Supporting Opportunities for

Foster Youth StudentsHeidi Brahms

Shasta County Office of Education530-225-5390

www.shastacoe.org

Federal and state funded with a current minimum Chafee Grant amount of $5,000

Chafee Grant Application, the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA), and Chafee Need Analysis Report (NAR)

Enroll at least half time in an eligible school

Career and technical training or college

Dependency when you were between the ages of 16 and 18

Social Services will verify the foster youth eligibility status

CHAFEE GRANT

  Accept for credit, full or partial coursework

satisfactorily completed by a pupil while attending a public school, or non public, non-sectarian school or agency.

  Your District has Board Policy giving guidance to

the allocation of seat time to credits earned. Education Code Section 48645

Full, Partial and Seat Time Credits (AB 490)

California legislation exempts foster youth from local graduation requirements if:

◦ youth transfers school or districts in 11th or 12th grade and,

◦ would not be able to reasonably meet these additional local requirements (electives)

◦ See attached summary of requirements

Graduation Requirements (AB 167)

A new school must “immediately” enroll a foster youth even if the youth has

◦ outstanding fees, fines, textbooks, or other items

◦ is unable to produce records or clothing normally required for enrollment, such as previous academic records, medical records, immunization

records, proof of residency, other documentation, or school uniforms

Immediate means attending classes

Education CODE § 48853.5(d)(4)(B).

Right To Immediate Enrollment(AB 490)