HOMELESS AND FOSTER CARE PEIMS OVERVIEWDAVID RAY

REGION 10 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER

WEBSITE

www.region10.org/mvh

www.region10.org/fostercare

David Ray

David.Ray@Region10.org

972.348.1786

WHO IS HOMELESS

“homeless children and youth”—(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence …; and(B) includes— (i) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement;(ii) children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings …(iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and(iv) migratory children who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).

PEIMS HOMELESS IDENTIFICATION

Homeless PEIMS Indicators— 100 Record—Column 79

0 Not homeless at any time during the school year

1 Unsheltered

2 Doubled-Up

3 Sheltered

4 Hotel or Motel

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXAMPLES

HomelessUnaccompanied

Students not with legal guardians

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXAMPLES

In 1938, Huey, Dewey and Louieare sent to live with Uncle

Donald because their father was in the hospital and their

mother, Della Duck (Donald’stwin sister), could not

care for them.

Homeless & Unaccompanied

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXAMPLES

By 1941, the boys hadpermanently moved in with Donald.However, guardianship transfer was

never sought.

Students not with legal guardians

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXAMPLES

In 1987, Donald joined the navy. He made a plan with his Uncle, Scrooge McDuck, to watch the boys while he

was away.

Students not with legal guardians

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXAMPLES

Homeless & Unaccompanied

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXAMPLES

1 in 10 report being raped

1 in 100 die each year, the vast majority from suicide

75% report at least one parent who abused drugs or alcohol

20-40% were sexually abused in their homes

40-60% were physically abused

Many youth have been thrown out because of their sexual orientation (20-40% identify as LGBT)

10% of currently homeless female teenagers are pregnant

PEIMS UNACCOMPANIED IDENTIFICATION

Unaccompanied Youth PEIMS Indicators— 100 Record—Column 80

3 Homeless Student is in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian for the entire school year

5 Homeless Student is not in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian at any time during the school year.

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH TEST

Any student who is homeless and not in the physical custody of their parent or legal guardian are considered an unaccompanied youth.

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH TEST

Jenny’s parents recently died. She has since been doubled up with a friend. Her “disabilities of minority” have been removed by a court and she is therefore emancipated. Jenny is 17. Is she considered an unaccompanied youth?

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH TEST

My district recently enrolled a 3 year old student who is homeless. The student is being passed around to various family friends’ houses. The parents returned to their home country due to financial hardship and health issues. Should this student be considered an unaccompanied youth?

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH TEST

Bianca is 20. She is homeless and lives by herself, crashing on various friends couches throughout the year. She would code Bianca as both homeless and unaccompanied?

UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH TEST

Donald is a homeless unaccompanied student. Donald is 17. He was recently married. Is Donald still considered an unaccompanied youth.

HOMELESS QUESTIONS

Homelessness has no timeline limitations

PEIMS codes remain the same once student is coded homeless for that year

The homeless liaison makes the final determination of homeless status

Migrant students are not automatically homeless

FOSTER CARE

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PEIMS IDENTIFICATION FOR FOSTER CARE

Foster Care PEIMS Indicators— 102 Record—Column 30

0 Student is not currently in the conservatorship of the TX DFPS

1 Student is currently in the conservatorship of the TX DFPS

2 Pre-kindergarten student was previously in the conservatorship of the TX DFPS

ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTATION

Documentation required for a school to report a student as a Foster Care student is as follows:

For Foster Care Indicator Code 0, no documentation is required because the student is not currently in the conservatorship of the Texas DFPS when enrolling in the school.

For Foster Care Indicator Code 1, the enrolling caregiver must provide a copy of the Texas DFPS Placement Authorization Form (Form 2085) or a court order that designates the student is in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

For Foster Care Indicator Code 2, the Pre-kindergarten student is enrolling in school for the purpose of participating as an eligible student in a Pre-kindergarten program and eligibility documentation must be provided. At least annually, the Texas DFPS and Child Protective Services will mail verification letters of PK eligibility to the parents and caregivers of eligible children who in turn must provide this verification documentation to the school at enrollment.

Foster care status data should be handled with the utmost sensitivity and in accordance with all FERPA guidelines

ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTATION

Acceptable Documentation:

Foster Care/Residential Care – 2085 FC

Kinship or Other Non-Foster Caregiver – 2085 KO

Verified Kinship Foster Caregiver – 2085 KF

Legal Risk 2085 LR

Home and Community-based Services (HCS) – 2085 HCS

Supervised Independent Living – 2085 SIL

Designation of Education Decision-Maker – 2085 E

Designation of a Medical Consenter – 2085 B

DFPS Kinship Caregiver Agreement – 0695

Court-Order naming Texas DFPS as the TMC or PMC

OTHER CPS FORMS (NOT ACCEPTABLE)

Placement Authorization forms from Child Placing Agencies

Letters from Child Placing Agencies

Memorandums and Letters on DFPS letterhead (unless for Pre-K Verification)

Documents from another state’s child welfare agency

Authorization Agreement for Nonparent Relative or Voluntary Caregiver – The State of Texas

Agreement for a Parental Child Safety Placement - 2298

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