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NYSUT Fact Sheets

Certification
- Certification Types for Teachers and Teaching Assistants
- Incidental Teaching
- New Certification Requirements for Teaching Assistants
- NYS Teacher Certification Exams: The Assessment of Teaching Skills - Performance
- NYS Teacher Certification Flexibility Limited Extensions in Times of Fiscal Crisis
- Professional Development Requirement for Certification
- Professional Portfolios Required For Evaluation of Newly Certified Teachers Update Your APPR: February 2008
- Social Work Licensure and School Social Worker Certification
- Supplemental Teaching Certificate
- TEACH Certification Application Process for Teachers, Pupil Personnel Service Professionals and Teaching Assistants
- Teacher Certification in New York State
- Teacher Certification Titles (Effective 9/1/04)
- Training in the Needs of Students with Autism
- Which Certification Requirements Affect You?
Early Childhood Education
- Mind your P's and Q's: A resource to inform parents and teachers about the qualities of a strong early childhood educational program
- Universal Prekindergarten (UPK)
- Preschool Planning Guide - Building A Foundation for Development of Language and Literacy in the Early Years (PDF)
English Language Learners
- Fact Sheet 6: Implementing Response to Intervention (RtI) with English Language Learners
- Fact Sheet 3: Debunking the Myths of English Language Learners
- Yours, Mine, Ours: English Language Learners (ELLS) in New York State
Health and Safety
- Automated External Defibrillators (AEDS) in Schools
- SED Information Regarding Implementation of Public Access Defibrillation in Schools
- UPDATE: Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting Requirements for School Employees
- Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act
High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE)
Higher Education
Middle Level Education
- AIS: A Guide to Academic Intervention Services
- Experimental Middle or Intermediate Schools
- SED's Essential Elements of Standards-Focused Middle Level Schools and Programs
- Submission of A Model B, C-1 or C-2 Application for Middle-Level Regulatory Relief (Dec. 2005; Revised 1/08)
- Protocols for using the Essential Elements
- Regents Policy Statement on Middle Level Education
- Strategy for Implementing the Regents Policy Statement on Middle-Level Education
- NYSUT's Caught in the Middle
- Middle Level Indicators of Achievement Checklists for the Non-Tested Content Areas
- New York State’s Essential Elements Schools to Watch Program
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) -- Reauthorization Of Elementary And Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
- Amendments to Commissioner's Regulations Part 154: 'Services for Pupils with Limited English Proficiency'
- NCLB Fact Sheet 3: Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
- NCLB Fact Sheet 4: Improving Teacher Quality - State Grants
- NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 1: Calculating Graduation Rates
- NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 10: Reading/Literacy Initiatives
- NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 2: Differentiated Accountability
- NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 5: Paraprofessionals
- NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 6: Educational Technology Initiatives
- NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 7: Parent Involvement
- NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 8: Parents Have a Right to Know About their Schools
- NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 9: Unsafe School Choice Option
- Teacher Aides and Teaching Assistants
Professional Development
- Fact Sheet 5: National Board Certification
- Teacher Centers
- Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR)
- District-Based Teacher Mentoring Program
- Professional Development Plans
- New York State Professional Development Standards
- Special Education Requirement Professional Development Plans (PDP)
- Professional Development Plans - Checklist Review 2008
- The Role of the Mentor in District-Based Mentoring Programs
- Teacher Improvement Plans (TIP)
- Professional Development Requirement for Certification
- Professional Development Plans (PDP) - Checklist
- A Code of Ethics for Educators
School Finance
- Fact Sheet 19 - 2011-12 Property Tax Report Cards
- Fact Sheet - 1.92% Contingency Budget Cap for 2011-12
- School Finance Guide - 2010-2011
- State Aid to Schools - A Primer
School-Related Professionals
- New Certification Requirements for Teaching Assistants
- Teacher Aides and Teaching Assistants
- NYSUT NCLB Fact Sheet 5: Paraprofessionals
Special Education
- Academic Intervention Services and Students with Disabilities
- Allowable Testing Accommodations on the Grades 3-8 Assessments
- Continuum of Special Education Services for School Age Students
- Copies of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) To Teachers and Other School Personnel
- Educating Students with Disabilities in the Least Restrictive Environment
- Fact Sheet 12: 55-64 Passing Score and the RTC Safety Net for Students with Disabilities
- Fact Sheet 16: Special Education Class Size Limits in Middle and Secondary Schools
- Fact Sheet 17: Special Education Variances
- Fact Sheet 8: Consultant Teacher Services
- Fact Sheet 9: Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Disabilities
- General Education Teacher and the Committee on Special Education
- IDEA Fact Sheet 1: Excluding Committee On Special Education (CSE) Members From Attending Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team Meeting
- IDEA Fact Sheet 2: Initial Evaluation And Reevaluation For Special Education Services
- IDEA Fact Sheet 3: Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities and Response To Intervention (RTI)
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
- New Requirements for Behavioral Intervention Plans Including the Use of Aversive Interventions
- Parts 200 and 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations
- Reauthorized IDEA of 2004 and recent changes in state law
- Requirements for School Bus Drivers, Monitors and Attendants
- Response-to-Intervention (RTI)
- Special Education Requirement Professional Development Plans (PDP)
- Special Education: A Guide to Special Education
- Supreme Court Rules on Nursing Services Under the IDEA
- Test Access and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities - Tools to Guide Decision-Making
- Training in the Needs of Students with Autism
Standards and Assessments
- NYS Education Department Approved Alternatives to Regents Examinations
- New York State Accountability System
- High School Credits for Acceleration in Mathematics
- Laboratory Requirements for Science Regents Coursework
- General Education Teachers' Access To Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
Student Assessment Results
- English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematic Assessment Results
- Regents Exams Standards Setting: The Cut Scores (May 1999)
About NYSUT Fact Sheets
Going forward, NYSUT Information Bulletins and Briefing Bulletins will be known as Fact Sheets.
Produced by NYSUT Research and Educational Services, NYSUT Fact Sheets provide up-to-date critical information on emerging educational issues at the state and federal level.
