Updates

May 2012

• 5/14/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-22: 2012-13 Property Tax Report Cards Reveal an Average Spending Increase of 1.47% and Average Tax Levy Increase of 2.27%
• 5/8/2012
  Fact Sheet: 12-21: Professional Development Requirement for Certification
• 5/7/2012
  Fact Sheet: 12-20: Certification Requirements for Teaching Assistants

April 2012

• 4/24/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-15: Special Education Variances
• 4/24/2012
  Fact Sheet 16: Special Education Class Size Limits in Middle and Secondary Schools
• 4/24/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-18: Continuum of Special Education Services for School Age Students
• 4/24/2012
  IDEA Fact Sheet 2: Initial Evaluation And Reevaluation For Special Education Services
• 4/24/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-16: Academic Intervention Services and Students with Disabilities
• 4/24/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-17: Response-to-Intervention (RTI)
• 4/24/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-14: Supreme Court Rules on Nursing Services Under the IDEA
• 4/24/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-13: Educating Students with Disabilities in the Least Restrictive Environment
• 4/24/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-10: Reauthorized IDEA of 2004 and recent changes in state law
• 4/24/2012
  IDEA Fact Sheet 3: Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities and Response To Intervention (RTI)
• 4/20/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-19: APPR Regulations and Teacher/ Principal Evaluation Legislation
• 4/16/2012
  Fact Sheet No. 12-12: The Dangers of K-2 High-Stakes Standardized Testing

March 2012

• 3/30/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-06: The Dignity for all Students Act
• 3/22/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-03: Certification Types for Teachers and Teaching Assistants
• 3/22/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-05: Supplementary Teaching Certificate
• 3/22/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-04: Incidental Teaching

February 2012

• 2/28/2012
  Regional Bilingual and ESL Resource Networks
• 2/16/2012
  Fact Sheet 12-02: National Board Certification

November 2011

• 11/15/2011
  Fact Sheet 26 - School District Mergers and Consolidations
• 11/15/2011
  Fact Sheet 27 - New Performance Improvement Grant Program

July 2011

• 7/15/2011
  Fact Sheet 22 - Enacted Local Tax Cap Bill

June 2011

• 6/7/2011
  Fact Sheet 15: District-Based Teacher Mentoring Programs

May 2011

• 5/26/2011
  Fact Sheet 21 - A.7916 (Silver) Tax Cap Bill
• 5/19/2011
  Fact Sheet 20 - 93.5% of School Budgets Passed
• 5/2/2011
  Fact Sheet 19 - 2011-12 Property Tax Report Cards

April 2011

• 4/25/2011
  Mind your P's and Q's: A resource to inform parents and teachers about the qualities of a strong early childhood educational program
• 4/21/2011
  Fact Sheet 18: CPI March 2011
• 4/15/2011
  Fact Sheet 12: 55-64 Passing Score and the RTC Safety Net for Students with Disabilities
• 4/15/2011
  Fact Sheet 7: Community college base aid proposed to decrease below 1998 level
• 4/2/2011
  NCLB Fact Sheet 3: Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
• 4/2/2011
  NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 2: Differentiated Accountability
• 4/2/2011
  NCLB Fact Sheet 4: Improving Teacher Quality - State Grants

March 2011

• 3/29/2011
  Fact Sheet 8: Consultant Teacher Services
• 3/29/2011
  Fact Sheet 9: Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Disabilities
• 3/29/2011
  Automated External Defibrillators (AEDS) in Schools
• 3/28/2011
  Fact Sheet 13: High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE)
• 3/28/2011
  Fact Sheet 14: 2010 census data for NYS
• 3/10/2011
  Fact Sheet 6: Implementing Response to Intervention (RtI) with English Language Learners

February 2011

• 2/24/2011
  Experimental Middle or Intermediate Schools
• 2/1/2011
  Fact Sheet 4: 1.92 % Contingency Budget Cap for 2011-12

December 2010

• 12/16/2010
  Fact Sheet 3: Debunking the Myths of English Language Learners

September 2010

• 9/21/2010
  Teacher Certification in New York State
• 9/8/2010
  TEACH Certification Application Process for Teachers, Pupil Personnel Service Professionals and Teaching Assistants

August 2010

• 8/17/2010
  Computer-Based NYS Teacher Certification Testing
• 8/5/2010
  NYS Education Department Approved Alternatives to Regents Examinations

July 2010

• 7/15/2010
  Independent Study
• 7/15/2010
  Three-hour, One-day Regents Comprehensive Examination in English
• 7/6/2010
  NYS Teacher Certification Flexibility Limited Extensions in Times of Fiscal Crisis

May 2010

• 5/21/2010
  92.4% of School Budgets Passed
• 5/20/2010
  Making Up Incomplete or Failed Course Credit
• 5/7/2010
  2010-11 Property Tax Report Cards Reveal an Average Spending Increase of 1.1% and Average Tax Levy Increase of 2.9%

April 2010

• 4/27/2010
  Special Education Cost Containment Proposals
• 4/23/2010
  Important Information on April 2010 Regents Meeting

March 2010

• 3/26/2010
  NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 10: Reading/Literacy Initiatives
• 3/26/2010
  Professional Development Plans
• 3/26/2010
  Teacher Centers
• 3/4/2010
  NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 6: Educational Technology Initiatives
• 3/2/2010
  Training in the Needs of Students with Autism

August 2009

• 8/5/2009
  Tenure and Seniority Rights for Teachers on Special Assignment (TOSAs)

July 2009

• 7/13/2009
  Supplementary Bilingual Education Extension

May 2009

• 5/6/2009
  COBRA premium subsidy - Update

April 2009

• 4/30/2009
  Property tax report cards reveal spending increase
• 4/9/2009
  The Role of the Union in Educational Programs
• 4/7/2009
  Unemployment Insurance Provisions in Stimulus to Benefit One Million New Yorkers
• 4/7/2009
  COBRA Subsidy Included in Stimulus to Help Laid-Off Workers Keep Health Insurance

March 2009

• 3/6/2009
  New York State Professional Development Standards
• 3/6/2009
  General Education Teacher and the Committee on Special Education
• 3/2/2009
  Governor's budget contains freeze on state property tax payments

February 2009

• 2/25/2009
  Update your APPR: Professional Portfolios Required for Evaluation of Newly Certified Teachers
• 2/25/2009
  IDEA Fact Sheet 1: Excluding Committee On Special Education (CSE) Members From Attending Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team Meeting
• 2/25/2009
  An Update on 'Teachers of Tomorrow'
• 2/23/2009
  State Share for Community Colleges Decreases to 30.3%

December 2008

• 12/16/2008
  2009-10 Executive Budget - Pre-K–12 Education

October 2008

• 10/16/2008
  Social Work Licensure and School Social Worker Certification

September 2008

• 9/29/2008
  Test Accommodations Extended for Former English Language Learners

May 2008

• 5/6/2008
  Analysis: 2008 Property Tax Report Cards
• 5/1/2008
  Teaching Service & Federal Student Loans/Scholarships

April 2008

• 4/29/2008
  Contract for Excellence Update

February 2008

• 2/25/2008
  New York State Accountability System
• 2/22/2008
  Amendments to Commissioner's Regulations Part 154: 'Services for Pupils with Limited English Proficiency'
• 2/20/2008
  Teacher Aides and Teaching Assistants
• 2/15/2008
  Which Certification Requirements Affect You?
• 2/14/2008
  NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 9: Unsafe School Choice Option
• 2/14/2008
  NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 7: Parent Involvement
• 2/14/2008
  NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 8: Parents Have a Right to Know About their Schools
• 2/14/2008
  NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 5: Paraprofessionals
• 2/12/2008
  Special Education Requirement Professional Development Plans (PDP)
• 2/5/2008
  Professional Development Plans - Checklist Review 2008
• 2/4/2008
  The Role of the Mentor in District-Based Mentoring Programs
• 2/1/2008
  Teacher Improvement Plans (TIP)
• 2/1/2008
  Professional Portfolios Required For Evaluation of Newly Certified Teachers Update Your APPR: February 2008

January 2008

• 1/28/2008
  Submission of A Model B, C-1 or C-2 Application for Middle-Level Regulatory Relief (Dec. 2005; Revised 1/08)
• 1/25/2008
  2008-09 Executive Budget for Pre-K–12 Education
• 1/23/2008
  3.36% Contingency Budget Cap for 2008-09
• 1/3/2008
  UPDATE: Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting Requirements for School Employees

November 2007

• 11/12/2007
  Community College Base Aid Increases
• 11/8/2007
  Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (Project SAVE)
• 11/2/2007
  SED: Evaluation of Teacher Preparation Report

September 2007

• 9/12/2007
  Fiscal Policy Institute reports modest improvements in wages, but troubling long-term trends

August 2007

• 8/22/2007
  Diagnostic Screening of New Students

June 2007

• 6/19/2007
  Battle over School Vouchers Continues in States Across the Nation

November 2006

• 11/13/2006
  Study reports higher numbers of part-time faculty lead to lower graduation rates
• 11/11/2006
  Regents report on P-16 proposal for reform

October 2006

• 10/12/2006
  75 school districts Identified for low performance among students with disabilities

August 2006

• 8/22/2006
  Proposals to Ease the Burden of Property Taxes Across New York State
• 8/22/2006
  2006-07 School Budget Voting Summary
• 8/4/2006
  New Population Reports

June 2006

• 6/28/2006
  2006-07 New York State Teacher Certification Examination Dates
• 6/28/2006
  SED Charter School Report

January 1990

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  Fact Sheet: National Board Certification

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