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The Foster Care and Homeless Education programs at the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) are geared toward displaced students in compliance of the McKinney-Vento federal laws as well as the AB 490 state law for foster youth.

Most of the documents in this section are in Adobe Acrobat^® format and require the Acrobat Reader^® to view.

• Co-Op Presentation - ( / 159KB) ^NEW
   

• Parent Handbook - (/246KB) ^NEW
   

• Foster Care Fact Sheets - (/238KB) ^NEW
   

• 100 Homeless Frequently Asked Questions - (/161KB)
   

• Questions and Answers about AB 490
   

• LAW

  • The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
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  • Foster Youth Services (AB490) - HTML link

The Local Homeless Education Liaison Toolkit is a comprehensive tool that will assist both new and veteran liaisons in carrying out their responsibilities. It contains over 250 pages of the most useful and current information on increasing access to and success in education for children and youth experiencing homelessness. Download the Toolkit (PDF/5.15MB)

Date last updated: June 2, 2008

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