Foster Care
About this Program
The Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) authorizations for foster care students went into effect in 2017. We ensure DPS is in compliance with these federal guidelines but we have also worked to increase services to include resources and direct support. We can identify foster or kinship students in formalized out of home placement, which involves child welfare.
How do We Help?
We have a request form for district staff and a referral process for Denver Human Services to refer foster/kinship students. Families can self-identify on the federal programs form in the enrollment packet. Schools can fax those forms to 720-259-8781.
We provide supplemental school readiness items as well as emergency basic needs alongside community navigation and resources, home visits, school trainings, and more. We also coordinate school of origin transportation in partnership with child welfare agencies (which is a new component of ESSA).
Students in foster care are categorically eligible for free lunch and fee waivers.
Our Program Credo
We are invested in removing barriers for success in school by providing supplemental resources.
We aspire to provide comfortable care and positive service in support of the whole child.
We pledge to be consistent, timely, flexible and knowledgeable in our partnership.
We connect resources to students, caregivers and community.
Helping where we can. One support at a time.
How to Enroll
Self-identification
Please complete this form at registration and enrollment. There is a box to mark foster, kinship and group home placement. Foster care students are categorically eligible for free meal assistance. Complete the form for our team to eliminate the application step.
Please complete this form at registration and enrollment. There is a box to mark foster, kinship and group home placement. Foster care students are categorically eligible for free meal assistance. Complete the form for our team to eliminate the application step.