Transcript CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Department of Human Services Education

School Stability and
Transportation Coordination for
Children in Out of Home
Placement
Philadelphia Department of
Human Services and School
District of Philadelphia
Liza M. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Consultant
Research, Education, and Social Innovations
Bridging Vision, Strategies, and Practice
School Stability and Transportation
Coordination
Presentation Outline
1. Background for School Stability &
Transportation Coordination in Philadelphia
2. Framework: Child Welfare and School District
Collaboration
• Mayor’s Cross-Systems Leadership Initiative
• Data Sharing Memorandum of Understanding
• School Stability and Transportation
Coordination Protocol
• Preliminary Year 1 data
3. Lessons Learned
Background: School Stability and
Transportation Coordination in
Philadelphia
• Child welfare and school district collaboration in
Philadelphia
– Mayor Michael Nutter’s alignment of City services with
school district
– Mayoral convening of key city departments and School
District of Philadelphia
– Cross-systems work group
– Data-sharing Memorandum of Understanding between
child welfare and school district
– School Stability Transportation Protocol for Children in
Out of Home Placement
Framework: Child Welfare and School
District Collaboration
Year 1, A
Mayor’s Office
of Education
convenes
systems
Year 1, B
Child Welfare
and School
District
establish
regular
learning &
planning
meetings
Year 2, A
Data sharing
buy-in and
MOU
development
Year 3
School
Stability
Coordination
Protocol
(Transportation)
Framework: Child Welfare & School District
Collaboration
MOU = Information Sharing
Child welfare
School District
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Name, Address
Demographic information
All schools attended
Attendance
Disciplinary/behavioral
record
Grades for all subjects
High school credits
Special education status
and records (IEP)
Standardized test scores
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Name, Date of Birth, Case
Number
Name and contact information for
DHS worker, supervisor,
administrator
Provider agency and contact
information
Placement zip code, date and
discharge date
Type of placement
Final status of investigation if
School is reporter
Court dates
Status of parents’ education
rights
Framework: Child Welfare & School District
Collaboration
Transportation Coordination Protocol
TRACK 1
Remains in
current
school
Child is placed
1st time or
changes
placement
Busing/transpass
requested
through counselor
if outside of 1.5
mile radius
Attendance
and progress
monitored
SCHOOL
DHS Education
Support Center &
District assistance
STABILITY
TRACK 2
Cannot remain in
school due to safety
or other critical
factors listed in
Policy
Immediately
enrolled in
new school
Provider obtains
transfer packet
from original
school
Attendance
and
progress
monitored
Child Welfare and School District Collaboration
Preliminary Year 1 Data
• DHS tracks data on individual consultations to identify
common barriers, length of time in resolving barriers, and
barrier resolutions
• More than 1024 individual consultations by DHS
Education Liaisons as of May 2011
• Of the 1024 consultations, 916 unduplicated youth have
been served.
• Top three identified educational barriers in
consultations:
• School Stability (31%)
• Unexcused Absences (22%)
• Transportation (12%)
Child Welfare and School District
Collaboration
Preliminary Year 1 Data
Resolutions
97% of Education Barriers addressed by the
Education Support Center are resolved.
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Appropriate Education Setting Identified 22%
Stayed in School of Origin 14%
Transportation Provided 9%
Resource Information Provided, 11%
Other (foster home changed, home environment
issues addressed, etc.) 13%
Child Welfare & School District
Transportation Coordination
Lessons Learned
• School stability ensured for approximately 200
children in first year of full implementation
• Both child welfare and schools welcomed a
single point of contact to resolve school stability
issues for children in placement.
• Communication and cross-training between
systems is critical – on a regular basis
• Both systems understood how to take
unresolved system barriers “up the chain of
command”
Child Welfare & School District
School Stability Collaboration
Lessons Learned
• Systems continue to make internal reforms and
changes - Collaboration structure needs to
adapt to change to sustain itself over time
Questions, Comments
Contact Information
Liza M. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Consultant
Research, Education, and Social Innovations
Bridging Vision, Strategies, and Practice
[email protected]
215-990-2049