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Asking the Right Questions: Utilizing a Judicial Checklist to Track the Educational Success of Youth in Foster Care
Author(s) -
WEISS SUSAN A.,
STAUB DEBBIE,
CAMPBELL PAULA,
GATOWSKI SOPHIA I.,
LITCHFIELD MELISSA
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.2006.tb00119.x
Subject(s) - checklist , graduation (instrument) , foster care , psychology , population , medical education , tracking (education) , political science , medicine , nursing , pedagogy , engineering , environmental health , cognitive psychology , mechanical engineering
Asking about the educational objectives for children in foster care has not been a priority in most juvenile and family courts. Research has shown that compared to the general school population, children in foster care have lower grade point averages, change schools more frequently, earn fewer credits toward graduation, and are more likely to be placed in special education programs. In response, Casey Family Programs, in collaboration with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Permanency Planning for Children Department, developed a Judicial Checklist with key educational questions to be asked from the bench. The Checklist has become a useful tool for juvenile and family court judges when assessing the effectiveness of current educational placements of the children who come before their courts, tracking their performance, and in making a positive future impact on their educational outcomes.