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Charter School
Resource Hub

This page contains resources and information about the Save for College Program that is specific to charter schools. It is only intended for participating charter school partners, and is meant to supplement the information on the School Partners page.

Rolling Opt-out Process (For Students who Enroll on or after November 3rd, 2025)

Kindergarten, first, second, and fourth grade students* who enroll in a participating charter school after the Initial Opt-out Period has started (on or after November 3rd, 2025) will still have the opportunity to participate in or opt out of receiving an NYC Scholarship Account, but they are not part of the “Initial” Opt-out Period.

Starting November 4th, 2025, personalized Charter School Opt-out Notice and Forms will automatically print at your school, via ATS printers, as newly enrolled students become eligible for the Program during the 2025-2026 school year. Please ensure families of new students receive these letters and that your school continues to log returned forms in ATS.

*Schools in Geographic District 30 ONLY: This applies to all kindergarten through fifth grade students.

Participation Status Change
(Cancellation and Re-enrollment)

After a student’s Opt-out Period ends, parents and guardians can choose to cancel their student’s participation in the Save for College Program at any time. Also, if a parent or guardians initially opted out, or at some point canceled their student’s participation in the Program, they can request to enroll (or re-enroll) an eligible student in the Program at any time before the end of their fifth grade year.

Parents and guardians can update their child’s participation status (Cancel or Enroll/Re-enroll) by filling out a Participation Status Change Form and turning it into their school for data entry and storage in the student’s cumulative folder. The Participation Status Change Form can be found below in the 10 NYC Public Schools languages.

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