Data Equity Walk Toolkit
A Data Equity Walk is a 45-90 minute activity for any size audience – high school and college students, teachers, district leaders, community members, or others – to engage with education data and discuss equity issues. Participants dive into data that shows education outcomes and exposes gaps between groups of students. The data usually show […]
FosterEd Letter to California Department of Education
I write to urge the California Department of Education (CDE) to account for the needs of children and youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems (“system-involved youth”) as it develops plans for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Author(s): FosterEd Publication Date: 2016 Topic(s): California, Every Student Succeeds Act, Foster Youth Resource […]
Local Control Funding Formula Provisions Related to Students in Foster Care
Local education agencies (LEAs) must develop and implement local control and accountability plans (LCAPs). Author(s): FosterEd Publication Date: 2014 Topic(s): California, Foster Youth, Local Control Funding Formula, Local Control and Accountability Plan Resource Type: Webinar Slides Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals Click to Download: Local Control Funding Formula Provisions Related to Students in Foster Care
California’s Partial Credit Model Policy: Improving the Educational Outcomes of Foster Youth (An Implementation Manual for School Districts and Child Welfare Agencies)
The real promise of these groundbreaking reforms has not yet been realized. Today, California’s foster youth fare no better than their peers living in states that lack such protections. They have also worse educational outcomes than any other student population in California. Author(s): Alliance for Children’s Rights, Judicial Council of California, County Welfare Directors Association of […]
California School-Based Health Alliance Webinars
The California School-Based Health Alliance offers webinars on topics that are of interest to providers, coordinators, and partners of school-based health care in California. Author(s): The California School-Based Health Alliance Topic(s): California, School Discipline, Trauma & Trauma-Informed Practice Resource Type: URL Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals https://www.schoolhealthcenters.org/about-us/toolkits-and-services/webinars/
California Foster Care Education Law Fact Sheets
Educators, social workers, probation officers, caretakers, advocates, and juvenile courts must work together to serve the educational needs of students in foster care. Author(s): California Foster Youth Education Task Force Publication Date: 2014 Topic(s): Best Interest Determinations, California, Foster Youth, School Discipline Resource Type: Factsheet / Guide Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals Click to Download: California Foster […]
Bringing Attendance Home: Parent Video
In this new resource from Attendance Works, a variety of parents speak about the importance of school attendance and making sure absences don’t add up. This video offers practical, every day steps parents can take to help their children attend school and highlights ways schools and communities can help reduce barriers to attendance. Be sure […]
Blueprint for Change Education Success for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
The Blueprint for Change: Education Success for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System presents 10 goals that set forth the broad framework for promoting education success for young people involved in the juvenile justice system. Author(s): The Legal Center for Youth Justice and Education Publication Date: 2016 Topic(s): Juvenile Justice Resource Type: Evaluation Measures Recommended Audience(s): Agency […]
All County Letter No. 16-91
Utilizing Title IV-E Funding to Support County Foster Youth Services Coordinating Programs Author(s): State of California – California Department of Social Services Publication Date: 2016 Topic(s): California, Foster Youth, Fundraising Resource Type: All County Letter Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals Click to Download: All County Letter No. 16-91 (2016)
All County Letter No. 16-75
Foster Youth Data Shared with California Department of Education Author(s): State of California – California Department of Social Services Publication Date: 2016 Topic(s): California, Data Sharing and Information Sharing, Foster Youth, Local Control Funding Formula Resource Type: All County Letter Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals Click to Download: All County Letter No. 16-75
