•Works with the child welfare agency to minimize changes in school placement
• Facilitates prompt transfer of health and education records
• Provides education-related information to the child welfare agency to assist in the delivery of
services to foster children
• Responds to requests from the juvenile court to ensure the delivery and coordination of
necessary educational services
• Works to obtain, identify and link children to mentoring, tutoring, vocational training and other
services designed to enhance the educational prospects of foster children
• Facilitates communication between foster parents, teachers and other school staff
• Shares information regarding access to transition and higher education services
• Refers caregivers of foster youth with special needs to special education services