Foster Care Services

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaces No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and affords states greater flexibility. The new law extends the promise of an excellent, well-rounded education to every student, regardless of race, family income, home language, or disability. ESSA encourages schools and educators to innovate and create systems that address local needs. As a part of this work, the Oregon Department of Education remains committed to designing a State Plan that reflects the state’s education priorities.

ORS 329.451 has been amended by the State Legislature in 2017 in such a way to allow students who have been in foster care, at some point during grades 9 to 12, to earn a high school diploma by meeting the high school diploma standards established by the State Legislature. In order to do this, the local school district must grant a waiver of diploma requirements established by the LEA board of education. In this situation, the definition of foster care student would include those students in DHS Child Welfare custody as well as those foster students placed in Development Disability foster home. These changes took place on 7/1/17.

• ODE Foster Care Link 
• Support A Foster Child Information.
• Statewide Foster Child Point Of Contact List
• Foster Care Services Poster (English)
• Foster Care Services Poster (Espanol)
• Oregon Child Abuse Hotline Educator’s Guide
• DHS As A Foster Child How Do I? … brochure
• Oregon Foster Young Child Bill of Rights
• Oregon Foster Child or Youth Bill of Rights
• Oregon Foster Parent Bill of Rights