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Jane Burstain Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Nina Taylor

Data on Foster Children Attending Texas Public Schools Texas Foster Care and Education Summit February 19, 2013. Jane Burstain Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Nina Taylor Texas Education Agency. Children Coming into CPS in 2012. 7.1 million children in Texas.

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Jane Burstain Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Nina Taylor

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  1. Data on Foster ChildrenAttending Texas Public SchoolsTexas Foster Care and Education SummitFebruary 19, 2013 Jane Burstain Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Nina Taylor Texas Education Agency

  2. Children Coming into CPS in 2012 7.1 million children in Texas 1.8 million children in poverty 275,961 alleged victims of abuse and neglect investigated 69,073 children in cases opened for services 48,684 (70%) Family Preservation (no children removed) 20,389 (30%) Substitute Care (at least 1 child removed) Source: DFPS 2012 Databook and Texas KIDS Count for Child Poverty (from 2011)

  3. Almost Half of Children Are 5 or Younger Source: DFPS data warehouse report SA_04

  4. Most Children Live in a Foster Home or with a Relative Source: DFPS data warehouse report SA_05

  5. Most Children Have Been in Substitute Care Less than 2 Years Source: DFPS data warehouse report SA_38

  6. Educational Information DFPS Can Systemically Track Is Limited • Information about children in state custody is tracked through the DFPS case management system, known as IMPACT • IMPACT contains the following educational information: • School name and address • Date enrolled and what grade • Date withdrawn and what grade • Grade includes head start, pre-K and kindergarten • Indicator for whether obtained high school diploma or GED • Whether in vocational, technical, college or university • Whether child is ESL or bilingual, gifted or talented, learning disabled, regular classes, special education, special transportation, vocational, 504 mental or physical impairment accommodation • Date of last ARD meeting

  7. Collaboration Between the Agencies • A memorandum of understanding was developed between the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) pursuant to SB 939 (81st Legislature) that allows DFPS to share information on students in DFPS conservatorship with TEA. • TEA receives a file of students from DFPS, matches the data to Texas public school data and creates aggregate reports on school outcomes.

  8. Data Sharing Process • Once per year, DFPS provides a file to TEA containing all students in DFPS conservatorship for the previous school year. • The file is matched to TEA’s Public Education Information Management System database (PEIMS). • The matched data are used for creating aggregated reports, which are then sent to DFPS.

  9. What is PEIMS? • PEIMS is the Public Education Information Management System. • Data collection mechanism used by 1200+ Texas school districts and charter schools to transmit their data to the state. • Used to collect student, staff, financial and organization data. • Contains only public school data; no private school data are included.

  10. Foster Children Reports Developed by TEA • Produced yearly • Aggregated – no individual-level data are reported • Counts less than 5 are masked with an asterisk (*) to help protect student confidentiality. • Some reports provide a comparison to statewide counts and percentages

  11. Foster Children Reports Developed by TEA • Demographic – Data by gender, race/ethnicity, grade and program • Special education – Data by special education services, instructional setting, and primary disability • Leavers – Data by leaver reason • Disciplinary – Data showing disciplinary actions by gender, reason and action • Attendance - Counts and percent attendance by gender, race/ethnicity, age, grade and program.

  12. Counts and Percentages of Foster Children by Gender and Ethnicity2011-12

  13. Counts and Percentages of Foster Childrenby Program2011-12

  14. Leaver Status of Students Who Left Texas Public Schools, Grades 7-122010-11 Note: The percentages on the first two rows are not graduation or dropout rates. These numbers represent the number of students who graduated or dropped out during the year divided by the total number of students who left during that school year.

  15. Dropouts by Grade2010-11

  16. Foster Children Compared to the State PopulationDropouts by Grade2010-11

  17. Graduates by Graduation Type2010-11

  18. Foster Children Compared to the State PopulationGraduates by Graduation Type2010-11

  19. Counts and Percentages of Special Education Foster Children by Primary Disability2011-12

  20. Counts and Percentages of Foster Children by Discipline Action Group2011-12 Note: Calculated percentages are based on the total population. A small amount of error may be included.

  21. Comparisons of Foster Children Counts from 2010-11 to 2011-12

  22. Thank you for attending this presentation. • Contact information: • Jane Burstain – Jane.Burstain@dfps.state.tx.us • Nina Taylor – Nina.Taylor@tea.state.tx.us

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