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The 91Ô­´´ State Education Department (91Ô­´´) and the Board of Regents committed, through the State Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan, to increase educational equity and outcomes for all 91Ô­´´ State students. 91Ô­´´ and the Board of Regents recognize the need to continuously review data, policies, and practices to identify inequities within the education system, and work to provide proactive solutions to improve educational access, opportunities, and positive outcomes for every student. Embedded in 91Ô­´´â€™s ESSA Plan is a provision to ensure students transitioning into, between, and out of residential facilities graduate from high school and meet college and career readiness standards. Through Title I, Part D, (Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk) limited supplemental funding is provided to meet the educational needs of transitioning students and assist with the transition of students from residential facilities back to their home, school, and community.

Public schools have a responsibility to support student transitions in accordance with ESSA. Schools can meet these obligations through policy development, budget allocation, identification of human capital to serve as the transition liaison and providing initial and continuous professional development opportunities to faculty and staff to build their capacity to meet the needs of transitioning students, public schools can ensure that students are experiencing an optimal transition into, between, and out of residential facilities.ÌýÌýA full list of transition liaisons for 91Ô­´´ State school districts can be found here.