We understand how difficult it can be to navigate the New York City Department of Education. Parents can spend an enormous amount of time researching different programs or simply trying to understand their child’s school-related rights.
AFC’s free know-your-rights guides, tip sheets, and other resources can help you advocate successfully for your child.
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This tip sheet includes a list of questions you may want to ask when deciding whether a school placement is appropriate for your child.
This tip sheet reviews internships, work-based learning, and vocational programs offered by the DOE, as well as transition plans and services for students with disabilities.
The Department of Education is enormous, and navigating through the system is a tough job for anyone. This Tip Sheet can point you in the right direction and help you advocate for the right school and services for your child, from early intervention and preschool through high school and beyond.
This tip sheet provides trauma-sensitive strategies and conversation starters for some of the most common issues schools encounter with students and parents regarding a student’s housing situation.
This guide is an overview of the education rights of NYC public school students facing school discipline. It includes additional protections for students with disabilities.
This form allows a parent to designate another adult to make educational decisions for their child for up to one year.
This fact sheet describes what literacy skills your child should be learning during each of their first few years of school in order to become a successful reader, along with possible warning signs of future difficulty or disability.
Explains the process of applying to middle/high schools and gives pointers for families of students with disabilities.
If you believe that an action taken by a school district is wrong and violates the law, one way to challenge the school district’s act is to appeal to the New York State Commissioner of Education. This fact sheet explains how to file an appeal.
Outline of the basic requirements for a co-location appeal.