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These resources include the Dear Colleague Letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Innovation of the Department of Education and a FAQ sheet to provide a clearer understanding of updated policies related to Afghan newcomer students.
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The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools and the Office of English Language Acquisition, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE), together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hosted this webinar on strategies to assist Afghan and other newcomer students to […]
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This webinar explored how higher education partners can extend their services to Afghan evacuees and refugees more broadly and support their successful transition into our country and respective communities; how institutions and systems are rising to the occasion and providing an array of supports and opportunities to Afghan evacuees, such as school supplies for children, […]
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) presented this webinar about ORR’s process for placing and supporting Afghan refugees in the context of the U.S. educational system. The webinar also featured representatives from the Office […]
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This resource is intended to help educators identify and use research-based policies, practices, and procedures for welcoming and registering newcomer immigrant and refugee students who are attending secondary schools in the United States and for supporting them once they are in school.
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These family and caregiver activities (FCAs) are designed to provide simple, fun activities families and caregivers can use with young English learner (ELL) or dual language learner (DLL) children at home to strengthen language development in either the home language or English. Activities include: Questions about Stories – Strengthen language by asking and answering questions […]
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This is a US Department of Education curated English Learner Toolkit, outlining legal obligations for English Learners. This resource provides information to service providers on how to bridge the gap between community and school, while supporting families. This toolkit is available in English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Spanish, Lao, Korean, Hmong, Khmer (Cambodian), Russian, Tagalog, […]
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The Newcomer Toolkit it is designed to help U.S. educators; elementary and secondary teachers, principals, and other school staff who work directly with immigrant students—including asylees and refugees—and their families. The Newcomer Toolkit has five chapters and contains an overview, sample tools, and resources: Who are our Newcomers? Welcoming Newcomers to a Safe and Thriving […]
