This tip sheet covers enrollment information for recently arrived immigrant students, including how to enroll your child in school, what to do if your child needs help learning English, and where to go to get help.
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This tip sheet covers enrollment information for recently arrived immigrant students, including how to enroll your child in school, what to do if your child needs help learning English, and where to go to get help.
This tip sheet covers enrollment information for recently arrived immigrant students, including how to enroll your child in school, what to do if your child needs help learning English, and where to go to get help.
This tip sheet covers enrollment information for recently arrived immigrant students, including how to enroll your child in school, what to do if your child needs help learning English, and where to go to get help.
Many students with disabilities had a difficult time making progress in school during COVID and need extra supports and services to get back on track. The NYC DOE is offering individualized Special Education Recovery Services (“SERS”) for students with IEPs who attend NYC DOE schools.
This handout covers much what you need to know about education and the rights of students who are involved with the foster system.
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 form allows a parent to designate another adult to make educational decisions for their child for up to one year.
Gives recommendations for foster care agencies to empower and engage parents in educational planning when their children are in foster care; includes reproducible templates and resources.
This guide gives a basic overview of the education rights of young people ages 7-21 in NYC with involvement in the juvenile or criminal justice system. It describes the education rights of youth in community and court-ordered settings, along with students’ transition back to school.