FYSCP 2024 - Legislative Report - Legislative Report
Provides information about the Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program (FYSCP) for school years 2021–22 and 2022–23.California Department of Education
Report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office:
2024 Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program Report
Executive Summary
This report is required by California Education Code (EC) Section 42923(b). For every even-numbered year, the California Department of Education (CDE) provides a report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Legislative Analyst's Office with the activities of California’s Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program (FYSCP) and student learning outcomes of foster youth. This report includes information for the 2021–22 and 2022–23 school years.
For foster youth learning outcomes, there are notable improvements during this reporting period:
- Increased high school graduation rate as seen in the two-year change.
- Increased percentage of attendance rate.
- Increased foster youth school stability rates.
- Decrease in the statewide number of foster youths in Juvenile Court Schools or Youth Authority Schools.
- Decreased percentage of chronic absences.
Based on program service activities and data details provided in the following pages, this report recommends (a) amending EC Section 42921(e)(2)(A) to remove the annual local educational agency waiver requirements to provide direct services to foster youth, (b) securing funding to support district foster youth educational liaison positions, and (c) continuation of the funding of the FYSCP to ensure the support infrastructure remains in place.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Amy Fowler, Education Programs Consultant, Student Achievement and Support Division, by phone at 916-323-5113 or by email at AFowler@cde.ca.gov.