Homeless and Foster Youth

Student
 Social Services
Group Home Case Manger/Therapist/Foster Parent
Social Worker
Therapist/Psychiatrist
Educational Rights Holder
CASA
Judge and Attorney

School
Registration Technician
School Counselor
School Psychologist
Program Specialist
Case Carrier
Mental Health Counselor
MFT Intern
Administration
 AB 490 Credit Transfer for Youth in Care
If the student moves during the middle of the semester, the student shall be issued partial credit for
coursework completed.
Juvenile court school, nonpublic, non sectarian school or agency

When partial credit is issued for a specific course, the student shall be enrolled in the same/equivalent course,
so they may continue and complete the entire course.

Prohibits requiring students to retake a course if it was satisfactorily completed.

However, students cannot be prevented from retaking a course in order to meet CSU or UC eligibility
requirements

Prohibits requiring students to retake the portion of the course that they already completed, unless the
student is reasonably able to complete the requirements in time to graduate from high school. (This
determination shall be made in consultation with the student and his/her parent/guardian.)
AB 216 Graduation Requirements for Youth in Care
Exempts the youth who transfers schools any time after the completion of the students 2nd year of high
school, from coursework/requirements that are in addition to statewide requirements (unless the student is
reasonably able to complete the requirements by the end of their 4th year of high school).

Within 30 days of the date that the student may qualify for this exemption, the student (and the educational
rights holders) shall be notified.

If a student previously declined the exemption, the student can request the exemption at a later time

Once a youth is found eligible for AB 167/216 graduation, no school district may revoke the youths right to
graduate under AB 167/216, even if the youth leaves foster care or transfers to another school district.

Only the education rights holder or a youth who is over 18 years old can determine whether graduating under
AB 167/216 is in the youths best interest. An education rights holder can change their decision of whether or
not to graduate under AB 167/216 at any time prior to the youths graduation.

The student has the right to remain a 5th year to complete graduation requirements.
Children who lack a fixed, regular, OR adequate nighttime residence 11434a(2)
Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason.
Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds due to lack of adequate alternative accommodations.
Living in emergency or transitional shelters.
Living in a public or private place not designed for humans to live.
Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.
Utilities; infestations; mold; dangers
Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above.

Preserve Dignity
Offer support In the context of relationship
Ensure Student/Family of the Intent
Determining Eligibility for Rights and Services Under the McKinney-Vento Act 3 Sharing the housing of other persons
implies that the student or family is staying in another persons home. Some pertinent questions to help determine if this is the
case would include:
Does the student have a legal right to be in that home?
Can the student or family be asked to leave at any time with no legal recourse?
Is the living situation intended to be temporary or long term?
Did the student or family move into the home as an urgent measure to avoid being on the street or in another
precarious situation? due to loss of housing... implies that the student or family has no personal housing available.
Did the student or family lose their previous housing due to x An eviction or an inability to pay the rent or other bills?
Destruction of or damage to the previous home?
Abuse or neglect (such as in the case of a youth who leaves or is asked to leave the home)?
Unhealthy conditions, such as an inadequate physical environment, infestations, drug or alcohol abuse in the home, or
domestic violence?
The absence of a parent or guardian due to abandonment, the parents or guardians incarceration, or another reason?
 They are currently living in a casita style home
on someone's property. In a small one
bedroom. The mom shares a hallway with her
daughter and the three boys share the room.

They have moved frequently and currently are renting a room in a

house with two other families- the Leon family has one room for His family is currently in an apartment
mother and two boys. I am not sure how long they will be in this thats lease ends this month and they do
housing situation. They move often and do not have any stable living not have enough money to renew it.
situation. They are not sure where they will be
going when the lease lets up.

Student just informed me last week that their power had to be shut off
and a few days later they had to throw out all of the food in their fridge
because it went bad without any power. The family was using candles
for light.
 Unaccompanied Youth / McKinney-Vento
Laws

REASONS FOR LEAVING HOME

50% report physical abuse
Over 1/3 report sexual abuse
2/3 report domestic violence or substance use in
household
Up to 40% identify as LGBT
26% were kicked out due to LGBT status
Vulnerability when Unaccompanied
5,000 die each year from assault, illness, or suicide
report being assaulted or robbed
1 in 10 report being raped

I havent met a single runaway youth yet who didnt leave home for a good reason
Sue K. Rockford Public Schools
Why Identify Homeless and Unaccompanied Youth?

Reduce Vulnerability
Collaboration with local agencies

School Stability Helping children

School of Origin
Nutrition- Breakfast and Lunch succeed
School Success
McKinney-Vento Act, Title 1 Part A, IDEA
College access programs
FASFA as Independent
EOP
Enrollment Process


AB 490 Partial Credit
Calculation
Calculating Partial Credit

If the sending school uses a different scale than the receiving school, then the
sending school should calculate and issue partial credits according its own
scale. The receiving school can convert the number of credits earned to match
their own credit scale by using the above Calculation/Conversion Table.
Transcript Review under
AB 216
Working in Elementary or
Middle?
Tips for Support
 School-Aged Children in Foster Care Tips
Children in foster care are overrepresented in
special education programs. Schools should Helping children
provide appropriate programs and services (or
partnerships with relevant community learn to
agencies) to address the academic and
behavioral issues of children in foster care. advocate for
Schools can help older youth to find their themselves
voices and to advocate for themselves.

When a child with an IEP must change foster
care placement and start a new school, it is
critical that these records are immediately
transferred with the child.
The school should work with the child
welfare agency to ensure a seamless
transition of all needed school and health
records.
Safe Schools Healthy Students
Extra Resources
California Foster Care Education Law Fact Sheets

http://www.cfyetf.org/publications_11_3259084835.pdf

CALIFORNIAS PARTIAL CREDIT MODEL POLICY

http://kids-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/PartialCreditsManua
lweb.pdf
Thank you!