Students in Foster Care
The District Social Work program seeks to address the unique educational needs of students in the foster care system. Students in foster care may experience multiple changes in home placements as they are placed with foster parent(s), guardian homes (kinship/relative or non-relative), and group homes.
Because of the complexities of their experience, many foster youth perform below grade level, are held back in school, and have lower graduation rates than their peers.

The District Social Work program ensures equitable access to education for foster youth by removing barriers to education in accordance with CA law (AB 490), such as school stability (the right to remain in their original school when they enter foster care or move) and immediate enrollment (the right to be immediately enrolled in a new school).
Foster Youth Bill of Rights