Education Services is part of the Child Welfare Services Division.
DCS-involved youth experience multiple risk factors that may keep them from succeeding in school. DCS is responsible for promoting education stability for youth in care and for incorporating strategies to improve educational outcomes. The Education Services Director and our team of Education Liaisons provide expertise to case managers, families, students, and schools to ensure the education needs of youth in care are met. As former teachers, administrators, and school social workers, they are a vital resource for parents/caregivers, schools, and DCS staff as we work together to champion student success.
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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Department of EducationDepartment of Education - Student Assistance for Foster Youth
- United States Department of Education ESSA Guidance
- DOE FAQ of Foster Youth and ESSA
- DOE ESSA Foster Youth POC Memo
- ESSA Implementation Toolkit
- ESSA and Social Emotional Learning - Five Key Strategies
- ESSA Final Regulations
- Contact DCS ESSA state point of contact (POC)
- DCS Local ESSA Point of Contacts: Local DCS Education Liaisons
- Local School Corporation ESSA Point of Contacts
- Foster Care & Education - Educational Stability
Program Background
Resources
- FAFSA - Federal Student Aid
- Applications are accepted beginning October 1, 2018 - Apply as soon as possible as awards are granted only until funds are depleted!
- Check with you school's Financial Aid Office for your school's deadline for submission. It may be earlier than you expect!
- The Federal deadline to apply is June 30, 2020.
- Indiana's grant deadline for the Frank O'Bannon Grant and 21st Century Scholarships is Midnight (CST) on April 15, 2019.
- Scholarships & Grants
- Education Services Trainings
- Anthem Partnership with ETS
- Hoosier Healthwise, Healthy Indiana Plan and Hoosier Care Connect programs through Anthem offer no-cost tutoring available for youth members who are in foster care.
- Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education
- National Deaf Center – Resources by topic
Post-Secondary Resources
Bullying Prevention
Trauma-Informed Care
- Echo Parenting - Trauma-Informed vs Non-Trauma Informed Graphic (PDF)
- Australian Childhood Foundation
- Professional Community
- Resources for Educators
- Making SPACE for Learning
- Children Feel and Be Safe Poster
- Safe and Secure
- Fostering Hope Foster Training – Worker Resource
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- Trauma Informed Care Resources linked below by role in children’s lives:
- Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative (TLPI)
- Helping Traumatized Children Learn Vol 1
- Helping Traumatized Children Learn Vol 2
- 5 Core Ideas of Helping Traumatized Children Learn Vol 1 & 2 – YouTube Video