Education Web Resources

This handout lists various links to resources on the internet related to the educational rights of foster youth in California.

Letter Opposing Eliminating Foster Youth Services

This is the letter we faxed to the Senate Budget Committee in February 2013. The Governor’s current budget proposal would basically block grant Foster Youth Services, thereby essentially eliminating it.

Foster Care Education Fact Sheets (California Foster Youth Education Task Force)

These are mostly one page fact sheets that were developed by the California Foster Youth Education Taskforce on the following topics: AB490Education RightsSpecial EducationNonpublic SchoolsAB 3632Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIP)School DisciplineSpecial Education Discipline These were updated in October 2008.

Step 6 – Children in the Child Welfare System – Tools for Promoting Educational Success and Reducing Delinquency

According to the National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice, the Tools for Success, is a “compendium of best practices for promoting the educational stability of youth with disabilities and those at risk of developing disabilities. Designed for teachers and administrators, Tools for Success includes research-based effective practices for meeting the needs of children […]

Policy Brief – Early Childhood Education Programs

Early childhood education programs can provide critical education and other services for children in foster care, but not all eligible foster children are enrolled in an appropriate program.  This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on early childhood education programs provides a list of early childhood education policy issues and proposed courses of […]

Policy Brief – Completion of Postsecondary Education and Training Programs

Former foster youth are most able to succeed in higher education and trianing programs when they receive supports tailored to the unique challenges they face.  This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on completion of postsecondary education and training programs discusses the laws and public, private and partmership programs that support former foster […]

Policy Brief – Transition to Postsecondary Education and Training Programs

California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on transition to postsecondary education and training programs describes laws that support increased access to information about post secondary options and possible courses of action to help former foster youth transition to postsecondary education and training.

Policy Brief – Data Collection & Sharing: Foster Youth State-Wide Education Data

Although statewide educational data is collected for several subgroups of students enrolled in California, there is no systemic statewide educational data collected, disaggregated, and submitted to the California Department of Education.  This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on data coloection discusses possible statewide courses of action to get this done.

Policy Brief – Educational Decision-Making & Parental Notice

Parental notice is a key element of the statutory framework of California’s Education Code.  This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on educational decision-making and parental notice list the rights of parents and guardians and includes possilbe courses of action to ensure those rights.

Policy Brief – Academic Supports

This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief descibes the various special academic supports for foster youth:  Students “at risk for retention”, access to quality services to meet academic needs, special education, English Learner or Limited English Proficient students, migrant students, No Child Left Behind, etc. and possible courses of action to ensure that foster youth […]

Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: Partial Credits

This California Foster Youth  Education Task Force’s policy brief on AB 490 Implementation explains how school districts must accept partial credits for entering foster youth and suggests ways that state-level guidance and intervention on issuance of partial credits could greatly benefit foster youth in California.

Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: School Transportation

Transportation, or the lack thereof, is a major obstable to ensuring appropriate educational placement for foster youth.  This California Foster Youth Education Task Force Policy Brief on AB 490 Implementation provides things to consider when figuring out school transportation for foster youth.

Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: Immediate Enrollment

This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s Policy Brief  addresses how AB 490 Implementation addresses the lengthy delays that foster youth faced awaiting enrollment in a new school or district by entitling foster youth to immediate enrollment and efficient tranfer of records.

2007 California Foster Youth Education Summit – Backgrounder

Three page summary of the 2007 California Foster Youth Education Summit, the first statewide convening of foster youth, former foster youth and leaders and professionals from education, child welfare, probation and the courts to address critical issues in foster youth education.