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I usually get a placement agreement for foster kids which gives me some of the information I am looking for.
You could ask the caseworker for a copy of the discharge report from the program. It should give you a summary of why she went there - what her issues were, what her successes were and what she is still working on.
On the age difference - you are young for a teen and it is likely that she will start out by trying to treat you like a "buddy" rather than a parent. My best advice is: it is much easier to start off strict and ease up as she earns it than to start off easy and then try to rein her in. You are good guy when you ease up and always a bad guy when you tighten the reins.
I would have a list of (reasonable) rules, chores and other expectations - with privileges to be earned and consequences for non-compliance.
Good luck.
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