1. Best Practices for Helping Foster Youth
Alvord Unified School District
Best Practices for Helping Foster Youth
All students will realize their unlimited potential.

2. Belief Statement
An integral part of the Alvord Foster Youth Services Program is to provide equitable services to support our diverse foster youth population in achieving their unlimited potential.

3. Foster Youth Services Program
Ensure Foster Youth Rights are clearly defined and explained to foster students
Provide guidance and support for foster students and families
Services include: small groups and individual counseling for foster youth Collaborate with teachers, staff, and families to help foster youth be successful in school
Collaborate with social workers, Riverside County Office of Education, other community resources

4. Best Practices
Create District Policies and Procedures ensuring Foster Youth Rights are met
Train Staff on Foster Youth Laws
Remind Staff to run Foster Youth lists
Create District Foster Youth Website (Laws, Resources)

5. Train School Counselors
AB 216 Eligibility Meeting Procedures
Closely Monitor Academic Progress
Partial Credit Training Registrars and Counselors *Children’s Alliance Toolkit Resource
Foster Youth Awareness Videos
Get to Know Us Video

6. Teachers Training Removed Video
Reminder:
It’s About Relationships!
Sensitivity
Being Mindful
Partial Credits
School Transfer Challenges
Challenges of Teaching and Gratitude of Students Video

7. 150 Ways to Show Kids You Care
Pick 3 Things You will Do to Show a Foster Child/Youth that You Care
Share with a Person Sitting Next to You Something You will Do or Something You Have done

8. ESSA Foster Youth Transportation When Necessary
Ensure that foster youth who need transportation to the school of origin promptly receive it in a cost-effective manner, and in accordance with the child welfare agency’s authority to use child welfare funding available under section 475(4)(A) of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act to provide transportation.
Develop and implement procedures for how transportation to maintain foster youth in their schools of origin, when in their best interest, will be provided, arranged and funded.

9. Best Practices Relating to School Stability
Best Interest Determination School of Origin Form (San Diego County)
Transportation Program and Protocol
MOUs/Interagency Agreements

10. Resources Alvord Unified School District Foster Youth Website
Foster Youth Education Toolkit
Every Student Succeeds Act Implementation Toolkit

11. Contact Anh Nguyen District Liaison-Foster Youth/Homeless
Kristie Prady
S.A.R.B./Staff Assistant