Education for foster child

Most foster care is done through the county, so the child will often be still in range of their home school, or at the very least the same school district. I don't know of many circumstances where foster care involves long distances, unless you include placement with blood relatives that live in another area which isn't really foster care. Even if on some odd chance the child had to start in a new school district, the new school can request records from the sending school or even the state department of education. So there is continuity in that sense, like if the student has learning disabilities they will have an individualized education plan and the new school can get all of that info to know what assistance the child needs and how much work has been done with them so far. The teachers themselves deal with new students all the time that are at different levels, both at the start of a school year and also people move mid school year constantly, it is a part of their job to adapt the learning accordingly. Most schools have resources to accommodate students that are behind, they usually have classroom teaching aids that can work with students 1 on 1 while the teacher handles the rest of the class or the other way around.

Not sure how widespread this is but when L came to me, it was May and he was allowed to finish out the school year where he was. But a huge problem with foster kids changing schools is they bring their trauma with them and society is just learning how to deal with it. Foster kids are labeled with behavioral disorders or as bad kids which also doesn't help their schooling.

it is much better to give your kid time to adjust in. I am new at being an adoptive father and i have taken sessions regarding foster parenting. Humble and patience are the key to a better relation. For their education, there should be no compromise or whatsoever. They are to be treated well as if they are your own kid. They should be given proper supplies discount so they can select whatever they want for their education get going.