Foster Care

Offering services and support for children, youth, and their families involved with a child welfare agency.

Foster Care

According to ESSA Foster Care Provisions, our children and youth in Foster Care have the right to:

• Remain in their school of origin, for the duration of their time in foster care, unless it is determined that it is not in their best interest through a collaborative Best Interest Determination process.
• Immediate enrollment in a new school when the child or youth cannot remain in their school of origin, regardless of whether the youth can produce the records typically required for enrollment.
• Records transfers after enrolling; the enrolling school must immediately contact the previous school to obtain academic and other records.
• A designated a point of contact that must collaborate with the state or local child welfare agencies to meet the educational needs of our children and youth involved with a child welfare agency.
• Transportation, provided, arranged, and funded through collaboration with the child welfare agency allowing children and youth to remain in their school of origin for the duration of their time in foster care.
• Data, reported to the state, on their academic achievement, including their high school graduation rates.