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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.

Professional Learning: Recorded Training Modules

Below you will find pre-recorded training modules about various aspects of the Save for College Program. For more information about upcoming live Professional Learning sessions, please visit the School Partners page.

Save for College Program Basics

This module provides an overview of how the Save for College Program works, what it provides and why it is beneficial. Details of how the Program is implemented and the role of schools are also covered.

In the module, the Fall Planning Worksheet is referenced. This worksheet is intended to be a tool for School Liaisons, along with their School Leader/Principal and other staff members, as they implement the Save for College Program. Click here to download a copy of the worksheet.

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How to Use the Save for College Program Report

The Save for College Program Report is a useful tool that enables schools to identify which of their students’ families have activated and viewed their children’s NYC Scholarship Accounts (Building Block 1), in addition to the amount for your Money Tree Posters. This recorded module provides a detailed overview of how to utilize the report in your efforts to support families. Please note that the report access is limited to designated School Liaisons.

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Curriculum Extension Guides for Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers

The NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program Curriculum Extension Guides are an exciting and interactive exploration of concepts designed to support financial education among kindergarten and first grade students. This recorded module is intended for kindergarten and first grade teachers who will incorporate the financial literacy curriculum extensions into their curriculum. The curriculum extensions are an exciting and interactive exploration of concepts designed to support financial literacy for kindergarten students.

In this module, teachers will learn about the Save for College Program and explore the curriculum extension guides for each grade. The module describes the content & organization of lesson plans, and shows how teachers can implement the curriculum in their classrooms.

Hard copies of the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program Curriculum Extension Guides for kindergarten and first grade were mailed to each school in the fall of 2022, and digital copies can be found at nyckr.org/curriculum.

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Rolling Opt-out Process for Charter Schools

Kindergarten and first grade students who enroll in a participating NYC charter school on or after November 1, 2022 will be automatically enrolled in the Save for College Program unless their parents/guardians choose to “opt out.”

  • Parents/guardians may opt out of the program by completing and returning an Opt-out Notice and Form to their child’s school for data entry into ATS within a defined 30-day period. If a family opts out, they will not receive an NYC Scholarship Account, they will not receive the initial $100 allocation, and their student’s data will not be shared with NYC Kids RISE and the technology vendor VistaShare. Parents/guardians who want to participate in the Program simply take NO ACTION during the Opt-out Process.
  • Starting November 2nd, personalized Opt-out Notice and Forms will automatically print at your school, via ATS, as new students become eligible for the Program during the 2022–23 school year; please backpack these letters home with students ASAP, along with the Program information contained in the Education Period Toolkit.

Guidance on Using ATS for the Opt-Out Process

The DOE ATS Wiki contains detailed instructions on printing personalized opt out letters and guidance for logging opt-out requests.

Participation Status Change
(Cancellation and Re-enrollment)

After a student’s Opt-out Period ends, parent 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 DOE languages.

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