Recognizing that “one size does not fit all,” the Department of Education supports a system of targeted intervention services to help struggling students in New York City public schools. Through the use of a range of research-based strategies built on top of a strong base of literacy and mathematics programs, interventions are tailored to move achievement in learners with varied needs.
Academic Intervention Services (AIS) are available to students in all schools. A team of school-based educational professionals determine the academic intervention needs of students in the school, develop targeted strategies for assessing students, and determine methods for dealing with academic problems. Schools’ educators monitor on an ongoing basis whether these methods are resulting in increased learning and achievement. Children First Networks provide resources directly to schools to support this work, as well as compliance with New York State Education Department requirements for supporting students performing below grade-level expectations. These efforts continue to focus on building capacity in schools and developing school-based specialists who lead the work of addressing specific student needs using state-of-the-art, research-supported methodology.
If you have questions about AIS and the services available for struggling students, please contact your child’s school directly. For additional information, please contact the school’s Network Leader. To locate the Network Leader’s name and phone number, use the School Search tool to go to the school’s portal page .