Immigrant and Unaccompanied Minors: Resources for Schools and Communities
This compilation of resources is intended to guide schools in preparing for newly enrolled unaccompanied minor and immigrant students. Additional resources, news items, or questions can be sent to chhcs@gwu.edu.
FEDERAL RESOURCES
Department of Education
Dear Colleague Letter: School Enrollment Procedures
Fact Sheet: Information on the Rights of All Children to Enroll in School
Educational Resources for New Arrivals & Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Students
Educational Services for Immigrant Children and Those Recently Arrived to the United States
The White House
FACT SHEET: Unaccompanied Children from Central America
NATIONAL RESOURCES
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (Caring Across Communities)
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth
Caring Across Communities, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was designed to help meet the mental health needs of immigrant children and youth by building on strong community-school partnerships.
School-Based Health Alliance
Archived Webinar: Unaccompanied Minors: Implications for SBHC Practice and Partners
Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services (BRYCS)
Working with Unaccompanied Minors from Central America
Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools
No Child Left Behind: New Rules for Unaccompanied Minor Illegal Aliens
Immigration and Schools: Supporting Success for Undocumented and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
Promoting a Culture of Welcome for Refugees in Schools: Approaches & Opportunities
Welcoming and Orienting Newcomer Students to U.S. Schools
Refugee Children in U.S. Schools: A Toolkit for Teachers and School Personnel
Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students: A Guide for School-Based Professionals
Child Trends
Child Trends: Moving Beyond Trauma: Child Migrants and Refugees in the United States (2016)
Understanding the Risks to the Children Crossing the Border
National Association of School Psychologists
Understanding the Plight of Immigrant and Refugee Students
Featured Articles From State Newsletters
Immigrant Families: Strategies for School Support
Immigrant Teenagers – Helping Them Adjust to Their First Year: Recommendations for Parents
Immigrant Parents and Home-School Collaboration: Strategies for Teachers
UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools
Immigrant Children and Youth: Enabling Their Success at School (Policy Brief)
A great deal has been written about immigrant children and youth. This brief focuses on implications for school improvement policy and practice. Discussed are (1) different reasons families migrate, (2) concerns that arise related to immigrant students, (3) prevailing school practices for addressing immigrant concerns, (4) a framework for broadening what schools and communities do, and (5) implications for policy.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators
Working with Unaccompanied and Immigrant Minors
NSBA & National Education Association
Legal Issues for School Districts Related to the Education of Undocumented Children
National PTA
Unaccompanied Children in the U.S.
Migrant Clinicians Network
Migrant Clinicians Network: Position Statement
The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Protecting the Human Rights of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
NEWS STORIES & BLOGS
Education Week
For Schools With Child Immigrants, What Resources Are Available? (Blog)
Schools a haven for many unaccompanied minors
U.S. Schools Gear Up for Surge of Young Immigrants
Surge of Unaccompanied Minors Crossing Border Presents Education Challenges (Blog)
RAND
With Child Migrants Set to Become Students, Educators Must Prepare (Blog)
Other…
Across the Border and Into School (8/22/16)
Unaccompanied immigrant children need access to mental health professionals [Commentary] (9/26/14)
Texas schools expect to easily accommodate immigrant kids (8/7/14)
Supporting and educating unaccompanied students from Central America (8/7/14)
5 Things You Need to Know About Unaccompanied Children (6/18/14)