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Refugee School impact grants

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Many refugee children entering schools in San Diego County may have little or no formal educational background and may lack English language proficiency, creating significant obstacles to academic progress. The emotional state in which they find themselves may compromise their learning capacity in the new and complex socio-cultural environment that awaits them in the U.S. Challenges confronting refugee parents can also impact the children’s educational experience. Refugee parents may not be fully aware of the magnitude of the cultural and academic demands posed by schools on their children and lack an overall awareness or understanding of the educational system in the U.S. However, many refugee parents view the education of their children as their foremost investment.

San Diego's school districts have received significant numbers of refugee students and have been recognized nationally for developing programs to improve overall academic performance among refugee students. Cajon Valley Union School District, Grossmont Union High School District, and San Diego Unified School District have all been recipients of Refugee School Impact Grants. The Refugee Impact Program provides funding for activities that lead to the effective integration and education of refugee children (students between the ages of 5 and 18 who have been in the U.S. for less than three years). 

Cajon Valley Union School District

Cajon Valley Refugee School Impact Grant

Grossmont Union High School District

GUHSD Refugee School Impact Grant

San Diego Unified School District

SDUSD Refugee School Impact Grant

RESOURCES

Welcoming, Registering, and Supporting Newcomer Students: A Toolkit for Educators of Immigrant and Refugee Students in Secondary Schools
Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, USDE   2/2021
​This resource is intended to help educators identify and use research-based policies, practices, and procedures for welcoming and registering newcomer immigrant and refugee students who are attending secondary schools in the United States and for supporting them once they are in school.
Accessed through Switchboard Resettlement Resources 
Newcomer Students
​Toolkit: Supporting Afghan Students in Schools & Youth Programs in the United States
A toolkit for educators that describes the background of newly arrived Afghan students and strategies for working with them.  1/4/22
Available through Switchboard Resettlement Resources
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