Educational Stability for Foster Care Youth


PA Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program: Region 8 serves Bucks, Delaware, Lehigh, and Northampton counties and is administered by the Bucks County Intermediate Unit.
What We Do
- Ensure foster care children enroll, participate, and have the opportunity to succeed in school
- Serve as a resource for the school district designated contact (foster care liaison) and the County Children and Youth point of contact
- Encourage a cooperative and collaborative process for all parties involved and act as an intermediary for County Children and Youth and the school districts
- Advocate when in the youth’s best interest as determined by the BID process, for immediate enrollment in the receiving school to avoid gaps in education
- Provide professional development and technical assistance to our district foster care liaisons
- Host meetings for our 5 counties on topics related to foster care
Resources
Ensuring Educational Stability for Foster Care Youth Guidance For additional information on this initiative, please visit www.pafostercare.org. Click on the following link to find your: Local Education Agency (LEA) School Point of Contact
Additional reference resources are:
- The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
- The National Center for Homeless Education
- School House Connection
PDE and DHS Joint Guidance Sample Documents:
Transportation Memo of Understanding
Local Transportation Plan Template
PA Transportation Plan Guide
Best Interest Determination form (BID)
Educators/Admins Service and Programs
For assistance, please contact:
Kathy Birsa, Coordinator ECYEH Program
KBirsa@BucksIU.org
215-348-2940 Ext. 1360