Foster Youth Ed Laws
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Acronyms
Resources
100

The adult with the legal authority to sign an IEP or make educational decisions?

Educational Rights Holder

100

This MTV show, which premiered in 1992, is widely considered the pioneer of modern reality television.

What is The Real World

100

This partner was removed from the ESSA MOA but was previously involved in all transportation processes.

Who is School of Residence 

100

ESSA

What is Every Student Succeeds Act

100

This Independent Living Program provides voluntary year-long workshops to Riverside County dependents.

What is THRIVE

200

This ______ meeting occurs when youth experience a change of placement and invoke their rights to ______.

What is Best Interest Determination (BID) and School of Origin (SOO).

200

Before he was a superstar, Will Smith was "Born and Raised" in West Philadelphia in this 1990 sitcom.

What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

200

This school year is when the current ESSA MOA went into effect.

What is 2025-2026

200

CASA

What is Court Appointed Special Advocate

200

This 50-year-old program employs life coaches and was the first and largest TAY in the state of California, providing services to NMDs.  

Who is Aspiranet

300

This law requires schools to award and accept credit for partially completed courses. 

What is AB 490

300

This 1985 John Hughes film features a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal in Saturday detention.

What is The Breakfast Club

300

The partners involved in the ESSA Memorandum of Agreement. 

Who are Riverside County: School Districts, DPSS and Probation?

300

STRTP and the length of stay. 

What is a Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program and 6 months?

300

This county partner can be contacted when concerns arise regarding STRTPs. 

What is DPSS Youth and Community Resource Region?

Contact: Lydia Brown  email: Lybrown@rivco.org

              

400

The 6 student groups eligible for reduced credit diplomas.

Who are : 1. Students experiencing homelessness 2. Youth in Care 3. Students formally enrolled in juvenile court school 4. Migrant youth 5. Youth in military families 6. Newcomers in EL Programs in 3rd/4th year of high school? 

400

In 1994, this coffee-shop-based sitcom debuted, eventually making "The Rachel" the most requested haircut in America.

Friends

400

The length of the ESSA MOA and when the current MOA ends.

What is a 3-year cycle and June 2028 or 2027-2028.

400

JBAY

What is John Burton Advocates for Youth?

400

Provide 2 gems from each spotlighted LEA presentation in the order in which they presented. 

Nuview (back to school), Moreno Valley (foster youth support services for high school), RCOE (LCAP)

500

The 3 criteria used when determining reduced credit diploma eligibility 

What are:

1. Currently in foster care or a former juvenile court school pupil.

2. Transferred schools after completion of their second year of high school. 

3. Reasonably unable to complete the school district's graduation requirements by the end of the student's 4th year of high school.

500

This legendary artist "partied like it was 1999" and famously changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol in 1993.

Who is Prince?

500

True or False: If a foster youth receiving special education services has transportation services written into their IEP to access education, SOO is not 100% responsible for providing transportation services.

What is False?

500

FYSCP

What is Foster Youth Services Coordination Program?

500

This free bilingual digital platform is provided by RCOE to enhance literacy from birth to 5th grade and financial literacy in children from 4th grade and up.

What is Footsteps2Brilliance ?