Advocates For Children's Online Publications

Brochures

• Special Education Advocacy Tips for Child Welfare Professionals -- (print as booklet)
• Early Intervention
• Foster Care: Students! Know your educational rights while in foster care in NYC
• Section 504 and ADA

Newsletters

• "The Advocate" Fall '05, Summer '05, Winter '05, Fall '04, Summer ' 04, Winter ' 04, Spring ' 03, Winter ' 03, Fall ' 02, Summer '02, Spring '02, Spring '01, Winter '00, Fall '00, Summer '00, Spring '00, and Winter '99 (In pdf form, and needs to be viewed with Adobe Acrobat.)

Guide Books

• 2004 Holdover kit
  • Sample letter of appeal for K - 2nd graders
  • Appealing holdovers for 3rd graders (with sample letter)
  • Appealing holdovers for 4th - 8th graders (with sample letter)
  • Exceptions to the NYC promotion policy
• Short Guide to Special Education 2004 (print as booklet in English | in Spanish)
• Short Guide to the Educational Rights of Children and Youth in Temporary Housing in NYC
• Independent Guide to NYC Public Schools' Reorganization - 2004
• Impartial Hearing Guide
• The Healthy School Environmental Action Guide (also in spanish)
• Know Your Rights: Rights of Students With Behavior Problems
• Know Your Rights: A Guide to the Legal Rights of Immigrant Students & Parents in the NYC Public School - 2004
• LRE/Definitions
• Section 504 Guidebook
• The Steps to Early Intervention, a Guide for NYC Parents
• A Student's Files: Know Your Child's Rights concerning His/Her Records
• Suspension Handbooks:
  • Elementary and Junior High School Superintendent Suspensions
  • High School Superintendent Suspensions
  • Principal's Suspensions
  • Special Education

Legal Memos

• Overview of Federal, New York State and New York City Law regarding Environmental Health and Safety in Schools (1999)

AFC also has a number of downloadable policy reports.