Dear PS 101 Families (Grades K-3),

As of the 2024–25 school year, all NYC Public School kindergarten, first, second and third grade students are automatically enrolled in the Save for College Program and receive an initial allocation of $100 in an NYC Scholarship Account. For more information, read the Save for College Program Intro Document.

Parents/guardians have the opportunity to opt out of receiving an NYC Scholarship Account. The opt-out date may differ between students and is based on when the student was enrolled in school. 

The initial opt-out period will take place November 4 – December 4 for the 2024-25 school year, and applies to all kindergarten students and any first, second or third grade students who enrolled in your school in late spring 2024. If a family opts out, they will not receive an NYC Scholarship Account, they will not receive the initial $100 allocation, and their student’s data will not be shared with NYC Kids RISE and the technology vendor VistaShare. 

Parents/guardians who want to participate in the Program simply take NO ACTION during the Opt-out Period.

During their 30-day opt-out period, parents/guardians who wish to change their child’s participation status by opting-out have two options:

1. Parents/guardians can change their child’s participation status within the NYC Schools Account(Open external link) (NYCSA). This is the recommended way for parents to opt out, re-enroll or cancel. After logging in to NYCSA, the parent/guardian should look at the main screen with all of the tiles. The parent/guardian can click on the “Forms” tile, then click on the “view” button on the next page near “NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program.” After this they can review program information and will have relevant options available towards the bottom of the page.
2. Parents/guardians can return a signed opt-out form to their child’s school for data entry into ATS within a defined 30-day period. The deadline will be printed on the opt-out notice and form. See below for more details. 

• For more resources, including FAQ documents, a program one-pager and more please visit the NYC Kids RISE Downloadable Materials(Open external link) and NYC Kids RISE (Open external link)Videos(Open external link) webpages.

GK