Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
Texas students in foster care compose a small percentage of the total student population, yet face unique challenges that greatly impact success in the school environment and require specialized supports, interventions, and cross-system collaboration.
Foster Care & Student Success, housed in the Texas Education Agency’s Highly Mobile and At-Risk Unit in the Office of Special Populations & Student Supports, maintains resources and information to advance the education of students impacted by foster care.
Texas students in foster care perform and engage in school, to summarize Texas’ collaborative efforts toward strengthening education outcomes for students in foster care, and to highlight key considerations and opportunities for multi-disciplinary stakeholders moving forward.
Federal and state legislation supports students in foster care: Examples of issue areas supported by law include immediate enrollment, school stability, maintaining school placement, smooth transitions, designated school district foster care liaisons, and coordination between child welfare and education. .
31 Αυγ 2022 · In the state of Texas, there are approximately 17,000 school-aged students in the foster care system who attend public school.[20] In the school year 2019-20, nearly 20% of all the children in the foster care system in Texas changed schools at least once mid-year.[20]
Students in foster care experience educational instability and lag behind the general student population in high school completion.1. The percentage of students in foster care receiving special education services (24%) is almost three times that of students not in care (9%).2.
9 Οκτ 2024 · Currently Pathways Youth & Family Services licenses foster parents in traditional foster care, Kinship Care, primary medical needs, and treatment foster care (known as Pathways Treatment Family Foster Care or PTFFC). However, more options for foster parents are on the horizon.