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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234
* * *DATED APPLICATION MATERIALS * * *
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April 2004
| TO: | Public School Districts, Charter Schools and Special Act School Districts |
| FROM: | Rebecca H. Cort
 |
| SUBJECT: |
Application for Exception to the One Percent Cap on Proficient or Above Scores Based on Alternate Achievement Standards |
Attached is the application by which the New York State Education Department (NYSED) will grant an exception to a local educational agency (LEA), permitting it to exceed the 1.0 percent cap in counting as proficient and advanced for school accountability the scores of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities based on alternate academic achievement standards. Only LEAs, including Charter Schools and Special Act School Districts, that are subject to the New York State System of Accountability for Student Success (SASS) and that are able to document extraordinary circumstances should submit this application.
The Department will directly notify any LEA that requires an exception based on its small overall student population. These are the LEAs where it would take very few students with disabilities to exceed the 1.0 percent cap. Such schools and districts do not need to complete this application.
Completed applications must be received by May 25, 2004 for consideration of exceptions for the 2003-04 school year. Questions regarding this application may be directed to the Special Education Policy Unit at 518-473-2878.
c: District Superintendents