Nationwide Children's Hospital
STAR School Transitions and Re-Entry · About this organization
What you get
Free help arranging teaching at home or bedside, classroom visits, a return to school, and IEP or 504 plans.
How to start
Ask your oncology or transplant team to connect you with the school-services team.
The details, as published
No-cost school support for Hematology/Oncology/BMT patients includes home-instruction coordination, school liaison work, peer/classroom visits, re-entry, IEP/504 advocacy, and bedside teaching. Several linked school documents were broken at audit time.
What help you may get
School And Learning
STAR School Transitions and Re-Entry — school and learning
No-cost school support for Hematology/Oncology/BMT patients includes home-instruction coordination, school liaison work, peer/classroom visits, re-entry, IEP/504 advocacy, and bedside teaching. Several linked school documents were broken at audit time.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official page places STAR within Hematology/Oncology/BMT school services. A pediatric B-ALL patient receiving care in that service is within the published clinical population, while the precise entry route remains separately unresolved.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Ohio — Ohio — Ohio
- Columbus and listed regional oncology locations — Columbus and listed regional oncology locations
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Program-specific clinical, scheduling, capacity, insurance, and location rules apply; contact the care team.
- Confirm current capacity and any unpublished referral, insurance, or scheduling rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- STAR School Transitions and Re-Entry · checked Aug 28, 2026