RECOMMENDATIONS THREE & FOUR GOAL
Increase High School Graduation Rates and College Access
RECOMMENDATION
Develop a Summer Academy Program for high school age foster youth to help them become familiar with and prepare for postsecondary education, and establish an Education Navigator position coordinated with the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) to support foster youth postsecondary academic, financial, and emotional readiness and success.
WHY IT’S NEEDED
The cohort envisions the Summer Academy and Education Navigator programs as being complementary and highly integrated, not only with each other but also with the other existing programs designed to support foster youth pursuing higher education in Sonoma County. Creation of these two programs will fill the gaps in the county’s current support system and enable a more seamless transition for foster youth from secondary to postsecondary education.
POTENTIAL FUNDING STREAMS INCLUDE
• Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) • Chafee Foster Care Independent Living Program (ILP) • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) • Workforce Development Board • Title IV-E Waiver • Philanthropy
