Children Deserve Success
Children Deserve Success (CDS) is a combination of Child Welfare and Attendance, Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program, and Homeless Education Program. These programs provide a wealth of support services to youth throughout San Bernardino County. CDS is committed and dedicated to ensuring youth receive the appropriate services they need that combines counseling and legal remedies to resolve complex or continuing student attendance or behavior problems; services for youth who suffer the traumatic effects of displacement from their families; and services that ensure youths’ educational rights and protections are equal to all. Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA) CWA is a specialized student support service that covers compliance with compulsory education laws, student admission and enrollment procedures, student discipline procedures, transfers to alternative programs, and school climate and safety. CWA combines the knowledge and skill of counseling with knowledge of education and the law to resolve complicated situations involving school choice, student discipline, campus safety, and programs for high-risk youth. Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program (FYSCP) FYSCP provides support services to foster children who suffer the traumatic effects of displacement from family, school, and multiple placements in foster care. FYSCP has the ability and authority to ensure that health and school records are obtained to establish appropriate placements and coordinate instructions, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, vocational training, emancipation services, training for independent living, and other related services. The FYSCP increases the stability of placements for foster children and youth. These services are designed to improve the children’s educational
performance and personal achievement, directly benefiting them as well as providing long-range cost savings to the state. Homeless Education Program The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act) (42 U. S. C. § 11431- 11435) is federal legislation that ensures the educational rights and protections of children and youths experiencing homelessness. It requires all local educational agencies (LEAs) to ensure that homeless students have access to the same free, appropriate public education, including public preschools, as provided to other children and youths. The McKinney-Vento Act defines LEAs as public school districts, direct-funded and locally funded charter schools, and county office of education. The McKinney-Vento Act also authorizes the funding for the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program. Location: Roy C Hill Education Center 601 North E Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0020 Contact: Jasmine Douglass jasmine.douglas@sbcss.net 909.386.2755. Website: https://tinyurl.com/ydkd94uc
Dr. Don English, Director Children Deserve Success
Innovation and Engagement Event Series: August 2024
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