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Former Foster Youth First to Graduate from Tuition-Free College Program
Nichols will get the distinction of being the first four-year graduate of a groundbreaking program that sends foster youth to college tuition-free – one that was hatched on a “crazy idea,” fueled by human kindness and incredible timing. The Seita Scholars program originally was envisioned for a dozen students during fall 2008. But then more began showing up, some stepping from caseworkers’ cars and clutching a garbage bag of belongings.
- Engaging Child Welfare, Education, and Judicial Stakeholders at the State and Local Levels – Archived Webinar
This free NRCPFC teleconference/webinar was the first in a series being offered to State Team Members/participants in the Child Welfare, Education and the Courts: A Collaboration to Strengthen Educational Successes of Children and Youth in Foster Care meeting and their invited guests. Sixto Cancel moderated the Youth Perspectives Alumnae Panel at the federal meeting, and welcomed participants to this webinar and offered a youth perspective on the work being done to strengthen educational stability for children and youth in care. Annie Blackledge discussed strategies and background work that can be used to increase motivation for collaboration when engaging child welfare, education, and judicial stakeholders at the state and local levels, and suggested resources to support these efforts. Representatives from the Nevada State Team then shared their experience in engaging stakeholders and planning and implementing their State-level summit held in February 2012. The webinar was moderated by Taffy Compain, National Foster Care Specialist, Children’s Bureau, ACF, HHS, who played a lead role in planning the federal meeting in November 2011. The webinar closed with a question and answer period. (April 2012)
- Funding Opportunity: Child Welfare - Early Education Partnerships to Expand Protective Factors for Children with Child Welfare Involvement (HHS-2012-ACF-ACYF-CO-0315)
Program Office: Administration on Children, Youth and Families; Funding Type: Discretionary; Funding Category: Grant; Announcement Type: Initial
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit proposals for projects to improve the socio-emotional and behavioral well-being of infants and young children, ages birth to 5 years old, and their families, through collaborative service delivery. These projects will build infrastructure capacity between State, local, or tribal child welfare agencies and early childhood systems to ensure that infants and young children who are in or at-risk of entering into foster care have access to comprehensive, high-quality early care and education services. Applicants will be required to demonstrate commitment of the appropriate State, local, or tribal child welfare agency and an appropriate early care and education agency(ies) to undertake the proposed work under this funding opportunity. Projects will promote and utilize multi-disciplinary interventions that build on protective factors and mediate the effects of adverse experiences. These projects may develop new models or replicate existing models of collaborative policies, procedures, and/or practices for identifying and addressing the early educational needs of this population. Application Due Date: 6/11/12
- How Can Child Welfare Agencies Access Education Records in Compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
This Foster Care and Education Q&A resource, developed by the Legal Center for Foster Care and Education, answers the following questions: Why is sharing information between child welfare, education agencies, and the courts important?; What is the impact of FERPA on information sharing?; Can a school release education records to comply with a court order?; Is there any child specific information that schools can release without parental consent?; Are there other FERPA exceptions that can help child welfare and education systems share personally identifiable (PII) student information for statistical purposes, and how do recent changes to the FERPA regulations impact data sharing?; and, Where can I learn more about this topic and other topics that relate to education for children in care? (2012)
- Connecting the Dots: Data Sharing in States and Communities
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 3:00-4:00 PM EDT
Data-sharing. It’s an important topic, given the myriad of systems and software that house information about our communities. Whether you are a teacher, parent or policymaker, aligned and connected data can have a powerful impact on direct relationships with young people and how you move toward the overarching outcomes that you want to achieve for young people in your community. By participating in this Ready by 21 webinar, hosted by the Forum for Youth Investment, you can learn about community and state data alignment work, as well as potential tools to improve your effectiveness.
- Children’s Bureau Forecast of Funding Opportunity Announcements
The Children's Bureau (CB) recently announced the forecast for a funding opportunity announcement: Child Welfare - Education System Collaborations to Increase Educational Stability. This is the second year that CB has supported these infrastructure building grants for child welfare agencies to partner with their local educational districts to improve educational outcomes for youth in foster care. Please note that the website incorrectly forecasts the announcement release in December 2011. It is unclear when the actual announcement will take place, so please sign up for the email option to be alerted.
- Solving the Data-Sharing Puzzle: A “How To” Guide for Cross-System Collaborations Between Child Welfare & Education
The PowerPoint presentation used by Maura McInerney of the Education Law Center in her overview of opportunities for data sharing and improving educational outcomes for children in foster care is available for download on the National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data & Technology website. This presentation was provided on a Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information Systems (SACWIS) conference call on January 19, 2012. The document on Educational Performance Measures referenced during the call has also been posted. (January 2012)
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