Here you will find relevant resources for schools, students, and families. The site will also feature select professional learning opportunities for teachers, parent coordinators, school counselors, and social workers, as well as student and family opportunities.
Use the site to access strategies that help multilingual and immigrant students safely navigate school and pursue a postsecondary pathway, and to ensure that families can equitably engage in the full range of their educational journey.
As a reminder, NYC Public Schools does not ask about or track student immigration status, and schools should make resources and information available to everyone in the school community.
The Four Pillars of Engagement - building intentional community, ensuring accessibility, supporting social-emotional well-being, and culturally responsive and sustaining practices - are foundational to efforts in supporting multilingual and immigrant students and families as they navigate our schools and see themselves reflected in our communities.
Build Community
It takes a village to support our students. Engage your students and families as partners and identify culturally and linguistically relevant organizations to support your efforts.
Ensure Equitable Access
Build cultural and navigational capital for our students; apply scaffolds and break down culturally specific words and concepts. Provide resources in families' home languages and through diverse outlets.
Prioritize Social-Emotional Learning
Affirm racial, cultural and linguistic identities and ensure our students have the social and emotional capital to sustain themselves and thrive.
Ensure CRS Practices
We must strive for anti-racism, and reframe any narrative or language that detracts from the greatness of multilingual and immigrant students across diverse immigration statuses and journeys.