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2022-2023 Napa County School District Liaisons ‐ Foster & Homeless Youth
Calistoga
Calistoga Joint Unified School District
Beatriz Robles, brobles@calistogajusd.org, Vice Principal, Calistoga Elementary School
707‐942‐4398
Howell Mountain
Howell Mountain Elementary School District
Janet Tufts, jtufts@hmesd.org, Principal/ Superintendent
707‐965‐2423
Napa
Napa Valley Unified School District
Maryanne Christoffersen, mchristoffersen@nvusd.org, Director III, Student Services
707‐253-3531
Pope Valley
Pope Valley Union School District
Yadira Casas, ycasas@pvk8.org, School Secretary
707-965-2402
St. Helena
St. Helena Unified School District
Mary Allen, mallen@sthelenaunified.org, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
707‐967‐2708
Camille Creek
NCOE Camille Creek Community School
Ain-Tei Echauri, LCSW\ PPSC aechauri@napacoe.org, School Social Worker
707‐251-1050
Stonebridge
Stonebridge Elementary
James D. Brown, Ph.D., james.b@stonebridgeschool.org, Executive Director
707-252-5522
Definition of Students Living in Foster Care Placement
- Any student under the direct supervision of a county social worker or probation officer and
- Has been placed in a foster care home
- Has been placed in a group home
- Remains in their own home
Definition of Students & Families who self-report as Homeless
- In a shelter or transitional living program
- In a motel, hotel, or weekly-rate housing
- In shared housing with more than one family due to loss of housing or economic hardship
- In an abandoned building, car, campground, or on the street
- In substandard housing (without electricity, water, or heat)
- With friends or family because they are a runaway or unaccompanied youth
Rights of Students in Foster Care or Identified as Homeless
- Immediate enrollment
- Appropriate school placement
- Timely transfer of records
- Partial credits applied as appropriate
- Release of records as appropriate
- Academic review and needed services made available
- Free / Reduced Meals
- Transportation assistance
- Fees waived
- Instructional materials provided
Foster Youth Education Rights (external website, new window)
Homeless Students Rights (external website, new window)
AB490 (external website, new window)
AB 490 FactSheet (external website, new window)
Education Law Fact Sheets (external website, new window)
CA Task Force FAQ’s Re: AB167 (external website, new window)
ESSA Support for Students in Foster Care (external website, new window)
ESSA Support for students experiencing homelessness (external website, new window)
College Access Resources
FAFSA (external website, new window)
California Dream Act (external website, new window)
Chaffee (external website, new window)
Webgrants4Students (external website, new window)
Napa Valley College Promise (external website, new window)
California College Pathways (external website, new window)
FAFSA, Frequently asked questions (external website, new window)
John Burton Financial aid Toolkit (external website, new window)
John Burton FAFSA Step by Step (external website, new window)
Foster Youth
Foster Youth FAQ’s (external website, new window)
Foster Youth Education Toolkit (external website, new window)
Homeless
Technical Assistance for Homeless Serving Schools & Agencies
https://nche.ed.gov/
Resource for Parents, Guardians and Students (Youth Ages 12-24)
http://calyouth.org/about/ (external website, new window)
http://naehcy.org/ (external website, new window)
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/hs/cy/ (external website, new window)