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All reviewed information should be notated and/or included within the record.  \nNumber of school districts/schools the youth has attended:   Number of placement changes:    \nWhat type of placement:  \n􀀀 Home of Relative 􀀀 Fictive Kin 􀀀 Traditional Foster Home  \n􀀀 Congregate Care (Group Home or Residential)  \nSTEP 1: Meeting Participants  \nDCFS/private agency representative   Agency    \nLEA point of contact   School District    \nLEA point of contact   School District    \nOthers (name/position)    \nSTEP 2: Identify School Options  \nOption 1: School district/building where student is currently attending (school of origin) .  \nSchool District:   School Building:  Option 2: School district/building where student is living in foster care placement (district of residence) .  \nSchool District:   School Building:   Option 3: School district/building of other options considered.  \nSchool District:   School Building:    \nSTEP 3: Select Key Indicators for Best Interest Determination  \n􀀀 Distance from new home placement  \n􀀀 DCFS placement decisions (case pending)  \n􀀀 Student, parent preference  \n􀀀 Relationships with peers, teachers, and adults  \n􀀀 School calendar year (semester vs. trimester)  \n􀀀 Proximity to end of grading period  \n􀀀 Availability of school support staff  \n􀀀 Extracurricular activities  \n(Additional factors are listed below. )  \nOther considerations:    \nSchool Placement Decision:    \nStep 4: Transportation Plan  \nSchool of placement is responsible for arranging the transportation, billing, contracting for service provided, etc. when more than one school district is involved.  \n􀀀 Student will live in the district of origin and transportation will not be required.  \n􀀀 Student will live in the district of origin and transportation will be required (intra-district) .  \nO Established route (different building, in district)  \nO Specialized transportation (special program transportation)  \n􀀀 Student will not live in the district of origin and transportation will be required between contiguous districts.  \n􀀀 Student will not live in the district of origin and transportation will be required between non-contiguous districts/out of state.  \n􀀀 Other (please specify):    \nDCFS and ISBE established an intergovernmental agreement in 2018 to split costs of additional transportation incurred 50/50 . This takes the stress  \noff the district to fund transportation for our youth who no longer live in the district.  \n| Remaining in the same school (school of origin) Considerations |  |  | Transferring to a new school\u003Cbr>Considerations |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | Continuity of instruction\u003Cbr>Student is best served due to circumstances that look to his or her past. | | Continuity of instruction\u003Cbr>Student is best served at a different school due to his or her history/future. |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  | Age and grade placement of the student\u003Cbr>Maintaining friends and contacts with peers is critical to the student’s meaningful school experience and participation. | | Age and grade placement of the student\u003Cbr>Maintaining friends and contacts with peers is not critical to the student’s meaningful school experience and participation. The student has attended the school of origin for only a brief time. The student has destructive or dangerous relationships at their school of origin. |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n| |  | Academic strength\u003Cbr>The child’s academic performance is weak, and the child would fall further behind if he/she transferred to another school. | | Academic strength\u003Cbr>The child’s academic performance is strong and at grade level, and the child would likely recover academically from a school transfer. |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  | Social and emotional state\u003Cbr>The child is suffering from the effects of mobility, ha","cbCaitN4wACAGnNf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitN4wACAGnNf","pdf",355438,"English","# STEP 1: Meeting Participants\n# STEP 2: Identify School Options\n# STEP 3: Select Key Indicators for Best Interest Determination\n# Step 4: Transportation Plan","[{\"question\":\"What information is required in the best interest determination record?\",\"answer\":\"Local Education Agencies must keep records of best interest determinations. 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