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RAISE THE GRADE Closing the Education Gap for Children in the Care or Custody of the State

This initiative, led by Martha Stone, aims to address the academic challenges faced by children in state care, like Marisol and Theo, by advocating for better educational support and opportunities. Highlighting the stories of these youth, the campaign underscores the importance of providing quality education and nurturing environments to help them thrive. Join the movement to raise awareness and promote change for a brighter future for all children in care.

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RAISE THE GRADE Closing the Education Gap for Children in the Care or Custody of the State

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  1. RAISE THE GRADEClosing the Education Gapfor Children in the Care or Custody of the State Martha Stone, Esq. Executive Director Center for Children’s Advocacy

  2. Who are our youth? Raise the Grade

  3. Marisol • Entered DCF care 2002 • 41 different placements • Profound history of victimization and abuse • Underlying psychiatric disability Raise the Grade

  4. Marisol • 10/02 Therapeutic Foster Home (DCF licensed) • 01/03 VFC Safe Home • 03/03 Therapeutic Foster Home (VFC licensed) • 08/03 Therapeutic Foster Home (VFC licensed) • 01/04 Therapeutic Foster Home (VFC licensed) • 02/04 Therapeutic Foster Home (VFC licensed) • 11/04 Therapeutic Foster Home (VFC respite care) • 01/05 Relative Foster Home, Paternal Aunt • 01/05 Foster Home (DCF licensed) • 02/05 Wheeler Clinic, Crisis Stabilization • 02/05 Sankofa (VFC) Permanency Diagnostic Ctr. • 05/05 Mt. Sinai ABC Unit • 06/05 Residential Treatment, Kids Inn Raise the Grade

  5. Marisol • 08/06 Therapeutic Foster Care, Klingberg • 04/07 STAR Home, The Bridge • 04/07 Foster Home (DCF) • 05/07 Short Term Assess/Respite, The Bridge • 05/07 Short Term Assess/Respite, The Bridge • 07/07 JuvenileDetention • 08/07 Residential Treatment, CT Children’s Place • 06/08 Emergency Foster Care (DCF) • 06/08 Foster Home (DCF) • 01/09 Emergency Foster Care (DCF) • 01/09 Emergency Foster Care (DCF) • 01/09 Emergency Foster Care (DCF) • 01/09 Emergency Foster Care (DCF) Raise the Grade

  6. Marisol • 02/09 Emergency Foster Care (DCF) • 03/09 Short Term Assess/Respite, The Bridge • 05/09 Adult Correctional (York) • 07/09 Residential Treatment, CT Children’s Place • 09/09 Runaway Status • 12/09 Adult Correctional (York) • 01/10 Stepping Stone • 05/10 Runaway Status • 07/10 Adult Correctional (York) • 09/10 Therapeutic Foster Home • 09/10 Runaway Status • 01/11 CHAP apartment • 02/11 With friends • 04/11 Motel • 05/11 CHAP apartment Raise the Grade

  7. Theo • 08/97 Removed from home to foster home • 06/03 KlingbergSafe Home • 04/04 Therapeutic foster home (1) • Therapeutic foster home (2) • Therapeutic foster home (3) • Therapeutic foster home (4) • 06/07 CCMC • 06/07 Institute of Living • 07/07 Sankofa House • 11/07 Therapeutic foster home • 12/08 Institute of Living • 06/09 Connecticut Children’s Place • 02/10 Foster home • 05/11 Juvenile Detention

  8. Theo • 05/11 Foster home • 06/11 Juvenile Detention • 06/11 Connecticut Children’s Place • 08/11 Foster home • 09/12 Emergency Placement • 09/12 SolnitNorth • 10/12 Rushford Center • 11/12 Middlesex Hospital • 11/12 SolnitNorth • 11/12 Hartford Juvenile Detention • 02/13 SolnitNorth • 03/13 Hartford Juvenile Detention • 05/13 Children’s Center of Hamden • 01/14 Entering Group Home

  9. Angela 6 months into commitment, no adult knew • What grade she was in • How many credits she had • Why she’d never been evaluated for special education • Where her records were • Where to get this information Raise the Grade

  10. Academic Failure Raise the Grade

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  14. Abysmal Test Scores

  15. 2014 Recommended Additions to Raise the Grade Legislation • Educational Surrogates • Child Find Obligations • Reading Remediation Plans • Strategic School Profiles • Access to Information • Access to Magnet Schools and other out-of-district opportunities • Quality Pre-School for Children in DCF • Alternative Schools Raise the Grade

  16. Raise the Grade. Close the Gap. Ensure equal opportunity Raise the Grade

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