Passports to Success

Assuring Positive Educational Experiences
For Children in Out-of-home Care


Module 1: Page 2 of 10

Self assessment - out-of-home care students

Let’s begin with a brief self assessment to help you reflect on your current understanding of the average differences in scholastic achievement throughout the state of Wisconsin (based on data compiled by the WI DCF and DPI in 2012) between children in out-of-home care and the general student population. Choose what you feel is the best answer to complete each of the following questions. When you have completed this module you’ll be able to compare your responses here to the information presented in this module.


1. The majority of children in out-of-home care are:
     a. Children who have special care and treatment needs that their families cannot meet.
     b. Children who have committed a crime.
     c. Children who have been abused or neglected.
     d. Children who have run away from home.
     e. Children whose parents are deceased.
2. Most of the students in out-of-home care that you encounter will be living in a:
     a. Relative’s home
     b. Group home
     c. Detention facility
     d. Foster home
     e. Residential care center
3. The suspension rate for students in out-of-home care is about __________ that of the general student population.
     a. one third
     b. 2 to 3 times
     c. one fifth
     d. 4 to 5 times
     e. equal to
4. In grades 9-12, the expulsion rate of students in out-of-home care is __________ that of the general student population.
     a. equal to
     b. half
     c. double
     d. 3 times
     e. over 12 times
5. Approximately _____ % of students in out-of-home care in Wisconsin attend more than one school in a single school year.
     a. 0
     b. 12
     c. 28
     d. 44
     e. 80


 

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