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1 | | (1) Employees who have worked with mobile student |
2 | | populations or students in foster care. |
3 | | (2) Employees who are familiar with enrollment, record |
4 | | transfers, existing community services, and student |
5 | | support services. |
6 | | (3) Employees who serve as a high-level administrator. |
7 | | (4) Employees who are counselors or have experience |
8 | | with student counseling. |
9 | | (5) Employees who are knowledgeable on child welfare |
10 | | policies. |
11 | | (6) Employees who serve as a school social worker. |
12 | | (b) Liaisons under this Section are encouraged to build |
13 | | capacity and infrastructure within their school district to |
14 | | support students in the legal custody of the Department of |
15 | | Children and Family Services. Liaison responsibilities may |
16 | | include the following: |
17 | | (1) streamlining the enrollment processes for students |
18 | | in foster care; |
19 | | (2) implementing student data tracking and monitoring |
20 | | mechanisms; |
21 | | (3) ensuring that students in the legal custody of the |
22 | | Department of Children and Family Services receive all |
23 | | school nutrition and meal programs available; |
24 | | (4) coordinating student withdrawal from a school, |
25 | | record transfers, and credit recovery; |
26 | | (5) becoming experts on the foster care system and |
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1 | | State laws and policies in place that support children |
2 | | under the legal custody of the Department of Children and |
3 | | Family Services; |
4 | | (6) coordinating with child welfare partners; |
5 | | (7) providing foster care-related information and |
6 | | training to the school district; |
7 | | (8) working with the Department of Children and Family |
8 | | Services to help students maintain their school placement, |
9 | | if appropriate; |
10 | | (9) reviewing student schedules to ensure that |
11 | | students are on track to graduate; |
12 | | (10) encouraging a successful transition into |
13 | | adulthood and post-secondary opportunities; |
14 | | (11) encouraging involvement in extracurricular |
15 | | activities; and |
16 | | (12) knowing what support is available within the |
17 | | school district and community for students in the legal |
18 | | custody of the Department of Children and Family Services. |
19 | | (c) A school district is encouraged to designate a liaison |
20 | | by the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year. |
21 | | (d) Individuals licensed under Article 21B of this Code |
22 | | acting as a liaison under this Section shall perform the duties |
23 | | of a liaison in addition to existing contractual obligations. |
24 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.50 new) |
25 | | Sec. 34-18.50. DCFS liaison. |
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1 | | (a) The board may appoint at least one employee to act as a |
2 | | liaison to facilitate the enrollment and transfer of records of |
3 | | students in the legal custody of the Department of Children and |
4 | | Family Services when enrolling in or changing schools. The |
5 | | board may appoint any employee of the school district who is |
6 | | licensed under Article 21B of this Code to act as a liaison; |
7 | | however, employees who meet any of the following criteria must |
8 | | be prioritized for appointment: |
9 | | (1) Employees who have worked with mobile student |
10 | | populations or students in foster care. |
11 | | (2) Employees who are familiar with enrollment, record |
12 | | transfers, existing community services, and student |
13 | | support services. |
14 | | (3) Employees who serve as a high-level administrator. |
15 | | (4) Employees who are counselors or have experience |
16 | | with student counseling. |
17 | | (5) Employees who are knowledgeable on child welfare |
18 | | policies. |
19 | | (6) Employees who serve as a school social worker. |
20 | | (b) Liaisons under this Section are encouraged to build |
21 | | capacity and infrastructure within the school district to |
22 | | support students in the legal custody of the Department of |
23 | | Children and Family Services. Liaison responsibilities may |
24 | | include the following: |
25 | | (1) streamlining the enrollment processes for students |
26 | | in foster care; |
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1 | | (2) implementing student data tracking and monitoring |
2 | | mechanisms; |
3 | | (3) ensuring that students in the legal custody of the |
4 | | Department of Children and Family Services receive all |
5 | | school nutrition and meal programs available; |
6 | | (4) coordinating student withdrawal from a school, |
7 | | record transfers, and credit recovery; |
8 | | (5) becoming experts on the foster care system and |
9 | | State laws and policies in place that support children |
10 | | under the legal custody of the Department of Children and |
11 | | Family Services; |
12 | | (6) coordinating with child welfare partners; |
13 | | (7) providing foster care-related information and |
14 | | training to the school district; |
15 | | (8) working with the Department of Children and Family |
16 | | Services to help students maintain their school placement, |
17 | | if appropriate; |
18 | | (9) reviewing student schedules to ensure that |
19 | | students are on track to graduate; |
20 | | (10) encouraging a successful transition into |
21 | | adulthood and post-secondary opportunities; |
22 | | (11) encouraging involvement in extracurricular |
23 | | activities; and |
24 | | (12) knowing what support is available within the |
25 | | school district and community for students in the legal |
26 | | custody of the Department of Children and Family Services. |