The Governing Board recognizes its obligation to ensure that foster youth have access to the academic resources, services and extracurricular and enrichment activities that are available to district students. The district shall provide students in foster care within the district with access to educational opportunities and other services necessary to help such students achieve the district's performance standards.
(cf. 6011- Academic Standards)
(cf. 6173 - Education for Homeless Children)
The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall ensure that placement decisions for foster youth are based on the students' best interests as defined in law and administrative regulation.
The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall collaborate with the county placing agency and other appropriate agencies to ensure maximum utilization of available funds and to meet the educational needs of foster youth within the district.
(cf. 1400 - Relations between Other Governmental Agencies and the Schools)
(cf. 5141.6 - Student Health and Social Services)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
42920-42925 Foster children educational services
48645.1 Juvenile court schools
48645.5 Coursework completed in public school, juvenile court school, or nonpublic nonsectarian school
48850-48859 Educational placement of students residing in licensed children's institutions
49061 Student records
49069.5 Foster care students transfer of records
49076 Access to student records
56055 Rights of foster parents in special education
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
300 Children subject to jurisdiction
309 Investigation and release of child
361 Limitations on parental or guardian control
366.27 Educational decision by relative providing living arrangements
602 Minors violating law; ward of court
726 Limitations on parental or guardian control
727 Order of care, ward of court
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
11431-11435 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Management Resources:
WEB SITES
California Department of Education, Foster Youth Services Program: http://www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/ssp/fysprfa/fysrfa.htm
California Department of Social Services, Foster Youth Ombudsman Office: http://www.fosteryouthhelp.ca.gov
Policy WEST SIDE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: November 8, 2007 Healdsburg, California