How To Create an Immigrant Liaison Position at Your School

This guide is intended for school staff and community members who are interested in creating an immigrant liaison position at their school.

This guide includes: 

• A description of the immigrant liaison position

• Typical duties and responsibilities of an immigrant liaison 

• Tips on creating an immigrant liaison position at your school, including what to consider in the selection process, how to fund the position, and where to look for support outside of your school 

• Suggestions from the immigrant liaisons in the pilot program on how to get started

This guide has not been reviewed by the New York State Education Department.

ImmLiaison

Immigrant Liaison also known as "ImmLiaison" was created through CUNY-IIE's collaboration with the New York State Youth Leadership Council (NYSYLC) and its educator team, Teach Dream, to start the first immigrant liaison program in New York. The purpose of this work was to create Immigrant Liaison positions across New York City schools to support the needs of immigrant students, families, and caregivers across the state, especially those who are undocumented.

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