Foster Care Information
Important Contacts
MPS Foster Care Point of Contact
480-472-0291 | fostercarepoc@mpsaz.org
Arizona Department of Education
Foster Care Provisions
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) contains key provisions to promote educational stability and success for students in foster care.
Children in foster care should remain in the school they attend before entering foster care or before a placement change (school of origin).
The transportation of a child in foster care, to their school of origin, is a shared responsibility between the LEA and the child welfare agency.
The only reason a child in foster care would have to change schools is that it is in their best interest to go to a new school.
If it is in the best interest of a child in foster care to go to a new school, the new school would need to immediately enroll that child, even without relevant paperwork.