Foster Youth

Weaver Union School District recognizes that foster youth are our most vulnerable students, and as such they may require additional interventions and supports to ensure success.  Assembly Bill 490 (2003) created new rights and duties related to the education of dependents and wards in foster care.

Contact

WUSD Foster Youth Liaison
Mike Weber
Assistant Superintendent
1240 D Street
Merced, California 95341
Phone: (209) 723-7606
Fax: (209) 725-7128
Email

Information

(Source Document: California Foster Care Education Law Fact Sheets, Fifth Edition, February 2014)

Resources

WUSD Homeless Guidelines

  • A homeless child is allowed to continue his/her education in the school of origin through the duration of homelessness.

  • If the child’s status changes before the end of the academic year so that he/she is not homeless, a child in grades K through 8, the formerly homeless child will be allowed to continue his/her education in the school of origin until the end of the academic school year.

  • A homeless child transitioning between school grade levels will be allowed to continue in the school district of origin in the same attendance area. If a homeless child is transitioning to a middle or high school where the school designated for matriculation is in another school district, the homeless child will be allowed to continue to the school designated for matriculation in that school district.

  • The new school will enroll the homeless child immediately regardless of any outstanding fees, fines, textbooks or other items or moneys due to the school last attended or if the child is unable to produce clothing or records normally required for enrollment, including medical records, proof of immunization history, and proof of residency. (Ed. Code,§ 48852.7)

  • WUSD will accept coursework done by a homeless child or youth while attending another school. The district is prohibited from requiring those students to retake courses or partial courses they have satisfactorily completed elsewhere. (Ed. Code, § 51225.2)

  • A complaint of noncompliance alleging violations of these sections, except for Education Code section 48852.7, may be filed under the District’s Uniform Complaint Procedures and Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.

Uniform Complaint Procedures (Board Policy 1312.3)

Uniform Complaint Procedures (Administrative Regulation 1312.3)

Contact

Each local district shall designate a staff person as a liaison for homeless children who shall ensure the dissemination of public notice of the educational rights of students in homeless situations. If you are homeless or may become homeless, please contact the following:

WUSD Homeless Liaison
Mike Weber
Assistant Superintendent
1240 D Street
Merced, California 95341
Phone: (209) 723-7606
Fax: (209) 725-7128
Email