An extension of family finding.
Classroom to Kinship surfaces trusted school relationships that may otherwise remain invisible — while preserving every existing safety standard.
All existing child welfare safeguards remain in place.
Classroom to Kinship does not replace relatives, family finding, background checks, home assessment, safety review, or child-specific placement decisions. It creates a way to identify willing adults who may otherwise remain invisible to the system.
Safety standards preserved
Every background check, home assessment, and safety review still applies.
Family finding first
Relatives and kin are always searched for first. The Network is an extension, not a replacement.
Child-specific decisions
No one is pre-approved. Every placement decision is made fresh for a specific child.
Approval by child welfare
The school identifies the relationship. Child welfare determines safety, approval, and placement.
The school identifies. Child welfare decides.
The school does not investigate the family, determine safety, or decide placement. It simply surfaces a relationship that may otherwise go unseen.
What child welfare retains
- Family finding and relative search
- Background checks and screening
- Home assessment
- Safety review
- Approval and placement decisions
- Court processes