Youth-In-Care (YIC)

Welcome to Youth-In-Care (YIC)

Overview

Youth-In-Care education services at the Utah State Board of Education provides services and interventions for individuals under the age of 21 who are in Custody of or receiving services from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services or an equivalent Native American tribe, or who are being held in a juvenile detention facility.

Through contracts with local school districts, we provide educational administrative and support services for eligible students. The USBE YIC team facilitates equitable access to quality educational opportunities for Youth in Care to grow academically, socially, and emotionally toward future success.

YIC Director Calendar

Youth in Care Meetings 2025-2026

Financial

Statewide Approved Indirect Cost Rates (Fiscal Year)
Utah State Board of Education Financial Operations Reporting

Utah Grants - Helpful links
Utah Grants
Utah School District Directory

Utah Grants Help Desk

Phone: 801-538-7604

Email: UtahGrants@schools.utah.gov

Regulation

R277-709: Education Programs Serving Youth in Custody
Utah State Board of Education Administrative Rules

Title R547: Human Services, Juvenile Justice Services
Utah Office of Administrative Rules

Utah Coordinating Council for Youth In Care (UCCYIC)

Title 53E-3-503: Education of Individuals in Custody of or Receiving Services from Certain State Agencies, Establishment of Coordinating Council, Advisory Councils
The Utah Coordinating Council for Youth In Care was established by the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Utah State Board of Education pursuant to a directive by the 1979 Utah State Legislature.

Resources

Ensuring Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care

Office of Licensing
Utah Department of Health and Human Services

Youth Education Coordinating Form

Youth in Care: Student Information Form

Youth in Care (YIC) School and Annexes Listing

USBE YIC Initiatives

First Star

Renaissance Learning

YouScience

Statewide

Educating Youth in State Care
Utah Department of Human Services

Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee

The Judicial Branch of the Navajo Nation

Utah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL)

Youth Providers Association, Inc. (YPA)

YIC and Special Education Best Practice Brochure
Utah Parent Center

National

BreakFree Education

Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ)

Correctional Education Association (CEA)

Legal Center for Foster Care and Education
American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law

National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS)

Collaborating Agencies

Utah Department of Health and Human Services:

Best Practices

The National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA or IDEA Part B) Letter
United States Department of Education

Title I Part D: Neglected and Delinquent

Scholarships

Education Resources
Utah Department of Human Services Child and Family Services

Utah Mentoring

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE), certified local Check & Connect (C&C) trainers, coordinate the C&C K-12 programs statewide, and provide local training to certify mentors. Using the C&C mentoring program Utah’s mentors provide evidence-based interventions using students’ academic, behavior, and course performance data. The goal of C&C mentoring is to support school completion, prevent student dropout, improve educational outcomes, and help students prepare for post-secondary success.