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C. 72

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Date:	April 4, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement with Contra Costa County Office of Education for Educational Liaison Services for Foster Youth

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/04/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

ABSENT:

Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

V. Kaplan, (925) 608-5052

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 4, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an agreement with Contra Costa County Office of Education in an amount not to exceed $324,135 ($108,045 annually for three years) to provide educational liaison services for children and youth in foster care for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This agreement will increase department expenditures by $324,135, ($108,045 annually for three years) and will be funded 70% by 2011 Realignment and 30% by County General Fund. $108,045 is already budgeted in FY 2023-2024 and the remaining $216,090 will be budgeted as part of the FY 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 Recommended Budgets.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Office of Education is designated by the California Department of Education as the Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program (FYSCP) in Contra Costa County. Contra Costa County Office of Education provides Educational Liaisons that work collaboratively with local school districts, child welfare agencies, foster care agencies, probation, post-secondary institutions, caregivers, and community organizations with the goal of improving the educational performance and personal achievement for foster children and youth while also decreasing the educational gap.

Using a unique partnership, Education Liaisons work closely with Children and Family Services (CFS) Social Workers to help support the educational needs of foster children and youth by ensuring proper educational placement, school enrollment, and checkout from school, as well as assisting with the transfer of grades, credits, and records when there is a school change as mandated by California Education Code § 48853.5(b)-(d), (e)(8)(C).

Previous agreements for these services with the Agency were authorized by the Board of Supervisors on April 27, 2021 (C.46) for FY21/23 and on March 31, 2020 (C.65) for FY 20/21.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without educational liaisons, foster children and youth will experience increased barriers in accessing the same academic resources, services, and extracurricular and enrichment activities that are available to all students.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This agreement supports four of the five community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; 3) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and 4) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families" by supporting the educational rights of children and youth in foster care.