Delaware Administrative Code
Title 14 - Education
900 - Special Populations
903 - Best Interest Determination Process for School Placement - Students in Foster Care
Section 903-2.0 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 14 DE Admin Code 903-2.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning:

"Best Interest Meeting" means the convening of certain individuals as noted within this regulation to determine if the student should remain in the school of origin.

"Best Interest Meeting Determination Form (Foster Care)" means the document, which may be amended from time to time, approved by the Delaware Department of Education for use in the determination of best interest in school placement decisions for students in foster care.

"Charter School" means a charter school board established pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 14 of the Delaware Code.

"Student in Foster Care" means a student in the custody of the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) pursuant to Chapter 25 of Title 13 of the Delaware Code.

"Court Appointed Special Advocate" or "CASA" means a volunteer authorized and appointed under 14 Del.C. § 9010A, who is supervised by a coordinator and who works in conjunction with the child's attorney to accomplish the duties set forth in 29 Del.C. § 9007A(c).

"Department" means the Delaware Department of Education.

"DFS" means the Division of Family Services, a unit of the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families.

"DFS Caseworker" means the caseworker assigned to the student in foster care.

"DSCYF" means the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families.

"LEA Foster Care Liaison" means the local education agency liaison for students in foster care.

"Local School District" shall mean a reorganized school district or vocational technical school district established by 14 Del.C. Ch. 10.

"School of Origin" means the following:

* The school in which the student is enrolled at the time of entry into foster care;

* The school in which the student is enrolled at the time of change of placement while in foster care; or

* The school identified for the next grade level in the same local school district where the child in foster care is enrolled.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Education.

"State Coordinator" means the Delaware Coordinator for Education of Students in Foster Care.

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