Mission
To ensure that all LAUSD students are enrolled, attending, engaged, and on-track to graduate.
Presented by:
La Shona Jenkins, Coordinator
Dianna Armenta, Lead Counselor
Pupil Services
Foster Youth Achievement Program
Comprehensive Academic Assessment Overview
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Comprehensive Academic Assessment and other FYAP Forms
Logging CAA and other FYAP forms onto SOS logs
Organization of CAA files
Prioritizing your caseload
Pacing Plan
Comprehensive Academic Assessment (CAA)
and other FYAP forms
The CAA helps counselors ensure that students receive
the support needed to succeed in school by:
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gathering student’s academic, attendance, and
social/emotional history
identifying areas of concerns
making necessary referrals to address those concerns
monitoring students’ progress and outcomes
assessing the impact of the services and
interventions provided
Completion Of CAA:
Gathering Student History
Gather Information from:
 Current and/or previous teachers
 Academic counselor
 Caregiver/Parent
 Children Social Worker (CSW)
 Student (secondary)
 Principal/Administrative Designee
 SHHS personnel (PSA/PSW/Nurse, etc.)
 MiSiS
 MyData
 Cumulative Record
CAA Completion Components
CAA- 2015-2016 9-9-15.docx
Student’s Name
School
Grade
Date of Birth
LAUSD ID number
DCFS Case number
All Yes/No sections must contain
a check mark
8) All Yes sections must have an
explanation box marked
9) Explanation boxes with a date
field must be completed
10) Start Date
11) Completed By: <Counselor
name>
12) Date Completed
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Individual Success Plan (ISP)
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The ISP section of the Comprehensive Academic
Assessment allows the Foster Youth Counselor to
make appropriate referrals for services that address
any identified concerns.
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The ISP must be completed for all students on your
caseload.
Individual Success Plan
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This section will allow you to indicate concerns,
referrals, goals, and outcomes
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All indicated at-risk indicators/noted concerns
from the CAA must be marked in the ISP
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Refer to CAA to ensure referrals are not
duplicated
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All at-risk indicators/noted concerns must have a
goal
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Goals should be made for students even if the
student does not have any at-risk
indicators/noted concern
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Monitoring student progress and outcomes. Use
progress notes to record any follow up.
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It is important to monitor student progress, as
LAUSD will aggregate foster youth data in order
to track and report the effectiveness of its
efforts, which is required under Local Control
Funding Formula (LCFF).
Early Education Supplemental Form:
Completion Components
This supplemental section should be completed for all students up until the time they enter transitional
kindergarten or kindergarten. It provides information on early education history, referrals and intervention
history, parent/caregiver and teacher concerns.
Student’s Name
School
Grade
Date of Birth LAUSD ID number
DCFS Case number
All Yes/No sections must contain a check
mark
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All Yes sections must have an explanation
box marked
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Explanation box with date field must
contain a date
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Start Date
10) Completed By Counselor’s name
11) Date Completed
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High School Senior Supplemental Form
Completion Components
The High School Senior supplemental section of the Comprehensive Academic Assessment form
should be completed for all high school seniors. This section helps the Foster Youth Counselor
ensure that the student has plans after graduation.
Student’s Name
School
Grade
Date of Birth LAUSD ID number
DCFS Case number
Transitional Plans section must be
marked
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All Applicable/Not applicable
sections must contain a check mark
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All Applicable sections must have
subsection completely filled out
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Start Date
10) Completed By Counselor’s name
11) Date Completed
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Progress Notes
The Progress Notes section of the Comprehensive Academic Assessment
allows the Foster Youth Counselor to document contacts, referrals,
interventions, follow-ups, and review/monitoring of records.
Summary of Services (SOS) Log
Drop down codes for forms:
Yes: The form has been completed.
In progress : The form is pending information.
No: The form has not been started.
Yes, Transferred Completed : A former FYAP Counselor
completed the form. Current FYAP counselor must document on
SOS log, in order not to double count the completion of required
FYAP forms. Former FYAP Counselor leaves “yes” on SOS logs.
No-Transferred in-progress : The former FYAP Counselor did not
complete the form. Current FYAP counselor can document on
SOS log, once completed it can be changed to “yes”. Former
FYAP Counselor indicates on SOS logs “No, Transferred, inprogress”, in order not to have pending forms to complete.
N/A: Indicates that the form does not apply.
Pacing Plan
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Complete a minimum of 1 CAA daily
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Program Goal is to have 60 CAAs completed by each counselor before
December 18, 2015
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Program Goal is to have 100% completed by each counselor before
February 26, 2016
Prioritizing Your Caseload
Prioritize your caseload by identifying the number of risk factors a student has. The more risk
factors a student has, the higher ranking priority the student has on your caseload.
Examples of Elementary Risk Factors
Examples of Secondary Risk Factors
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Majority of 1s/2s
Basic, Below Basic, Far Below Basic
attendance (< 92% attendance)
Below average statewide testing
Disciplinary actions, referrals, suspensions
School Instability – frequent school transfers
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Off track to graduate
Less than 2.0 GPA (middle and high school)
Basic, Below Basic, Far Below Basic attendance (< 92%
attendance)
Below average statewide testing
Disciplinary actions, referrals, suspensions, continuation
school placement
School instability – frequent school transfers