Mission of the New York State Board of Regents and its State Education Department

To raise the knowledge, skill and opportunity of all the people in New York.

Mission of the New York State Education Department’s Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)

To promote educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protections to which they are entitled; assure appropriate continuity between the child and adult services systems; and provide the highest quality vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to all eligible persons as quickly as those services are required to enable them to work and to live independent, self-directed lives.

The New York State Board of Regents and the State Education Department will provide leader-ship for a system that yields the best educated people in the world. Progress will be evaluated based on six goals:

1. All students will meet high standards for academic performance and personal behavior and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required by a dynamic world.

2. All educational institutions will meet Regents high performance standards.

3. The public will be served by qualified, ethical professionals who remain current with best practice in their fields and reflect the diversity of New York State.

4. Education, information and cultural resources will be available and accessible to all people.

5. Resources under our care will be used or maintained in the public interest.

6. Our work environment will meet high standards.