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ECC Documents Index

This is a listing of all the documents on the ECC website. Select any document and click on it's name. You will be taken to the location where that document is described and can be viewed or downloaded.


2011 Press Release for Model School Attendance Review Boards

A

A Guide to Truancy Prosecution
AB 1393
AB 167
AB 408
AB 490
AB 669
Addressing the Root Causes of Chronic Absences and Truancy: Developing a Comprehensive
    Approach to Improving Student Attendance, Academic Engagement & Community Health in Los Angeles County
Agendas of ECC Meetings
Alhambra School District (ASD): What is Gateway to Success?
An Even Playing Field: Support for Probation and Foster Youth (Healthy City, February, 2006)
Antelope Valley Union High School District Letter
A report to the Second District of Los Angeles County Juvenile Reentry in Los Angeles County:
    An Exploration of Strengths, Barriers and Policy Options

ASD: Annual Performance Report February, 2010, Executive Summary
ASD: Gateway to Success Report Card (Online PowerPoint Presentation)

B

Baltimore Safe and Sound Campaign Presentation to LA Truancy Task Force, August 9, 2011
Board of Supervisors adoption of the ECC blueprint for action
Board of Supervisors Progress Reports in Implementing ECC Strategic Plan

C

CA Education Law Fact Sheets 2008
California College Pathways Foster Youth Educational Planning Guide
California Community College Foster Youth Liaison List
California Foster Youth Education Summit
California Youth Connection Speak Out Report
Centinela Valley Union High School District Letter
Chronic Absence & Attendance Partnership Report to LA Truancy Task Force — August 9, 2011
City Year Presentation, April, 2011 (Online PowerPoint Presentation)
Components of a School-based Approace to Increase Attendence
County Education Liaisons
County of Los Angeles Probation Department Education Reform Project
Covina-Valley Unified School District Letter
Curfew Ordinance - Discussion and recommendations - 9-13-2011

D

Data-Sharing Could Ease 'Back-to-School' for Foster Children (Daily Journal, August 31, 2005)
DCFS Strategies for Addressing Youth Truancy (Online PowerPoint Presentation)
Dependency Court Q&A (LA Times, June 3, 2005)
Deputies Prowl the Web for Cyber Bully (The Signal, Santa Clarita Valley, February 12, 2009)
DFW International Guide to Scholarships for New Americans and Minorities

E

Early Childhood Education Data Report: Data on Needs and Resources for
    Preschool Children Involved with Child Welfare and Probation

Early Childhood Education Report and Recommendations
Early Childhood Education Work Group Report

Eastside Union School District Letter
ECC Annual Report for the Year 2005
ECC Annual Report for the Year 2006

ECC Strategic Plan
Educational Status of Probation Youth Enrolled in Los Angeles County Office of Education Programs
Effective Characteristics of Programs Working to Close the Achievement Gap for At-Risk Youth
El Monte Union High School District Letter
Esperando más de los niños (La Opinion, 20 de febrero de 2006)
Esperando para hijos de crianza (La Opinion, 26 de junio de 2008)
Ex-foster kids no longer alone (LA Daily News, June 25. 2008)
Expecting More: A Blueprint for Raising the Educational Achievement of Foster and Probation Youth

F

Foster Care and Education Q&A
Foster Care Education Fact Sheets

Foster Care Learning Curve (Pasadena Weekly, June, 2010)
Foster Youth Numbers by School District, April 2011
Foster Youth Services brochure
Foster Youth Services Workers list

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

G

Garvey School District Letter
Gloria Molina Fosters Youth for Improved Graduation Rates (College Enrollment, July, 2009)
Gloria Molina Pilot Education Program (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, December,2010)
Gloria Molina Pilot Education Program (Whittier Daily News, December, 2010)
Grappling with the Gaps

H

H.R. 6893 Fact Sheet
Helping Your Child Succeed in School: An Education Handbook for
     Parents and Caregivers of Children and Youth in the Foster Care System

Higher Education Opportunities for Foster Youth: A Primer for Policymakers
Hopes & Hurdles: California Foster Youth and College Financial Aid
High School Credit Recovery Guidelines

I

Informal Juvenile Traffic Court Notification Summary
IJTC Documents

J

Judge Groman's Panel of Educational Rights Holders
Juvenile Justice Recommendations
Juvenile probation camps for high school girls to become charter schools
     (The Signal, Santa Clarita Valley, December 1, 2008)

K

Kennedy Center Accessibility TipSheet: Scholarship and Financial Aid Resources
Keppel Union School District Education Letter
Keys to Creating Standards-based IEPS

L

LA County Education Summit Report 2003
LA County Education Summit Report 2004

Lancaster School District Data Match Results with DCFS, 2009
Lancaster School District Letter
LAPD Daytime Curfew Notice 2011

LA Truancy Task Force Agendas
LA Truancy Task Force Summaries

LA Truancy Task Force Findings and Recommendations, 2011 - (Draft)
LAUSD Board President José Huizar named Chair of the ECC for
       Los Angeles County (Press Release, January 20, 2005)
LAUSD Presentation to LA Truancy Task Force: JJCPA Annual Report, August 9, 2011
Legal Center for Foster Care and Education, May, 2009
Lenox School District Letter
Little Lake City School District Letter
Long Beach Unified School District Data Match Results with DCFS, 2009
Long Beach Unified School District Letter
Los Angeles City Attorney's Truancy Prevention Program (one-page)
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Vote to implement anti-bullying plan
     (The Signal, Santa Clarita Valley, December 9, 2008)

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Abolish Chronic Truancy (ACT) Manual
Los Angeles County Education Liaisons
Los Angeles County Office of Education Letter
Los Angeles County Re-entry District Contacts
Los Angeles Unified District Data Match Results with DCFS, 2007
Los Angeles Unified District Data Match Results with DCFS, 2008
Los Angeles Unified School District Data Match Results with DCFS—Appendix B, 2006
Los Angeles Unified School District Data Match Results with DCFS—Appendix C, 2006
Los Angeles Unified School District Data Match Results with DCFS—Preliminary Analysis, 2005
Los Angeles Unified School District Data Match Results with DCFS, 2006
Los Angeles Unified School District Letter

M

Metro South Bay Snapshot: Jefferson High School Safety Zone
Michelle Barritt assigned liaison to the Acton District consultant charged
     with implementing Project 51 (The Signal, Santa Clarita Valley, December 30, 2008)

Minute Order Language Addition for Youth under the Jurisdiction of the Department of Children and Family Services
Minutes of ECC Meetings
Minutes of School District Superintendants Meetings
Montebello Unified School District Data Match Results with DCFS, 2008

N

National Blueprint for Reentry

P

Pasadena Unified School District Data Match Results with DCFS—Appendix B, 2006
Pasadena Unified School District Data Match Results with DCFS, 2006
Pasadena Unified School District Letter
Pomona Unified District Data Match Results with DCFS, 2009
Pomona Unified School District Letter
Program Builds School Supports for Foster Pupils (Education Weekly, December, 2010)
Proof of Foster Care Status
Providing Effective Financial Aid Assistance to Students from Foster Care and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
Purpose of the LBUSD Truancy Counseling Center

R

Ready to Succeed
Residential Education: An emerging resource for improving educational outcomes for youth in foster care? (excerpt)
Research on the Educational Experiences of Dependent and Delinquent Youth
Residential Academy Concept Paper

S

Sample Educational Case Plan from the Youth Development Work Group of the
     Los Angeles County Education Coordinating Council

Sample Ward of the Court Verification Letter
Components of a School-based Approace to Increase Attendence
SB1317: Approved by the Governor, September 30, 2010
School Attendance Task Force Agendas
School Attendance Task Force Executive Summary, February 2, 2012
School Attendance Task Force Report, February 2, 2012
School Attendance Task Force Summaries

School Attendance Task Force Findings and Recommendations, 2011 - (Draft)

School or the Streets: Crime and California's Drop-out Crisis
Solving the Data Puzzle: A How To Guide on Collecting and Sharing Information to
     Improve Educational Outcomes for Children in Out-of-Home Care (LCF&E, May, 2009)

Standing Between the Lockup and a Diploma (LA Times, May 30, 2005)

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The A, B, C’s of Transition and the Independent Living Program
The California Blue Ribbon Commission Final Report
The Role of the District Attorney and ACT (Online PowerPoint Presentation)
The Sycamores NPS Comparison Report
Through Their Eyes: Results of Youth and Adult Caregiver Focus Groups
     on the Education of Youth in the Foster Care and Probation Systems

Torrance Unified School District Letter
Truancy Law Changes in 2011
Truancy Law/Curfew Ordinance - Discussion and recommendations - 9-13-2011
Truancy Law/Tony Cardenas' Daylight Truancy Motion, 9-16-2011

Truancy Prosecution and Prevention (Online PowerPoint Presentation)
Truancy Task Force Agendas
Truancy Task Force Summaries

Truancy Task Force Findings and Recommendations, 2011 - (Draft)

Y

Youth and Family Workspace Centers: A Holistic Approach to Addressing Daytime Curfew Violations

W

Ward of the Court Status Verification for those Applying for College
Whittier City School District Letter

Z

Youth in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Justice System: Current Conditions and Possible Directions for Change

 

 

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