San Francisco Unified School District
Enrollment Chart for Foster Youth
2012-2013
ASSEMBLY BILL 490/ASSEMBLY BILL 1933
Effective January 1, 2004, Assembly Bill (AB) 490, Chapter 862, imposed new duties and rights related to the education of children and
youth in foster care (dependents and wards of the court). Assembly Bill 1933 (“AB 1933”), effective January 1, 2011, allows a foster
child to remain in his/her school of origin for as long as the child is in foster care. Education Code (EC) § 48850(a)
All educational and school placement decisions for foster youth shall be made to ensure that each foster pupil has the opportunity to
meet the same academic achievement standards to which all pupils are held, is placed in the least restrictive educational programs,
and has access to the academic resources, services, extracurricular and enrichment activities as all other pupils.
Education Code (EC) § 48850(a)
The new school shall immediately enroll the foster or transitional child even if the foster or transitional child has outstanding fees, fines,
textbooks, or other items or moneys due to the school last attended or is unable to produce records or clothing normally required for
enrollment, such as previous academic records, medical records, proof of residency, other documentation, or school uniforms.
Education Code (EC) § 48850(b)
Enrollment
Groups
General
Education
Students,
including
Resource
Specialist
Program
(RSP) and
Inclusion
(INC)
Documents
Required:
1. SFUSD Application, New
Student Questionnaire &
SFUSD Transition Form
**Requested:
1. Foster Care Agreement
2. 2 Proofs of Address
3. 1 Proof of Birth
4. School records
5. Immunizations
Registration Site
(Drop in Accommodation)
Please call for Questions
Educational Placement Center
555 Franklin Street, Room 100
San Francisco, CA
SFUSD Contacts/Questions
Placement Counselors
Main Line:
(415) 241-6085
Darlene Lim (AB490 Liaison)
LimD1@sfusd.edu
Phone: 241-6271
Fax: 241-6087
Required:
2. SFUSD Application, New
Student Questionnaire &
SFUSD Transition Form
**Requested:
6. Foster Care Agreement
7. 2 Proofs of Address
8. 1 Proof of Birth
9. School records
10. Immunizations
Pupil Services Department
555 Portola Avenue
San Francisco, CA
John Zamora
ZamoraJ@sfusd.edu
Phone: 695-5543
Fax: 695-5522
Students with
Special
Education
Services
Required:
1. SFUSD Application, New
Student Questionnaire &
SFUSD Transition Form
**Requested:
1. Foster Care Agreement
2. 2 Proofs of Address
3. 1 Proof of Birth
4. School records
5. Immunizations
6. Individualized Education Plan
(Drop in Accommodation)
Please call for Questions
Adriana Esquer
Esquera@sfusd.edu
Phone: 355-6995
Fax: 241-6087
Request for
Student
Records
SF-HSA Protective Services
Worker/SF-JPD Probation Officer
completes 1144 &1145 forms to
request student records once
school placement has been
confirmed. Fax forms to Foster
Youth Services (FYS) Program in
corresponding school districts.
Students with
Probation
Officers
Educational Placement Center
555 Franklin Street, Room 100
San Francisco, CA
FYS Coordinators:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf/fy/co
ntacts.asp
Jettye Buford-Levels, SFUSD FYS
LevelsJ@sfusd.edu
Phone: 242-2615, Ext. 3204
Fax: 242-2618
Foster Youth AB490 Liaisons:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf/fy/ab
490contacts.asp
Maya Webb, SFUSD, FYS
Webbm1@sfusd.edu
Phone: 242-2615x 3310
Shira Andron, SFUSD FYS
AndronS@sfusd.edu
Phone: 242-2615, Ext. 3055
** To ensure a student’s appropriate school placement, we encourage all relevant documents be provided at the time of
enrollment.