by Dan DeMarle | Mar 24, 2023 | Legislation, RCSD, School Districts, State
Justin Murphy Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK Adrian Hale, a Rochester native and longtime proponent of education reform and career preparation, was appointed this week to the state Board of Regents, overseeing education policy across New York. He...
by Dan DeMarle | Dec 17, 2020 | Legislation, Parents/Guardians, School Districts, State
On May 27, 2020, the New York State Education Department (NYSED or “the Department”) issued a memorandum on the parental right to decline examination waivers resulting from the COVID-19 health crisis and the subsequent cancellation of the June and August 2020 Regents...
by Dan DeMarle | Oct 14, 2020 | Covid-19, Federal, Federal Policy Letters, Legislation, Legislative Advocacy, Special Education, State
The New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of Special Education is sharing the following Question and Answer (Q&A) documents that were released by the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Office...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 22, 2020 | Legislation, School Districts, State
The Board has adopted by emergency action a change to the bona fide student regulation. The regulation, as written, has been interpreted by schools and athletic associations, etc., as precluding consideration of a request for an accommodation on behalf of an...
by Dan DeMarle | Jun 18, 2020 | Covid-19, Legislation, School Districts, Special Education, State
This communication is to inform you that at their April 6, 2020 meeting, the Board of Regents approved regulatory changes to assist school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools with approved special education programs, preschool programs, families, and...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 30, 2020 | Covid-19, Disability, Legislation, School Districts, Special Education, State
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has issued new guidance titled Provision of Services to Students with Disabilities During Statewide School Closures Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak in New York State. The “Questions and Answers” document is...
