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Improving Education Outcomes for Court- Involved Youth
Jessica FeiermanJessica Feierman
April 10, 2015April 10, 2015
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Website: www.fostercareandeducation.org
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What Every Child Needs
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Instability
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School Instability
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EDUCATION OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH IN CARE
Is the deck stacked against our youth?
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EDUCATION OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH IN CARE
Less than 50%
of high school students in care graduate
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EDUCATION OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH IN CARE
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EDUCATION OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH IN CARE
College Graduation Rate
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EDUCATION OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH IN CARE
“youth in foster care are 2.5 [to]
3.5 [times] more likely to be receiving special education services than their non
foster care peers.” *
*National Working Group on Foster Care and Education, Education is the Lifeline for Youth in Care.
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Making a ChangeEducation was one of the few stabilities I had in my life. My hope would be that a family would fill that role, but for me, it was education. That was the greatest gift. Everything else was taken away from me, but education wasn’t.... It made the difference.
NCSL and Excal Consulting Partners LLC. (March 2008)
Stuart Foundation Video: It Gets Awesome
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IMPROVING EDUCATION OUTCOMES
Youth in care who are connected to mentors are
as likely to graduate than those who are not3x
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IMPROVING EDUCATION OUTCOMES
Youth who stay in the same placement and school are
more likely to graduate 50%
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IMPROVING EDUCATION EDUCATION OUTCOMES
Students who receive SIX months of
one-on-one tutoring
have a
1.7 grade level increase in reading
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Blueprint for Change: Education Success for Children in Foster Care
8 Goals for Youth
Benchmarks for each goal indicating progress toward achieving education success
National, State, and Local Examples
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Goal 1: Remain in the Same School
Innovative Examples:
GIS Mapping
School-Based Foster Family Recruitment
Interagency Transportation Agreements
Court Rules
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Goal 2: Seamless TransitionsInnovative Example:
Education Dashboards
Specially Trained Liaisons
Caseworker Role Specified
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Goal 3: Young Children Ready to Learn
Prioritize young children in care for Head Start and other early learning programs
Assess young children in care for early intervention
Identify appropriate providers
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Goal 4: Equal Access Involvement in extra-curricular activities
Access to academic programs – including gifted and talented
special education
career and technical education
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Goal 5: Address Dropout, Truancy, and Discipline
Compassionate Schools
Trauma-Informed Schools
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
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Goal 6: Involving and Empowering Youth
Youth involved in court
Youth plan early and often
Youth at education meetings with supportive adults
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Goal 7: Supportive Adults as Advocates and Decision-makers
Mentors
Education Decision-Makers Special Education General Education
Advocates
Parents
Foster parents
Liaisons
Teachers
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Goal 8: Obtaining Postsecondary Education
Higher Education Liaisons
Transition Planning Special and General Education Needs Post-Secondary Counseling College Tours Help with applications and FAFSA Prioritizing youth in care in college prep programs
Tuition Support and Fee Waivers
Campus Housing During Breaks
Campus Support Programs
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Resources:
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Legal Center Database
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Conclusion
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Contact
Jessica FeiermanJuvenile Law Center
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 400Philadelphia, PA 19107(215) 625-0551 ext 116
Legal Center for Foster Care and [email protected]
http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/