Quarterly Executive Best Practices Series: K-12 School Enrollment Policy & Practice

Across the country, states are stepping up in various ways to welcome newly arrived refugees, asylum seekers, and the forcibly displaced. To support these efforts, Refugee Advocacy Lab in partnership with the IRC is launching a quarterly training series for executive staff in governor’s offices, agency leads, and staff within the growing number of state Offices of New Americans on best practices to ensure newcomers have access to state services and opportunities. To kick off the series, we hosted an instructional webinar that addressed K-12 enrollment policy and services for newly arrived students and their families, and what this looks like in practice.

Introduction:
Genevieve Kessler, State Strategy Lead, Refugee Advocacy Lab and Director of State Advocacy, International Rescue Committee

Speakers:
Bryan Thurmond, Office of School Support & Accountability, U.S. Department of Education
Kelly Alvarez, Title III Program Consultant, Michigan Department of Education
Rebecca Ibarra, Educational Equality Associate Director, Granite School District in Utah