The Teaching Assistant certificate authorizes individuals to provide direct instructional services to students under the general supervision of a certified teacher. There are four certificate levels ...

In 2023-24, there were 912,064 students in the NYC school system, the largest school district in the United States. Of those students: ...

Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are open to all students through a non-discriminatory admissions lottery. Each charter school is governed by a not-for-profit Board of Trustees that ...

Ask your Parent Coordinator, School Social Worker, or School Counselor for more information about your school's mental health program. The DOE develops tools to help families and educators understand ...

Please visit our Connect with Us page to find out who to speak with to get help at your school or district, and important contacts within DOE. Parents have the right to file complaints about matters ...

Both parents and teachers need to help students be good digital citizens. They both need to support students in using the internet in ways that are safe, responsible, and appropriate. They also help ...

Ask your Parent Coordinator, School Social Worker, or School Counselor for more information about your school's mental health program. The DOE develops tools to help families and educators understand ...

A school crisis can disrupt the normal functioning of students and staff, thereby requiring immediate response and support. Examples of crises include: bereavement caused by the death of a loved one ...

The Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) is a 24-member, voting body overseeing New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) and is comprised of community leaders across every neighborhood and borough of New ...

The DOE uses an educational strategy that embraces students’ identities. We call it “culturally responsive-sustaining education (CR-SE).” It is a way of seeing diversity as a source of knowledge. With ...

Melissa Aviles-Ramos is Chancellor of New York City Public Schools, the largest school system in the nation. She was formerly the Deputy Chancellor of Family and Community Engagement and External ...