1. La Shona Jenkins, LCSW FYAP Coordinator
Professional Development Meeting Thursday, february 18, roy Romer Middle school 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
La Shona Jenkins, LCSW
FYAP Coordinator

2. Welcome La Shona Jenkins, FYAP Program Coordinator Sign In Agenda
Logistics (Restroom, parking …)

3. 7103 Foster Youth Cumulative DataMatch August - January 2016
Ensure LAUSD ID are entered correctly
LAUSD ID number format is as follows:
123456M123
123456F123
The first part of the LAUSD ID must be student’s birthdate in the following format MMDDYY
Letters M and F must be capitalized
LAUSD ID only contains 10 digits
Remember to add LAUSD ID for newly enrolled students.
430 Invalid *
FYAP Counselors
Reported 4475 Completed CAA
63%
4045 Completed CAA
57%
* Duplicates and wrong ID numbers

4. Duplicate List District ID CAA FYAP Counselor 111170F012 Yes
Ensure that LAUSD ID are entered one time on your SOS Log Caseload tab
Communicate with transferring counselor, to ensure only one counselor marks as completed.

5. 5626 Foster Youth on Norm Report CAA Progress
Ensure LAUSD ID are entered corrected
Ensure that all students are entered on SOS Caseload tab
Ensure that all students on the Norm Report (Sept. 19th Data Match) have a completed CAA
Not completed CAAs:
1944
35%
CAA completed 3682
65%

6. CAA Verification Sheet
CHILD_LAST_NAME
CHILD_FIRST_NAME
LAUSD ID
ESC
Locn as of 9/19/2015
School as of 9/19/2015
FYAP Counselor for 9/19/2015
Location Code as of 1/2/2016
School as of 1/2/2016
FYAP Counselor for 1/2/2016
completed CAA by
REPORT_DATE 9/19/2015
REPORT_DATE 10/23/2015
REPORT_DATE 1/2/2015
Leaver code
Wrongful identified Student (Remove)
Unidentified Student (Add)
Comment
New 10/23/15
dropped 1/2/16
9/19/2015
10/23/2015
1/2/2016

7. Program Updates
241.1 Pilot Program

8. Program Updates
New Legislation

9. Legislative Updates
AB Foster Youth: Complaint of Noncompliance
Expands the UCP (Uniform Complaint Procedures) to include complaints of non-compliance with certain rights and responsibilities
Related to the education of foster & homeless youth, including school placement decisions
Responsibilities of foster youth liaisons
School transfer provisions
exemption from local graduation requirements,
awarding of partial credit for completed coursework.

10. AB854 – Weber (D): Educational Services: Pupils in Foster Care
Restructures the existing Foster Youth Services Program from direct services provided by COEs (County Office of Education and six school districts) into a program of coordination to assist LEAs (Local Education Agency) in meeting their required obligation to improve the educational outcomes of foster youth under the LCFF
Renames the program the Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program. Under the program, a COE, or consortium of COEs, is authorized to apply to the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) for grant funding to operate an education-based foster youth services coordinating program to provide educational support for pupils in foster care. 

11. AB 1166 – Bloom (D): Pupils in Foster Care: Homeless Pupils
Provides that students who are in foster care or are homeless are eligible for exemption from local graduation requirements,
even if not notified of this right
provides that homeless youth who are exempted continue to be exempted even if the student is no longer homeless.

12. SB 319 – Beall (D): Child Welfare Services: Public Health Nursing
Requires a foster care public health nurse, as part of the medical care planning and coordination for a child,
Public health nurse to provide monitoring and oversight over the administration of psychotropic medications. 
The bill also authorizes such a nurse to assist a non- minor dependent to make informed decisions about health care.

13. SB 445 – Liu (D): Pupil Instruction and Services: Homeless Children
Requires a LEA to allow a homeless child to continue his or her education in their school of origin while homeless.
If, during the school year, a student is no longer homeless,
Remain in school of origin if homeless during the school year.
High school students can remain in school of origin through HS graduation.
Shall continue his or her education through the duration of the academic school year if a student in grades K-8.

14. SB 445 – Continue
Under SB 445, if a homeless child is transitioning between school grade levels,
LEA must allow the child to continue in the school district of origin in the same attendance area and if the child is transitioning to middle or high school, and the school designated for matriculation is in another school district, the LEA must allow the child to continue to the school designated for matriculation. Under the bill, a school district will not be required to provide transportation unless otherwise required under an IEP or by the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

15. Legislation
Quick Reference Guide: Graduation Exemption Laws AB 167/216 and AB 1806

16. Integrate SHHS To Improve Outcomes For Foster Youth

17. Spring Camp: April 1st – 3rd
Pick-up locations have changed:
Central & East: Roybal HS
South: (Sellery) Banneker-Doyle Transition Ctr.
West: Angeles Mesa ES
North: Danube Ave. ES
4 Overnight Staff
Bus Chaperones
Total Packets: 40
25 Boys
15 Girls

18. Foster Youth Leadership Council Facilitators and Schools
COUNSELOR SCHOOL LD
Tracy Peeples Carson South
Meena Montemayor Banning South
Chris Sanco Crenshaw West
Lamisha Hines Washington West
Toyann Lebrew Dorsey West
Jay Longo Poly Northeast
Rita Paz Sylmar Northeast
Traci Williams Monroe Northwest
Tracy Ford Kennedy Northwest
Briana Guzman Huntington Park East
Maxine Salcido South Gate East
Angelica Valenzuela and
Destiny Verdugo Garfield East
Sagrario Gonzalez and
Janet Wong Contreras Central

19. Formal Student Discipline
Student Discipline and Expulsion Support Unit

20. Student discipline and expulsion support unit (SDES)
Pre-Expulsion Services
Provide specialized legal and procedural support to District personnel in matters pertaining to student discipline.
Process student expulsion referrals from school principals and applications for admission from parents of other districts’ expellees and present expulsion and admission recommendations to the Board of Education.
Conduct expulsion and admission hearings, ensuring District compliance with due process and fair hearing regulations as well as interpreting and applying points of law and Board policy.

21. SDES Also…….. Post-Expulsion Services Placement
Provide AB 922 services for all expelled students and assist the students to achieve reinstatement.
Develop individualized rehabilitation plan and monitor student progress on a regular basis.
Conduct reinstatement review hearings and present reinstatement recommendations to the Board of Education.
Placement
Interim placement
Reinstatement placements

22. Law Governing Formal Student Discipline
California Education Code
Matrix for Student Suspension and Expulsion Recommendation
Federal Laws
Gun-Free Schools Act
IDEIA

23. JURISDICTION
A student may be suspended or expelled for acts enumerated in E.C et seq. that are related to school activities or school attendance occurring within a school under the jurisdiction of the Superintendent or principal or occurring within any other school district at any time, including but not limited to:
While on school grounds
While going to or coming from school
During the lunch period whether on or off campus
During, or while going to or coming from, a school sponsored activity

24. MANDATORY RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEL
Principal shall immediately suspend and recommend expulsion when evidence provides that the following occur at school or at a school activity:
Possession of Firearm
Brandishing a Knife
Selling a Controlled Substance
Sexual Assault/Battery
Possession of Explosive

25. LIMITED/BROAD PRINCIPAL’S DISCRETION
Category II
Student offenses with limited principal discretion
Serious Physical Injury
Possession of Knife/Other Dangerous Object
Possession of Any Controlled Substance Robbery/Extortion
Assault/Battery of School Employee
Category III
Student offenses with broad principal discretion
Examples:
Damage to school/private property
Stolen school/private property
Terroristic Threat
Sexual Harassment

26. Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) and AB 1859 (2003)
Generally, students with disabilities may be disciplined for the same reasons, and in the same way as non-disabled students. However, mandates of the IDEIA and Section 504 must be met when imposing discipline.
These laws define how California schools may discipline students with disabilities and require school districts to consider the following:
Relationship of misconduct to disability
Length of removal from educational placement
Provision of services

27. AB1729 Main Points E.C. Sections 48900.5 and 48900 (v)
Suspension, including in-school and class suspension, should be utilized for adjustment purposes only when other means of correction have failed to bring about proper conduct and/or safety is at risk.
Alternatives to suspension must be age appropriate and designed to address and correct the student’s specific misconduct.

28. AB 1729 Other Means of Correction
The law addresses the following:
Excessive use of disciplinary measures that push out students from class and/or school
Inconsistent application of discipline

29. Other Means of Correction
Include, but are not limited to:
Parent/Student Conference
Referrals for case management
Intervention-related SST/COST/DRT teams
Participation in restorative justice
Positive behavior support with tiered interventions
After-school programs that address specific behavioral issues
Community service

30. Documentation Requirements
Education Code violations, formal student discipline actions, and related intervention measures should be documented in the MiSiS Discipline Module Student Support Tab.
Written statements, copies of discipline documents provided to the student/parent should also be kept in the student’s discipline file (yellow folder), available for access pursuant to E.C. Section

31. Board Resolution
Board Resolution-School Discipline Policy and School Climate Bill of Rights (May 2013)

32. Board Resolution Main Points
Other Means of Correction
In keeping with the goals of AB 1729, other means of correction shall be utilized for all students in a consistent and age-appropriate manner prior to any suspension, except those offenses under E.C (c) (Category I offenses.)
Willful Defiance
Beginning Fall 2013, no student shall be suspended or expelled for a “willful defiance” 48900(k) offense (Category III.)

33. Board Resolution Main Points continued
Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice: By 2020, as an alternative to traditional school discipline, all schools shall develop and implement restorative justice.
Restorative justice will be used as an intervention consistent with the School-Wide Positive Intervention Support (SWPBIS) policy for all school disciplinary incidents, unless a recommendation for expulsion is required as under California Education Code (Category I offenses.)
Suspension Appeal
To ensure that students and parents understand and have notice of their existing right to appeal, notifications issued to parents/guardians will include clear information on the steps and timeline to initiate a suspension appeal.

34. Suspension
Removal of a pupil from ongoing instruction for adjustment purposes
Three types of suspension:
School Suspension-by Principal
In-School Suspension-by Principal
Class Suspension-by Teacher
The school shall adhere to all requirements specified in the student’s IEP when issuing any suspension
BUL , Guidelines for Student Suspension

35. Suspension Notification
For all types of suspension, parents should receive a Pupil Suspension Notice and a Suspension Appeal Form with Instructions detailing the appeal process.
The Pupil Suspension Notice should include: E.C. violation, duration of suspension, date of return, and date of conference.

36. Suspension
A student may not be suspended from school unless the principal of the school in which the pupil is enrolled determines that the student has committed an act listed under E. C. Sections 48900, , , , , or 48915, except for “willful defiance” under 48900(k).
Students enrolled in kindergarten and grades 1 to 3 shall not be suspended or expelled due to sexual harassment (E.C ), hate violence(E.C ), or threats and intimidation against district personnel or pupils(E.C )

37. Class Suspension
The teacher may suspend for any of the acts enumerated in E.C except for willful defiance under (k).
For the remainder of the day (elementary) or period (secondary) and for the following day or period when the class meets.
Removal from a particular class shall not occur more than once every 5 school days .

38. Class Suspension continued
The teacher shall report the suspension to the principal and send the student to the principal or designee for appropriate supervision.
The student shall not be placed in another regular class during the period of suspension, and shall not return to the class during the suspension without concurrence of the principal and the teacher.
The teacher may require from the student the completion of tests and assignments missed during suspension.

39. In-School Suspension
The principal or designee may assign a student who was suspended for any of the acts enumerated in E.C and to a supervised suspension classroom for the entire period of suspension if the pupil poses no danger or threat to the campus, pupils, or staff, or if an action to expel the student has not been initiated.
Students with disabilities shall be provided supports and services as written in their IEP while under in-school suspension.

40. Unlawful Suspension
Students may not be suspended from school for any reason, for more than 5 consecutive school days.
“Informal suspension” is prohibited (e.g. parent told to keep child at home without an official Suspension Notice).
Extended suspension due to the parent’s failure to attend a conference with school officials.

41. Unlawful Suspension continued
Suspended in absentia (when a student is suspended in the student’s absence) is a violation of the student’s due process rights.
Students of general education (including students served under a 504 plan) shall not be suspended for more than 20 school days in any school year (30 days if a student is transferred to another school).
Students with disabilities shall not be suspended for more than 10 school days in any school year.

42. Suspension Appeal
Parents may:
Appeal a suspension if they disagree or feel that the suspension is not justifiable by following the instructions generated along with the suspension notice.
Appeal the School Suspension and In-School Suspension to the ESC Administrator of Operations within 5 days following the last day of suspension.
Appeal the Class Suspension to the school principal within 3 days following the last day of suspension.

43. MiSis: expulsion notification
MiSiS-Student Support
Blocked Enrollment Alert
Contact SDES to discuss status of all expelled students

44. Admission process for students expelled from other school districts
Per Ed Code, For students who are expelled from another school district, after establishing legal residence in the District for enrollment in a District school, the District shall hold a hearing to determine whether the student poses a continuing/potential danger to either the students or employees of the District
Governing Board may make a determination to:
Permit Conditional Enrollment: Assigned to an alternative school in the District.
Deny Enrollment: Referred to LACOE for a placement in a county school.

45. Admission hearing and School placement
Expulsion Review Committee (ERC) conduct a comprehensive assessment to determine whether the student poses a continuing/potential danger to either the students or employees of the District and make a recommendation to the Board of Education for action.
All school placements are made after the Board’s action.
Students with disabilities, per IDEIA, receive placement per IEP during the admission process.
Denied students may be returned from LACOE to LAUSD for services due to special needs (IEP, grade level, language…)

46. Memorandum of understanding
Agreement between LAUSD and Independent Charter Schools located within the LAUSD attendance boundaries.
Offer interim placement at an LAUSD alternative school for students who are facing expulsion from independent charter schools.
Effective July 1, 2015

47. Highlights of MOU Procedures
Charter school completes and sends the “Interim Placement Referral Form” with student records to SDES.
SDES provides school placements at an LAUSD alternative program for referred students.
Charter school continues with expulsion proceedings and informs SDES of the final decision.
If expelled, SDES will initiate admission process and proceed as appropriate.
If not expelled, the student will return to charter school for attendance.

48. exceptions
Students who are facing expulsion for the following reasons will be immediately referred to LACOE for interim placement pending the outcome of expulsion proceeding:
Unlawful gun possession (including firearms, air guns, stud guns, and any device that discharges a metallic object by gun powder).
For students 16 years of age or older, assault of another person with a weapon in manner likely to cause serious physical injury.
For students 16 years of age or older, battery of another person causing serious physical injury.

49. Special Considerations for specific student populations
Admission process applies to all expelled students, including foster youth, homeless students, and camp returnees.
Identify the child’s educational rights holder.
Obtain legal authorization from parent/guardian/ed. right holder for group home representatives to attend the admission hearing if that person is not able to attend.

50. Education Code Relating to Discipline of Foster Youth

51. Extension of Suspension
In a case where expulsion is recommended, the superintendent of the school district may extend the suspension until the governing board renders a decision in the action. If the pupil is a foster child, in addition to the student’s parent/guardian, the District’s educational liaison shall also invite the pupil’s attorney and an appropriate representative of the county child welfare agency to participate in the extension-of-suspension meeting (E.C ).
Per District Policy: A suspension may be extended with approval from the ESC Administrator of Operations pending the results of the expulsion hearing.

52. Expulsion IEP for Foster Youth
If a foster youth with an IEP is recommended for a change of placement due to a non-mandatory expulsion recommendation:
School official will notify the Foster Youth Achievement Program Coordinator, La Shona Jenkins, at (213) of the Pre-expulsion Manifestation Determination IEP meeting.
The District’s Foster Youth Achievement Program Coordinator and the school official shall coordinate to notify the attorney and an appropriate representative of the county child welfare agency to participate in the Pre-expulsion Manifestation Determination IEP meeting. (E.C ).

53. Non-Mandatory Recommendation to Expel
If a foster youth is recommended for expulsion for a non-mandatory offense:
Pursuant to E.C and LAUSD policy, the Student Discipline and Expulsion Support (SDES) Unit shall provide notice of the expulsion hearing to the student’s attorney and an appropriate representative of the county child welfare agency at least 10 calendar days before the date of the hearing. School official must provide the contact information of the foster youth representatives to the SDES Unit when the expulsion referral is made.

54. Mandatory-Recommendation-to Expel (Possession of a Firearm, Brandishing a Knife, Selling a Controlled Substance, Sexual Assault or Battery, Possession of an Explosive)
If a foster youth is recommended for expulsion for a mandatory offense:
Pursuant to E.C and LAUSD policy, the Student Discipline and Expulsion Support Unit may provide notice of the expulsion hearing to the student’s attorney and an appropriate representative of the county child welfare agency at least 10 calendar days before the date of the hearing. School official must provide the contact information of the foster youth representatives to the SDES Unit when the expulsion referral is made.

55. Student Discipline and Expulsion Support Unit
Isabel Villalobos, Coordinator
Flora Chen, Specialist
(213)

56. Independent Living Program
Stephanie DuCaine

57. A Starfish Story

58. Closing!