by Dan DeMarle | Oct 12, 2024 | Fairport, School Districts, Uncategorized
The Fairport Central School District announced plans to change the beginning and end times of school days, which is expected to start in the 20262027 school year. 24-10-15 Fairport Central Schools to change start and end times next school yearDownload
by Dan DeMarle | Sep 3, 2024 | Legislation, School Districts, Special Education
The New York State Education Department Office of Special Education (OSE) has updated its Procedural Safeguard Notice. Updates include both minor technical edits and formatting changes along with several substantive changes. The substantive changes include: The...
by Dan DeMarle | Sep 3, 2024 | School Districts
The Office of Student Support Services has received several inquiries from schools and districts regarding disenrolling students absent for 20 or more consecutive school days. To assist schools, we have created the attached memo regarding the expectations under...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 31, 2024 | School Districts
The new Section 817 of Education Law, effective September 1, 2024, states that every public school district with at least one high school serving grades 9-12 with no districtwide or school building peer selected student government is required to establish at least one...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 25, 2024 | School Districts, Social Skills/Bullying
A Washington Post analysis found nearly 200 incidents in recent years when a bullied student took his or her own life. Some schools are paying out millions and changing policies. By Donna St. George...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 25, 2024 | Asthma/Allergies, Health Care, Health Insurance, School Districts
The Guidelines for Managing Allergies and Anaphylaxis in Schools have been updated and are available at School Health Services | New York State Education Department (nysed.gov). The updated guidelines comply with Public Health Law 2500-H*2, This law requires the New...