Alternative Schools/Trade Schools/BOCES
School Decision Guide
Resource Author/Owner/Service Provider
Description
This web page provides short quizzes that can help you organize your thinking and get closer to making decisions about what is best for your child. The quizzes include:
- Start kindergarten now or wait a year?
- Move up or repeat a grade?
- Switch schools or stay?
- Enroll in high education or focus on work?
Target Audience
Age 3-5, Age 6-17, 18-21
Websites
Categories
Academic PerformanceAlternative Schools/Trade Schools/BOCESEarly ChildhoodEducational PlanningGeneral Support for FamiliesHigher EducationSchool Avoidance/RefusalSpecial Education/IEP/504 a or bTransitions to AdulthoodRelated Terms
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all resources
Hotlines
In an Emergency, Call 911
Looking for help in
non-emergency situations?
Call 211 or
Call 311 in New York City
NY Connects
1-800-342-9871
Suicide Crisis Hotline
1-800-273-TALK (8255) Toll Free
1-800-799-4889 TTY
Child Abuse & Maltreatment Hotline
1-800-342-3720, Toll Free
1-800-638-5163, TTD/TTY
1-800-342-3720, NY Relay
Vulnerable Persons Central Register (VPCR) Hotline
800-624-4143 Toll Free
Jill Chaifetz Education Helpline
1-866-427-6033 Toll Free
Family/Youth Support and Peer Advocacy
Information and support for individuals and families with behavioral, emotional, physical and/or mental health challenges.
- Families Together in New York State (FTNYS) Regional Parent Advisors
- Independent Living Programs
- Parent to Parent of NYS Regional Offices
- Youth in Progress Regional Associates
- YouthPOWER! Regional Teams
- Early Childhood Family and Community Engagement Centers (EC FACE Centers)
- Interagency Case Resolution Unit
- Office of Federal Acknowledgement Peer TA - Strengthening Self-sufficiency Pathways
- Regional Partnership Centers (RPC)
- Residential School Transition Coordinators
- School Decision Guide
- Workforce GPS
Financial Assistance
Help given to a person or organization in the form of money, loans, reduced taxes, etc.
Legal/Civil Rights/Protective Services
Information regarding the discrimination against people with physical/mental disabilities, as well as information on protective services.
- 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities
- ADA.Gov
- A-Z of Disabilities and Accommodations
- Disability Resources
- Jill Chaifetz Education Helpline
- NYS Special Education Quality Assurance (SEQA) Program
- Office of Federal Acknowledgement Peer TA - Strengthening Self-sufficiency Pathways
- Regional Partnership Centers (RPC)
Training and Technical Assistance
Planning, development, delivery, and evaluation of activities designed to achieve specific learning objectives and help resolve problems.
- National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC)
- Adult Career and Continuing Education Services - Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) District Offices
- Early Childhood Family and Community Engagement Centers (EC FACE Centers)
- Office of Federal Acknowledgement Peer TA - Strengthening Self-sufficiency Pathways
- Regional Partnership Centers (RPC)
- School-age Family and Community Engagement Centers (SA FACE Centers)
- Workforce GPS
