Foster Care Supports

Foster Care Points of Contact
Each school district and open-enrollment charter school in Texas is required to appoint at least one employee to act as a Foster Care Liaison. Both districts and open-enrollment charter schools must submit their Foster Care Liaison’s name and contact information to TEA.

AskTED
Districts can submit foster care liaison contact information to TEA through the Texas Education Directory

Texas Foster Care & Student Success Resource Guide
This guide is the product of collaboration with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Supreme Court of Texas, and the Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth, and Families (Children’s Commission). This training manual (available as an e-guide) contains a variety of key researched-based topics and calls attention to important matters related to the education of students in foster care. The guide promotes best practices and contains numerous tips, tools, resources, and links to more information. All foster care liaisons who interact with students in foster care are encouraged to download and review the valuable information contained within this guide.

TEA Dropout Information

National Drop-Out Prevention Center and Network
The mission of the National Dropout Prevention Center is to increase graduation rates through research and evidence-based solutions.

Texas Education Code (TEC) and Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Reference for Dropout Prevention Strategy
TEC and TAC References for Dropout Prevention Strategy

Texas Education Code (TEC) Reference for At-Risk