Policy 00-09
June 2000
| TO: | District Superintendents |
| Presidents of Boards of Education | |
| Superintendents of Schools | |
| Organizations, Parents & Individuals Concerned with Special Education | |
| Superintendents of State-Operated and State-Supported Schools | |
| Executive Directors of Approved Private Schools | |
| Directors of Approved Preschool Programs | |
| Principals of Public Schools | |
| Directors of Special Education | |
| Chairpersons of Committees on Special Education | |
| Chairpersons of Committees on Preschool Special Education | |
| Directors of Pupil Personnel Services | |
| Commissioner’s Advisory Panel for Special Education Services | |
| Commissioner’s Advisory Panel for Nonpublic Schools | |
| Impartial Hearing Officers | |
| Community Dispute Resolution Centers | |
| ALTA Project Directors | |
| SETRC Project Directors and Training Specialists | |
| State and Local Teacher Associations | |
| ECDC Project Directors and Coordinators | |
| Family Court Judges and Designees | |
| Chief Elected Officials of the Counties | |
| New York City Board of Education | |
| Independent Living Centers | |
| Colleges with Special Education and General Education Teacher Training | |
| FROM: | Lawrence C. Gloeckler |
| SUBJECT: | Chapter 60 of the Laws of 2000 Relating to Special Class Sizes for Students with Disabilities |
Chapter 60 of the Laws of 2000 was signed into law on May 15, 2000. This law affects special class sizes for students with disabilities as follows:
In accordance with section 4402(6) of the Education Law, the New York City School District’s authority to increase class sizes in special classes containing students with disabilities to obtain relief from any adverse fiscal impact from under-utilization of special education resources due to low student attendance in special education classes at the middle and secondary levels expires as of June 30, 2000. Accordingly, section 200.6(g)(6)(iii) of the Regulations of the Commissioner is no longer applicable to the school district of the City of New York. Effective July 1, 2000, all special class sizes for students with disabilities in New York City must be in compliance with the class sizes specified in section 200.6(g)(4) of the Regulations of the Commissioner.
All other boards of education of a city school district with a population of 125,000 inhabitants or more continue to be authorized to increase special class sizes containing students with disabilities whose age ranges are equivalent to those of students in middle and secondary schools during the 2000-2001 school year in accordance with section 4402(6) of the Education Law (over-enrollment due to low student attendance).
All school districts with a population of less than one million inhabitants may implement a special class size variance by notification, in accordance with section 4402(2)(d) of the Education Law, until June 30, 2001.
To keep you abreast of the latest information disseminated by this office, I encourage you to register to receive notification of our publications via e-mail. The address is web.nysed.gov/vesid/register.htm. If you have any questions about this information, please contact the VESID Special Education Policy Unit at 518-473-2878 or your Regional Associate at one of the following VESID Special Education Quality Assurance Regional Offices:
| Eastern Regional Office | (518) 486-6366 |
| Hudson Valley Regional Office | (914) 245-0010 |
| Long Island Regional Office | (631) 884-8530 |
| New York City Regional Office | (718) 722-4544 |
| Western Regional Office | (716) 344-2112, ext. 420 |
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