Instructional Support Services

Building, Improving, and Expanding a Model Foster

Youth ProgramMilisav (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 Toronto. 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

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Foster Youth By School Level (456 Total)

Corona-Norco Unified School District

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Foster Youth Demographics

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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

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Step 1: Identify stakeholders and potential partnersDistrict’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 youthCreateafosteryouthflagforyourstudentinformationsystems:

• 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 or foster homes? Group homes? How many are probation-supervised?

Step4:DevelopdataonadditionalmetricsspecifictofosteryouthCreateafosteryouthflagforyourstudentinformationsystems:

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

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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

identifiedneeds?

• Aretheresufficientstafftofullyimplementtheidentifiedactions?

• Istheresufficientfundingtoimple-menttheidentifiedactions?

• Is there a clear timeline to imple-menttheidentifiedactionsandachieve goals?

Step 6: Add/revise foster youth goals and actionsYear2LCAPGoalsshouldincludespecificyearlybenchmarkstocloseachievementgapinallareasshownbydatainStep3,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 AdvancementProject•AllianceforChildren’sRights•Children’sLawCenterofCalifornia•CaliforniaYouthConnection• CountyofLosAngeles•DepartmentofChildrenandFamilyServicesHillsides•LosAngelesAreaChamberofCommerce•

NationalCenterforYouthLawPublicCounsel•UnitedFriendsoftheChildren

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

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FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

▸ District-Wide Totals as of May 20 of that school year

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

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FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

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45

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

Graduation Dropout 5th Year Seniors

89%

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FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

▸ Demographic Percentages

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

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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

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656

Pass Fail

3 Students 4 Students 2 Students 7 Students

FOSTER YOUTH 2011-15

▸ Suspensions

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2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

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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 ProgramMilisav (Mike) Ilic, Ed.D.

Director