Foster Care & Student Success

 Foster Care & Student Success, housed in Texas Education Agency’s Division of Federal and State Education Policy maintains resources and information to advance the education of student's impacted by foster care. The resources and materials provide guidance related to the unique circumstances surrounding students who are in the foster care system and attend Texas public schools. In Texas, nearly 16,000 school-age students are in foster care at any given time.

The Foster Care & Student Success web content is divided into the following areas:

• School District Liaisons  
• Laws and Guidance
• State Efforts
• Collaboration
• Child Protective Services
• Information and Resources

Foster Care & Student Success Resource Guide

TEA developed a premiere resource to support Texas schools in addressing the education of students in foster care: Texas Foster Care & Student Success Resource Guide (PDF). 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 e-guide and training manual 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.

TEA desires that the guide be widely used and distributed! Please share with your districts, schools and networks. The guide is available in a variety of formats. 

Guide Formats

You can download the complete resource guide below:

• The complete interactive foster care resource guide (PDF) is available or select individual chapters below.
• TEA’s Office of Publications has full color hard copies that you can order.
• A larger, hi-resolution digital PDF file is available. It is useful for producing high-quality copies for distribution. Email fostercareliaison@tea.texas.gov to request the guide in hi-resolution.

Individual chapter downloads are also available: