Category: Laws and Regulations
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Translations of Parent Resources Available
The P-12: Office of Special Education has developed resources to assist parents of children with disabilities to have a better understanding of the Common Core Learning Standards. These resources include a set of questions that parents can bring to the Committee on Special Education and to their child’s teachers as well as definitions of common terms…
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New Field Advisory
A memorandum on the Common Core Learning Standards and students with disabilities is now available at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/commoncore/roleofCSE-614.htm. The Committee on Special Education (CSE), school administrators and each student with a disability’s general education and special education teachers have important roles to ensure students with disabilities reach the State’s learning standards. This memorandum provides guidance and…
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Important News for K-12 Parents!
This document from the Department of Education discusses a proposed amendment to educational law. Please see the original PDF here. THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 TO: P-12 Education Committee FROM: Ken Wagner SUBJECT: Proposed amendment…
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WrightsLaw.com: Equal Parent Participation: Submit a Written Opinion to the IEP Team
WrightsLaw.com: Equal Parent Participation: Submit a Written Opinion to the IEP Team You have the right to be a full participant in the IEP process. You have a right to submit information about your child. You have a right to disagree with decisions made about your child. You have a right to due process…
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WrightsLaw.com: Self-Advocacy: Know Yourself Know What You Need Know How to Get It
WrightsLaw.com: Self-Advocacy: Know Yourself Know What You Need Know How to Get It If your child has an IEP in high school, encourage her to actively participate in IEP team meetings. After high school, your child will need to advocate for herself when public school IEPs end. Encourage her to build self-awareness skills to help…
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NYS Alternate Assessment
Please take note of this message from the New York State Education Department. From: NYSED SPECED Date: Dec 26, 2013 1:18:39 PM Subject: NYS Alternate Assessment – Office of State Assessment To: OSE-PARENT@listserv.nysed.gov Starting with the 2013-14 administration, the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) measures the Common Core Learning Standards in English language arts (ELA)…
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New York State Education Graduation and Career Plan Webinars
The New York State Education Department, P-12: Office of Special Education is pleased to announce that a series of six webinar modules on the New York State (NYS) Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential is available at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/gradrequire.html The modules are as follows: Module 1: Overview; Module 2:Career Plan and CareerZone; Module 3:…
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Spec. Ed. Testing Policy Accommodations and Common-Core Testing
PARCC Adopts Spec. Ed. Testing Policy For Common Core By Christina Samuels on June 26, 2013 4:49 PM UPDATE: PARCC has posted online the materials on accommodations for special education students and common-core testing that it made available to its governing board. Please see memo to the board that outlines the contents of the…
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Helpful Documents – New DOE Busing Form
Did you see our list of “Helpful Links and Documents” under our Resources, Laws & Regulations menu? There’s a new NYC DOE busing form you might need.
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Helpful Links and Documents
Helpful links to guidance documents to assist you with navigating through the special education system: Courtesy of FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES Updated 2012 Medical Accommodation Form for Busing (PDF, “Request for Medical Transportation Accommodations, NYC Office of School Health”) PARENT’S RIGHTS BOOK (Procedural Safeguards booklet) ENGLISH: http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/policy/PSGN109.pdf (PDF) http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/policy/psgn109.htm SPANISH:http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/policy/spanishpsgn109.pdf (PDF) LINKS TO DOE POLICY: Department of Educations…