by Dan DeMarle | Apr 11, 2025 | Legislation, Monroe County Districts, NYS Testing/Regents exams, School Districts
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has updated its Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Policy and Tools to Guide Decision-Making and Implementation – December 2024 publication. This guidance document was developed to assist school...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 10, 2025 | Legislation, Monroe County Districts, Out of District/Residential, School Districts, Special Education
The New York State Education Department Office of Special Education (OSE) has posted the May 2024 Procedural Safeguards Notice in 5 additional languages (Italian, Korean, Polish, Somali, and Yiddish), for a total of 15 languages, consistent with the New York State...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 13, 2025 | Academic Intervention Services AIS, Monroe County Districts, School Districts
“The Academic Intervention Services (AIS) scale scores which can be used for determining AIS eligibility in the 2024-25 school year are now available in the attached memorandum. District policies for providing AIS, including a description of which student...
by Dan DeMarle | Sep 20, 2021 | Covid-19, Monroe County Districts, School Districts
Gary Stern – Rockland/Westchester Journal News USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 9-4-21 on page A1 New York health regulators are recommending K-12 schools maintain at least three feet of distance between students as they return to the classroom amid...
by Dan DeMarle | May 26, 2021 | Brighton, Charter Schools, Churchville-Chili, East Irondequoit SD, East Rochester, Fairport, Gates Chili, Greece, Hilton CSD, Monroe County Districts, Newark SD, Penfield, Pittsford, RCSD, Rush-Henrietta, School Districts, Spencerport, Victor, Wayne CSD, Webster, West Irondequoit, Wheatland-Chili
Joseph Spector – New York State Team USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 5/13/21 on page A1 ALBANY – New York’s nearly 700 school districts will seek voter approval Tuesday for their budgets for the fiscal year starting July 1, saying they are offering...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 26, 2021 | Brighton, Charter Schools, Churchville-Chili, East Irondequoit SD, East Rochester, Fairport, Gates Chili, Greece, Monroe County Districts, Newark SD, Penfield, Pittsford, RCSD, Rush-Henrietta, School Districts, Spencerport, Victor, Wayne CSD, Webster, West Irondequoit, Wheatland-Chili
Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 4/10/21 It may not feel like it just yet, but school districts in the Rochester area and across New York are about to enter a period of plenty. The state budget that...