If your child was enrolled in school by Novemyour opt out period closed on December 31, 2021. Parents/guardians have the opportunity to opt out of the program based on when your child was enrolled in school. The opt out process for the 2021-22 school year began on November 1, 2021. How do parents/guardians opt out of the program? NYC Kids RISE and VistaShare need that information in order to run the scholarship account portion of the program. Parents/guardians do not have to provide any money of their own to get this account.Ĭan a student receive funds from NYC Kids RISE and not share their information? Each NYC Scholarship Account comes with an initial $100 allocation from NYC Kids RISE. If the student is in one of the participating schools and grades they will automatically be enrolled and receive an NYC Scholarship Account. Parents/guardians do not have to do anything to receive an NYC Scholarship Account. What do parents/guardians have to do to receive an NYC Scholarship Account for their student? If you are looking for opt out information, please continue to the “How do Parents/Guardians opt out of the Program?” section. However, unless parents/guardians tell us not to, the DOE can share Directory Information about them and their student. What rules are there about sharing student information?Ī federal law called the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act prevents the DOE from sharing a student’s personally identifiable information without permission from a parent or guardian.
Participating families can update the contact information provided to NYC Kids RISE and unsubscribe from certain kinds of communications by clicking “unsubscribe” when you receive emails from the Save for College Program. In fact, they need our approval before sharing Directory Information with anyone else.Īfter your student has been enrolled in the program, NYC Kids RISE will also use this information to contact you about the Save for College Program. NYC Kids RISE follows strict privacy and confidentiality guidelines for all family information. Neither organization is allowed to sell, use, or share the Directory Information for advertising, marketing, or other commercial purposes. They are only allowed to use or share Directory Information to run and evaluate their program. How can NYC Kids RISE and VistaShare use it? NYC Kids RISE and VistaShare, a data management company. The Riverview School (P277 Q76 and P277 Q78 sites only).P.S.228 Early Childhood Magnet School of the Arts.P.S.Q222 - Fire Fighter Christopher A.P.S.127 Aerospace Science Magnet School.
These schools are listed below: Participating Pilot Community School District 30 Schools Pilot schools include schools within the geographic boundaries of Community School District 30, including the District 75 sites and Charter Schools.