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LEGAL CENTER ON FOSTER CARE AND EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS

The Legal Center continues to develop publications and materials addressing the education needs of children in foster care. We seek to develop materials for all stakeholders, and encourage you to send us an e-mail and let us know what other materials you would like to see developed.

Blueprint

The Blueprint for Change: Education Success for Children in Foster Care

The Blueprint for Change is a tool for change. The 8 Goals for Youth and Benchmarks for each goal indicating progress toward achieving education success are a framework for both direct case advocacy and system reform efforts. Following each goal are National, State, and Local Examples of policies, practices, programs, and resources that exist to improve educational outcomes for children in foster care.

Click here to download the Blueprint!
Click here to download the Blueprint Insert Card listing all the Goals and Benchmarks.
Click here to download a Fact Sheet about the Blueprint.

Blueprint Stakeholder Tools

Caseworkers – The Legal Center has developed two tools for caseworkers related to Goals 1 and 2 of the Blueprint: School Stability and School Transitions . Each of these checklists is designed to assist caseworkers about school stability and continuity.

Click here to download the Blueprint: School Stability.
Click here to download the Blueprint: School Transitions.

Q & A

Monthly Fact Sheets

The Legal Center plans to develop monthly Question & Answer Fact Sheets about important issues related to education needs for children in out-of-home care.

  1. Blueprint for Change
  2. Credit Transfer and School Completion
  3. Headstart and Early Start
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