Variety of Educational Formats
Local educational agencies (LEAs) are encouraged to offer a range of quality educational options, including classroom-based, hybrid, and nonclassroom-based programs, to better tailor instruction to pupils, thereby improving academic outcomes while maximizing enrollment. Independent study may be offered through a variety of formats (California Education Code [EC] Section 51744 including:

• As a program or class within a comprehensive school.
• Through an alternative school or program of choice. EC Section 58500 et seq.
• Through Charter Schools.
• Short term independent study (a one time situation with no more than 14 total school days in a school year).
• Through board-approved online courses. EC sections 51749.5–51759.6
• As an accommodation for pupil travel.
• As specialized and/or advanced courses.
• As a credit recovery method.

The purpose of Home and Hospital Instruction is to support the student in maintaining continuity of instruction during his/her absence from regular educational setting due to a medical condition

Home and Hospital Instruction can be provided by Coachella Valley Unified School District for any student unable to physically attend school for a period of at least three (3) weeks or more due to a temporary disability that has been certified by a physician qualified to diagnose a medical condition. Physiological Disorders must be diagnosed by a Psychiatrist or Licensed Physician. A temporary disability is defined as physical injury, illness or psychological disorder which the student can reasonably be expected to return to a regular or alternative program.

Once the physician’s request for Home and Hospital Form is verified and signed by the doctor, and submitted, Child Welfare and Attendance will assign a Home and Hospital Teacher. In Home and Hospital Instruction Program, one hour of Home and Hospital equals one day of instruction, student will be receiving a total of 5 hours of direct Home and Hospital instruction per week. If the school has a four-day week, only four hours of instruction may be provided at home. Home and Hospital Instruction may take place on any day that is acceptable to the teacher and family, except for Sundays, non-student days, or holidays. An Adult over 21 of age MUST be present in the home during the time of instruction. Home and Hospital instruction is NOT offered during the summer.

To Request the Home and Hospital Instruction Program please call:

Diana Reynoso, Office Technician Bilingual

Telephone: (760) 848-1157; Fax: (760) 399-0057

McKinney-Vento Act

Section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Act 10 defines “homeless children and youths” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The term includes:

Children and youth who are:

• Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as “doubled-up”);
• Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
• Living in emergency or transitional shelters; or
• Abandoned in hospitals;
• Children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
• Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
• Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above.

Homeless youth can enroll in school even if they have uncertain housing, a temporary address or no permanent physical address.  They are guaranteed enrollment in school by the federal McKinney-Vento Act and California state law if they live: 

• In a shelter (family, domestic violence or youth shelter) or a transitional living program
• In a motel, hotel or weekly rate housing
• In a house or apartment with more than one family because of economic hardship or loss
• In temporary foster care or with an adult who is not a parent or guardian
• In substandard housing without electricity, water or heat
• With friends or family because they are a runaway or unaccompanied youth

  To enroll or attend school, if you live under any of these conditions, you do not need to provide:

• Proof of residency
• Immunization records or TB skin test results
• School records
• Legal guardianship papers

 You may:

• Participate fully in all school activities and programs for which you are eligible
• Continue to attend the school in which you were last enrolled even if you have moved away from that school's attendance boundary or district.
• Receive transportation from your current residence back to your school of origin
• Qualify automatically for free and reduced-price breakfast and lunches

Contact the district's homeless youth liaison to resolve any disputes that arise during the enrollment process.

Your CVUSD Homeless & Foster Youth Educational Liaison is:

Saul Mendez

760-848-1029

FOSTER YOUTH EDUCATION RIGHTS
 

1. RIGHT TO REMAIN IN YOUR SCHOOL OF ORIGIN
2. RIGHT TO IMMEDIATE ENROLLMENT IN SCHOOL
3. RIGHT TO PARTIAL CREDITS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS  
4. GRADUATION RIGHTS
5. COLLEGE RIGHTS
6. SCHOOL DISCIPLINE RIGHTS
7. RIGHT TO YOUR SCHOOL RECORDS

NON-EDUCATION RIGHTS As a foster youth, you also have other rights that are not related to school, such as the right to see a doctor or to have private storage space. For more information, please see the Foster Youth Bill of Rights (www.fosteryouthhelp. ca.gov/rights2.html)

*EDUCATION RIGHTS HOLDERS Every foster youth under age 18 must have an education rights holder, who is required to make education decisions in the youth’s best interest. Foster youth who are 18 or older have the right to make their own education decisions. Your education rights holder may be your parent or legal guardian, your caregiver, or another person chosen by the court. Your education rights holder cannot be your social worker or probation officer, your attorney, or group home or school staff members. It is important to know who your education rights holder is. If you need information about who your education rights holder is, you can contact your social worker or attorney.

If you believe your education rights have been violated, you can file a complaint. The school has 60 days to investigate and give you a written response. For information about how to file a complaint, please visit cde.ca.gov/re/cp/uc, or call the California Dept. of Education Coordinated School Health and Safety Office at (916) 319-0914. For more information about your education rights, please see the Foster Youth Education Toolkit (www. kids-alliance.org/edtoolkit) or the California Youth Education Task Force (www.cfyetf.org). You also can contact your school district’s Foster Youth Educational Liaison or your county’s Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program (FYSC) at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf/fy/fyedrights.asp.

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INTRODUCTION

An important responsibility of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability against students with disabilities. OCR receives numerous complaints and inquiries in the area of elementary and secondary education involving Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (Section 504). Most of these concern identification of students who are protected by Section 504 and the means to obtain an appropriate education for such students.

Section 504 is a federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Section 504 provides: "No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States . . . shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance . . . ."

OCR enforces Section 504 in programs and activities that receive Federal financial assistance from ED. Recipients of this Federal financial assistance include public school districts, institutions of higher education, and other state and local education agencies. The regulations implementing Section 504 in the context of educational institutions appear at 34 C.F.R. Part 104.

The Section 504 regulations require a school district to provide a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE) to each qualified student with a disability who is in the school district's jurisdiction, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability. Under Section 504, FAPE consists of the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services designed to meet the student's individual educational needs as adequately as the needs of nondisabled students are met.

This resource document clarifies pertinent requirements of Section 504.

For additional information, please contact the Office for Civil Rights.

Variety of Formats
Local educational agencies (LEAs) are encouraged to offer a range of quality educational options, including classroom-based, hybrid, and nonclassroom-based programs, to better tailor instruction to pupils, thereby improving academic outcomes while maximizing enrollment. Independent study may be offered through a variety of formats (California Education Code [EC] Section 51744) including:

• As a program or class within a comprehensive school.
• Through an alternative school or program of choice. EC Section 58500. et seq.
• Through Charter Schools.
• Short term independent study (less than 15 total schooldays in a school year).
• Through board-approved online courses. EC sections 51749.5–51759.6
• As an accommodation for pupil travel.
• As specialized and/or advanced courses.
• As a credit recovery method.

The purpose of Home and Hospital Instruction is to support the student in maintaining continuity of instruction during his/her absence from regular educational setting due to a medical condition

Home and Hospital Instruction can be provided by Coachella Valley Unified School District for any student unable to physically attend school for a period of at least three (3) weeks or more due to a temporary disability that has been certified by a physician qualified to diagnose a medical condition. Physiological Disorders must be diagnosed by a Psychiatrist or Licensed Physician. A temporary disability is defined as physical injury, illness or psychological disorder which the student can reasonably be expected to return to a regular or alternative program.

Once the physician’s request for Home and Hospital Form is verified and signed by the doctor, and submitted, Child Welfare and Attendance will assign a Home and Hospital Teacher. In Home and Hospital Instruction Program, one hour of Home and Hospital equals one day of instruction, student will be receiving a total of 5 hours of direct Home and Hospital instruction per week. If the school has a four-day week, only four hours of instruction may be provided at home. Home and Hospital Instruction may take place on any day that is acceptable to the teacher and family, except for Sundays, non-student days, or holidays. An Adult over 21 of age MUST be present in the home during the time of instruction. Home and Hospital instruction is NOT offered during the summer.

To Request the Home and Hospital Instruction Program please call:

Diana Reynoso, Office Technician Bilingual

Telephone: (760) 848-1157; Fax: (760) 399-0057

McKinney-Vento Act
Section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Act 10 defines “homeless children and youths” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The term includes:

Children and youth who are:

• Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as “doubled-up”);
• Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
• Living in emergency or transitional shelters; or
• Abandoned in hospitals;
• Children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
• Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
• Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above.

Homeless youth can enroll in school even if they have uncertain housing, a temporary address or no permanent physical address.  They are guaranteed enrollment in school by the federal McKinney-Vento Act and California state law if they live: 

• In a shelter (family, domestic violence or youth shelter) or a transitional living program
• In a motel, hotel or weekly rate housing
• In a house or apartment with more than one family because of economic hardship or loss
• In temporary foster care or with an adult who is not a parent or guardian
• In substandard housing without electricity, water or heat
• With friends or family because they are a runaway or unaccompanied youth

  To enroll or attend school, if you live under any of these conditions, you do not need to provide:

• Proof of residency
• Immunization records or TB skin test results
• School records
• Legal guardianship papers

 You may:

• Participate fully in all school activities and programs for which you are eligible
• Continue to attend the school in which you were last enrolled even if you have moved away from that school's attendance boundary or district.
• Receive transportation from your current residence back to your school of origin
• Qualify automatically for free and reduced-price breakfast and lunches

Contact the district's homeless youth liaison to resolve any disputes that arise during the enrollment process.

Your CVUSD Homeless & Foster Youth Educational Liaison is:

Saul Mendez

760-848-1029

FOSTER YOUTH EDUCATION RIGHTS
 

1. RIGHT TO REMAIN IN YOUR SCHOOL OF ORIGIN
2. RIGHT TO IMMEDIATE ENROLLMENT IN SCHOOL
3. RIGHT TO PARTIAL CREDITS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS  
4. GRADUATION RIGHTS
5. COLLEGE RIGHTS
6. SCHOOL DISCIPLINE RIGHTS
7. RIGHT TO YOUR SCHOOL RECORDS

NON-EDUCATION RIGHTS As a foster youth, you also have other rights that are not related to school, such as the right to see a doctor or to have private storage space. For more information, please see the Foster Youth Bill of Rights (www.fosteryouthhelp. ca.gov/rights2.html)

*EDUCATION RIGHTS HOLDERS Every foster youth under age 18 must have an education rights holder, who is required to make education decisions in the youth’s best interest. Foster youth who are 18 or older have the right to make their own education decisions. Your education rights holder may be your parent or legal guardian, your caregiver, or another person chosen by the court. Your education rights holder cannot be your social worker or probation officer, your attorney, or group home or school staff members. It is important to know who your education rights holder is. If you need information about who your education rights holder is, you can contact your social worker or attorney.

If you believe your education rights have been violated, you can file a complaint. The school has 60 days to investigate and give you a written response. For information about how to file a complaint, please visit cde.ca.gov/re/cp/uc, or call the California Dept. of Education Coordinated School Health and Safety Office at (916) 319-0914. For more information about your education rights, please see the Foster Youth Education Toolkit (www. kids-alliance.org/edtoolkit) or the California Youth Education Task Force (www.cfyetf.org). You also can contact your school district’s Foster Youth Educational Liaison or your county’s Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program (FYSC) at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf/fy/fyedrights.asp.

Your CVUSD Foster Youth Educational Liaison is:

Jess Sanchez and he can be reached at 760-848-1084

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