary school counseling and joined the KSDE team in 2018. Prior to KSDE, Maureen spent nearly eighteen years with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) where, among other things, she was the Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Bureau of Waste Management.