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PROJECT SCHOOL SUCCESS—PHASE IINYC ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICESOFFICE OF EDUCATION SUPPORT AND POLICY PLANNING (OESPP)& DIVISION OF POLICY, PLANNING AND MEASUREMENT (PPM)

Kathleen Hoskins, Esq.

Donald Lash, Esq.

Zhanna Margolis

NYC Project School Success-Phase IINew York City Administration for Children’s Service (ACS)

• all five boroughs (Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island)

• New York City Local Social Service District • Child welfare (12K-foster care; 11K-CP cases)• Juvenile Justice (272 in detention and placement)• Preventive Services (26K families)• Early Care and Education (92K-daycare; 12K-HS)

PSS-Phase II focuses on children in foster care

NYC Project School Success—Phase IIOffice of Education Support and Policy Planning (OESPP)

• OESPP assists and supports caseworker staff for children between the ages of birth to 21 who are accessing services through the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS).

• OESPP provides support that addresses all education issues from early childhood education to post-secondary education, with an expertise in issues surrounding special education and alternative school placements.

Division of Policy, Planning and Measurement (PPM)

• Oversees the development, implementation and evaluation of contractual relationships with partner agencies

NYC Project School Success—Phase IIProject Goals/Objectives

• Improve Educational stability and successes• Capacity building for FC agencies

Target Population• 32 FC agencies serving 12K foster children

Key Collaborative Partners• Foster care agencies• NYC Department of Education• ACS Divisions of Family Permanency and Policy,

Planning and Measurement

NYC Project School Success—Phase II

Project School Success—Phase I• 9 pilot foster care agencies• Development of Memorandum of Understanding with NYC DOE to share data for children in foster care

• Submitted data monthly for 9 pilot agencies and continued quarterly data distribution for other agencies

• Monthly discussions and feedback on disseminated data

NYC Project School Success-Phase II

Key Proposed Services• Education Stability Liaison Support• Data analyst technical support• Standardized Education Liaison Curriculum

Key Expected Outcomes• Increased focus on key educational milestones• Integration of monthly data into agency operating

systems• Development of web-based database• Improved cross-system collaboration for targeted

program development


Evaluation Approach• Verification, oversight and data collection by ACS

Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE)• Pre and Post surveys of education liaisons• Evaluation of longitudinal data of educational

outcomes• Tracking of educational stability decisions through

randomized case review using DOE database• Pre and Post competency assessment of Planning

to Achieve School Success (PASS) Academy participants


Anticipated Opportunities• Comprehensive information exchange with local school district

• Improved educational planning for children in foster care

• Enhanced program develop to target educational achievement

Expected Challenges• Agency capacity/budgetary issues

NYC Project School Success-Phase IISustainability & Dissemination Plans

• Collaboration with NYC Department of Education (DOE) will expand existing Project School Success templates and regular reporting mechanisms for on-going data-sharing, with system-wide scope; expanded capacity will be retained in Project School Success

• ACS’ Office of Education Support and Policy Planning (OESPP) will absorb training and school stability planning activities into its work scope and regular coordination with NYC

• Random case evaluations through the “Childstat” model of case review will increase participants knowledge of NYC ACS and NYC DOE systems


Sustainability & Dissemination Plans• OESPP will develop training curricula, guidance documents and best practices to build the capacity of ACS legal and case planning divisions and voluntary agencies

• Share program data and results at pre-existing monthly Education Forum, Project School Success provider meeting, annual “Back to School Summit,” quarterly agency director meetings

• Publish information and data in OESPP “Education Matters” e-bulletin and other provider bulletins


Questions for other grantees• Have other jurisdictions fashioned cost-sharing arrangements for transportation?• If so, what are the characteristics of the jurisdiction, i.e., large urban school system, multiple small districts, etc.?

• Have other jurisdictions developed data showing improved school stability and outcomes?

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