Are there any templates that school counselors could use to ask schools to send number of hours/partial credit time for our high school students? I know that under ESSA, homeless youth must be awarded full or partial credit for their coursework.

Answer:

There are some great sample documents, including some sample letters, in this document:

http://kids-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/PCM_WEB_April2014.pdf

This manual is designed to support implementation of California’s partial credit law for foster youth (which now includes homeless youth), but much of it is applicable – or could be modified – for ESSA’s requirements on homeless youth. In particular, see pages 15 and page 19 for sample letters.

We will have more tools on this subject to share in 2017.

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