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Instructional Support Services

Building, Improving, and Expanding a Model Foster Youth Program

Milisav (Mike) Ilic, Ed.D.

Director

Hamilton, Ontario

Located in the heart of downtown Hamilton, Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School is one of the largest multi- cultural schools outside of T

• ronto. Canadians, including a

sizeable group of aboriginal students, study alongside ESL students coming from about 80 countries and speaking more than 50 languages.

Why Foster Youth

Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Close the “invisible” achievement gap

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Elementary High School Intermediate K-8 NPS

1% 4% 13% 36% 46%

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Foster Youth By School Level (456 Total)

Corona-Norco Unified School District

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Hispanic White African American Asian Other

4% 4% 15% 22% 55%

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Foster Youth Demographics

Corona-Norco Unified School District

0% 17.5% 35% 52.5% 70% 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014

47% 42% 40% 44% 69% 66% 59% 63%

Continuation District

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Low Income, English Learners, Foster Youth

Corona-Norco Unified School District

Foster Youth Goals

Motivate Educate Graduate

Motivate

Make a connection to school Create a safe environment Teacher or other adult on campus Safety and Violence Counselor Activites

Educate

AB 216 AB 490 Tutoring

Graduate

Foster Youth College Bound Day College and Financial Aid Summer Advantage Program

Date Activity Location Lead Group September 8 @ 1:30 Safety and Violence Counselors Meeting (1st meeting) CNUSD District Office CNUSD September 25 @ 10:30-1:00 Fall Kick-Off for high school students • Announce program for seniors CNSUD District Office CNUSD October 21 @ 9am Seniors and Caregivers Back-to-School Orientation (kick-off) Learning Center North CNUSD, NC, and RDPSS October Pre-Assessment Test and Financial Aid Workshop Norco College NC October Begin afterschool Tutoring Sylvan Learning Center CNUSD and RCOE November Life Skills Workshop •Topic: Norco College THRIVE December 5 @ 10:30 Holiday Feast CNUSD District Office January 30 @ 9:00-1:00 Foster Youth College Bound Day • Seniors apply to NC, Summer Advantage, and FAFSA Norco College NC, CNUSD, February Life Skills Workshop •Topic: Making Healthy Choices Norco College THRIVE March Take Accuplacer Exam Norco College NC April Life Skills Workshop •Topic: Financial Literacy Norco College THRIVE May End of Year Celebration (all high school students) •Seniors apply for EOPS CNUSD District Office CNUSD June Summer Advantage for seniors Norco College NC

Step 1: Identify stakeholders and potential partners

District’s LCAP drafting committee and district/school staff working with foster youth should develop contacts with:

• COE FYS program
• County child welfare agency – edu-

cation and data point person

• County probation department – edu-

cation and data point person

• Juvenile courts – presiding judge or

designee on education issues

• Children’s and parents’ attorneys
• Community-based organizations that

work with foster children and/or care- givers (advocacy groups, tutoring/ mentoring programs, CASA, kinship support programs, etc.)

• Placement and service providers

(group homes, FFAs, mental health agencies, workforce programs)

• Youth organizations (CYC, Foster

Club)

Step 2: Gather demographic data on foster youth

Create a foster youth fmag for your student information systems:

• How many foster youth are students in your district?
• Look at data by age – do they cluster at certain grade

levels?

• Look at data by school – do they cluster at certain

schools/areas?

• Look at data by placement/supervision type - how many

are living with parents? How many are in relative homes

• r foster homes? Group homes? How many are probation-

supervised?

Step 4: Develop data on additional metrics specifjc to foster youth

Create a foster youth fmag for your student information systems:

Step 3: Review Year 1 data disaggregated for foster youth on state-required metrics

All districts currently should have disag- gregated data on foster youth on:

• Standardized test performance
• AP course passage
• High school dropout rate
• High school graduation rate
• Suspensions
• Expulsions

Analyze the data – are outcomes for fos- ter youth different than for the general student population? In which areas? Develop local capacity to obtain disaggregated data for foster youth on additional key metrics:

• Attendance
• Chronic absenteeism
• School transfers (% of foster youth who change schools

due to change in placement or transfer to continuation/ alternative school)

• Participation in statewide testing
• Enrollment in comprehensive vs. alternative/continuation

high schools

BUILD YOUR OWN MODEL LCAP FOR FOSTER YOUTH COALITION FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FOR FOSTER YOUTH MARCH 2015

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Step 5: Review Year 1 LCAP’s Foster Youth-related goals, action steps, and funding.

In light of the demographic data re- viewed in Step 2, and the outcome data reviewed in Step 3, consider:

• Do the goal(s) and actions match

identifjed needs?

• Are there suffjcient staff to fully

implement the identifjed actions?

• Is there suffjcient funding to imple-

ment the identifjed actions?

• Is there a clear timeline to imple-

ment the identifjed actions and achieve goals?

Step 6: Add/revise foster youth goals and actions

Year 2 LCAP Goals should include specifjc yearly benchmarks to close achievement gap in all areas shown by data in Step 3, where foster youth outcomes are lagging behind those of general student population. Add Actions to support each goal:

• District level policies, data col-

lection and analysis, MOUs with county child welfare and probation departments

• Hiring and/or assignment, train-

ing, and supervision of staff who will work with foster youth at school sites, and training/support of all staff in working effectively with foster youth

• School-site level academic and

socioemotional counseling, sup- ports and resources for foster youth, linking foster youth to school and district resources

The Coalition for Educational Equity for Foster Youth is

Advancement Project • Alliance for Children’s Rights • Children’s Law Center of California • California Youth Connection • County of Los Angeles • Department of Children and Family Services Hillsides • Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce • National Center for Youth Law Public Counsel • United Friends of the Children

Step 8: Review Year 1 budgeted and actual expenditures for actions and services for foster youth. Revise/increase Year 2 budgeted expenditures as necessary to support all Actions/Services.

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BUILD YOUR OWN MODEL LCAP FOR FOSTER YOUTH COALITION FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FOR FOSTER YOUTH MARCH 2015

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

▸ District-Wide Totals as of May 20 of that school year 125 250 375 500 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

240 235 351 478

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

22.5 45 67.5 90 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Graduation Dropout 5th Year Seniors

89% 0% 50% 21% 29% 52% 81% 21% 28% 3% 16% 11%

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

▸ Demographic Percentages 15 30 45 60 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

16 15 17 13 24 25 26 33 53 54 49 48

Hispanic White African-American

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

TOP 4 SCHOOLS WITH FOSTER YOUTH

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Roosevelt HS (48) Roosevelt HS (31) Roosevelt HS (45) Roosevelt HS (59) Norco HS (19) Centennial HS (15) Norco HS (21) Centennial HS (21) Santiago HS (15) Norco HS (14) Rosa Parks Elem (20) Rosa Parks Elem (19) Centennial HS (14) Ramirez Interm (11) Centennial HS (16) Eastvale/ Foothill (17)

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

TOP 4 GRADES WITH FOSTER YOUTH

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 12 (35) 11 (25) 10, 11 (32) 9 (44) 10 (31) 10, 12 (24) 7 (29) 2 (42) 9 (30) 8, 9 (18) 1, 3 (28) 6 (39) 11 (28) 7, 8 (17) 8 (26) 11 (37)

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

▸ Taking AP Classes 4.5 9 13.5 18 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

1 4 2 18 6 5 6

Pass Fail

3 Students 4 Students 2 Students 7 Students

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

▸ Suspensions 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 100 200 300 400

No Yes

26% suspension rate 25% suspension rate 20% suspension rate 19% suspension rate

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

NEXT STEPS

▸ Attendance ▸ Chronic Absenteeism ▸ School transfers (% of Foster Youth who change schools

due to change in placement or transfer to Alt. Ed.)

▸ Enrollment in Traditional vs. Alternative Ed. schools

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

NEXT STEPS

▸ County probation department – education and data point

person

▸ Juvenile courts – presiding judge or designee on education

issues

▸ Placement and service providers (group homes, FFAs, mental

health agencies, workforce programs)

▸ Community-based organizations that work with foster children

and/or care- givers (advocacy groups, tutoring/mentoring programs, CASA, kinship support programs, etc.)

Instructional Support Services

Building, Improving, and Expanding a Model Foster Youth Program

Milisav (Mike) Ilic, Ed.D.

Director