Viva88

NYS and the Federal government have recognized the unique needs of children in foster care by providing guidance and enacting laws to increase educational stability and improve the educational outcomes achieved.Ìý The state and federal laws and guidance clarify joint responsibilities of educational and child welfare agencies to continually collaborate so that the provisions are successfully implemented and students in foster care achieve educational stability.

Updates and Memos

• March 17, 2022Ìý- - Revised 2022
• February 9, 2022Ìý-
• All forms in the toolkit are available as separate fillable forms on the OCFS website:
• August 21, 2018Ìý- Viva88 Memo: Educational Stability of Students in Foster Care New Law and Guidance Toolkit
• January 2019Ìý- The video recording from the has been posted with the presentation Power Point and handouts from the training.
  • This training isÌýstrongly encouragedÌýfor both school and local departments of social services' foster care points of contact, School Administrators, Finance and Business personnel, Directors of Pupil Transportation, and other interested school personnel.
• June 22, 2016Ìý-
• April 2018Ìý-
• December 2, 2016Ìý-

Laws and Regulations

Federal Laws

State Laws

• - Education of children in foster care
• - Public schools free to resident pupils; tuition from nonresident pupils

Resources

Points of Contact (POC)

• Public School District and Charter School POC for Foster Care

Viva88 Foster Care POC

• 518-486-6090
• studentsupportservices@nysed.gov

Viva88 Foster Care Transportation

• 518-474-6541
• emscmgts@nysed.gov

Office of Children and Family Services POC

• ocfs.sm.cwcs.essa@ocfs.ny.gov