The Napa County Office of Education, Community Programs Department provides technical assistance to county districts serving students in foster care, or who are homeless or experiencing temporary housing, in order to support education success. These programs are supported by the California Department of Education (CDE) Foster Youth Services Coordinated Program (FYSCP), and McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

Napa County School District Liaisons ‐ Foster & Homeless Youth

Calistoga
Calistoga Joint Unified School District
Kaesa Enemark, kenemark@calistogajusd.org, Vice Principal, Calistoga Elementary School
707‐799-6709

Howell Mountain
Howell Mountain Elementary School District
Janet Tufts, jtufts@hmesd.org, Principal/ Superintendent
707‐965‐2423

Napa
Napa Valley Unified School District
Maryanne Christoffersen, mchristoffersen@nvusd.org, Director III, Student Services
707‐253-3531

Pope Valley
Pope Valley Union Elementary School District
Kim Kern, kkern@pvk8.org, Superintendent/Principal
707-756-0752

St. Helena
St. Helena Unified School District
Veronica Miranda, vmiranda@sthelenaunified.org, Director of Educational Services
707‐967‐2708

Camille Creek
NCOE Camille Creek Community School
Ain-Tei Echauri, LCSW\ PPSC aechauri@napacoe.org, School Social Worker
707‐251-1050

Stonebridge
Stonebridge Elementary
James D. Brown, Ph.D., james.b@stonebridgeschool.org, Executive Director
707-252-5522


Definition of Students Living in Foster Care Placement

  • Any student under the direct supervision of a county social worker or probation officer and
  • Has been placed in a foster care home
  • Has been placed in a group home
  • Remains in their own home

Definition of Students & Families who self-report as Homeless 

  • In a shelter or transitional living program
  • In a motel, hotel, or weekly-rate housing
  • In shared housing with more than one family due to loss of housing or economic hardship
  • In an abandoned building, car, campground, or on the street
  • In substandard housing (without electricity, water, or heat)
  • With friends or family because they are a runaway or unaccompanied youth

Rights of Students in Foster Care or Identified as Homeless

  • Immediate enrollment
  • Appropriate school placement
  • Timely transfer of records
  • Partial credits applied as appropriate
  • Release of records as appropriate
  • Academic review and needed services made available
  • Free / Reduced Meals
  • Transportation assistance
  • Fees waived
  • Instructional materials provided

Foster Youth Education Rights (external website, new window)

Homeless Students Rights (external website, new window)

The following links provide resources for legislation and policy regarding California foster and homeless youth.

AB490 (external website, new window)

AB 490 FactSheet (external website, new window)

Education Law Fact Sheets (external website, new window)

CA Task Force FAQ’s Re: AB167  (external website, new window)

ESSA Support for Students in Foster Care (external website, new window)

ESSA Support for students experiencing homelessness (external website, new window)

College Access Resources

FAFSA (external website, new window)

California Dream Act (external website, new window)

Chaffee (external website, new window)

Webgrants4Students (external website, new window)

Napa Valley College Promise (external website, new window)

California College Pathways (external website, new window)

FAFSA, Frequently asked questions (external website, new window)

John Burton Financial aid Toolkit (external website, new window)

John Burton FAFSA Step by Step (external website, new window)

Foster Youth

Foster Youth FAQ’s (external website, new window)
Foster Youth Education Toolkit  (external website, new window)

Homeless

Technical Assistance for Homeless Serving Schools & Agencies
https://nche.ed.gov/

Resource for Parents, Guardians and Students (Youth Ages 12-24)
http://calyouth.org/about/ (external website, new window)
http://naehcy.org(external website, new window)
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/hs/cy/ (external website, new window)

Main Office Info.

Telephone
707-253-6810

 

eMail
info@napacoe.org

 

Hours
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

Address
Napa County Office of Education (main)
2121 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA 94559

Program Locations

Napa County Office of Education
2121 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA  94559

Research & Professional Development Center
1450 Technology Lane, Suite 200
Petaluma, CA  94954

Napa Infant Program
1511 Myrtle Avenue
Napa, CA  94558

Napa Preschool Program
74 Wintun Court
Napa, CA 94559

Camille Creek Community School
2097 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA 94559 

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