Enrollment Conference Requirement
Campus administrators, are you aware of the requirement to hold an enrollment conference within the first two weeks a student in foster care registers under TAC §89.1605? TxSP has provided the protocol, including agenda items for the meeting and the requirements for what should be included in a welcome packet.
Although there is no requirement for documenting the meeting, TxSP has included a document to record discussions and decisions as a best practice. See Conference Protocol and Document.
Enrollment Requirements for Registrars/Office Staff
Campus administrators and office staff, students with exceptional circumstances (i.e., homeless, under grandparent care, immigrant, military dependent) have special requirements when enrolling. To ensure foster care children’s enrollment meets the requirements, see the enrollment section for students with special circumstances.
Transportation Requirements
Students in foster care require each district to look at schools of origin when determining where a student goes to school and the type of transportation needed. Please take a look at the protocols for the campus administrator, the district designee for transportation, and the district liaison over Foster Care.
District Liaison
Please review the protocol and checklists in our Student Support Section to ensure the district FC liaison knows their responsibilities and has access to the latest TEA Foster Care Guide (2022) included in the same section.
