Court Companion to the Foster Youth Education Toolkit
“The Court Companion to the Foster Youth Education Toolkit follows the same model as the original toolkit, offering comprehensive information on the education rights of […]
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Who are Foster Youth Students in California Schools?
This resource walks the reader through California’s child welfare process and notes which children are considered “foster youth” for the purposes of California’s foster youth […]
California Foster Care Education Law Fact Sheets
These fact sheets cover the following topics: Educational Rights and School Stability, Educational Decision-Making for Foster Youth, Early Care and Education, Special Education, School Discipline, […]
The California School Safety Toolkit
This toolkit establishes a framework that can be used to asses a school or district’s safety system in conjunction with student outcomes and cost-effectiveness. Author(s): […]
Child Welfare Enacted Legislation Database
The database on this page allows you to search 2012-2016 enacted child welfare legislation in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico […]
State infrastructure needed to ensure students in foster care benefit from LCFF
Recognizing this stark reality, California’s new local control funding formula (LCFF) contains a number of provisions aimed at improving the educational outcomes of students in […]
Foster Youth Support in California High School Districts: A Review of Year 2 LCAPs
The introduction of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) have provided the opportunity to address the specific […]
Appropriate and Best Use of Foster Youth Information in CALPADS
While informing districts which of their students are in foster care is critical, providing them guidance to appropriately and effectively use the data is equally […]
Aligning California’s foster youth services (FYS) program with the LCFF
The definition of “foster youth” in the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) includes all foster youth, regardless of where they are placed. This does not […]
Sample District LCAP for Foster Youth
For school districts, pursuant to Education Code section 52060, the LCAP must describe, for the school district and each school within the district, goals and […]