Public Hearings on Proposed Amendments to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to Conform to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as amended in 2004
Long Island |
Albany |
Syracuse |
New York City |
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| Date |
Tuesday May 24, 2005
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Wednesday May 25, 2005 |
Tuesday May 31, 2005 |
Wednesday June 8, 2005 |
| Time | 4:00 p.m.– 7:00p.m.* |
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.* | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.* | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.* |
| Location |
Eastern Suffolk BOCES at Sherwood Corporate Center 15 Andrea Road Holbrook, NY 11741
Directions: Long Island Expressway to Exit 62; take Nicolls Road south approximately 3 miles to the first traffic light (Colin Drive). Turn right on Colin Drive. Take the first left onto Andrea Road. First building on the left. |
St. Anne Institute 160 North Main Avenue Albany, NY 12206
Directions:
http://www.stanneinstitute.org/
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Syracuse Teacher Center 1153 W. Fayette Street Syracuse, NY 13204
Directions:
http://www.syracusetc.org/
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Tweed Center Court House 52 Chambers Street 2nd Floor Conference Room New York, NY 10007
Directions:
http://www.nycenet.edu/NR/
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* Participants wishing to provide comment between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. must arrive and register no later than 6:30 p.m.
Public comment on the proposed regulations will be accepted until July 25, 2005. In addition to providing comment at the scheduled public hearings, you may also provide written public comment on the proposed regulations by writing to: VESID, Special Education Policy and Partnerships Unit, Room 1624, One Commerce Plaza, Albany, New York 12234, Attention P. Geary. If you prefer, you may post your comments through the Internet using the following address: http://discus.nysed.gov/cgi-bin/discus-mando/discus.cgi. Comments may also be faxed to 518-473-5387.
Public Hearings:
Pre-registration is not required.
You must bring photo identification and follow sign-in procedures, which may include a security scanning, as required at the door.
Individuals may register to comment at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. Comments can be oral or written. Written comments that accompany oral remarks are optional.
The meeting rooms are accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Individuals who need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting services and material in an alternative format) should notify Carol Northrup, cnorthru@mail.nysed.gov, at 518-473-2878 no later than two weeks before the scheduled meeting date.
Please check the following two VESID websites prior to the meeting dates for materials and any changes regarding these meetings:
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/timely.htm
and
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/idea/home.html
Questions regarding the public hearings may be directed to Joanne LaCrosse at (518) 486-7462 and questions regarding the proposed regulations may be directed to Patricia Geary at (518) 473-2878.