Q&A
Services and support for older students and high schoolers
2:08:18
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49 sec
Council Member Rita C. Joseph inquires about services and support provided for older students and high schoolers in the care of the asylum seeker program. Molly Schaeffer from the Mayor's Office of Asylum Seeker Operations explains the process of connecting these students with educational opportunities.
- The administration works with the Department of Education to connect 18 to 22-year-olds with appropriate school placements
- Efforts are made to refer students to eligible educational programs as they return through the system
- Education is described as a top priority for asylum seekers of all ages
- The exchange highlights the importance of addressing the educational needs of older asylum-seeking students
Rita C. Joseph
2:08:18
And our and your older students that come in your care, what what services and support do you provide for them?
2:08:23
For your high schoolers, your students who should be somehow in transfer school, are you referring them to d 79 schools?
2:08:29
Talk talk me through the process, please.
Molly Schaeffer
2:08:31
So at this point, if we have the 18 to 22 year olds, we talked about it a little bit, but we have a connection with DOE to make sure that the ones that are going to DYCD and the ones that are in our care, we're connecting to schools if there's eligible placements, and we've been working on that.
2:08:48
We're also and and that's been a big part of just, the process as people come back through our care, we've been trying to do those referrals.
2:09:00
I think education of all kinds is top priority, so I think that that's been a really good, connection that
Alexa Avilés
2:09:06
we've made.
Rita C. Joseph
2:09:07
Education and immigration.
