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VESID News
The Board of Regents has approved for permanent adoption the amendment of sections 200.1, 200.2, 200.4, 200.5, 200.6, 200.9 and 200.15 which become effective July 16, 2009.
The U.S. Department of Education has reviewed the State’s Annual Performance Report for 2007-08 under IDEA and has determined that New York “needs assistance” in meeting requirements that pertain to special education services for children ages 3-21. The State Performance Plan, Annual Performance Report and the federal letter explaining this determination are available for review. Individual Special Education School District Data Profiles are also available.
VESID is soliciting applications from school districts in New York State (NYS) to initiate a Response to Intervention (RtI) process in one or more of its school buildings. The Request for Applications (RFA) for the RtI Local Educational Agency (LEA) Grant Projects is now available. The deadline for submission is July 17, 2009.
The State Aid attributable to each nonresident nonpublic school student to whom your school district is providing special education services must be deducted from the cost billed to the school district where the student resides (district of residence). The 2008-09 form to calculate this amount is now available on the State Aid web site and has also been included in the June 2008 memorandum which provided guidance on reimbursement of claims.
Pursuant to 20 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 1407(a)(2) each state is required to identify in writing to the Secretary of the United States Education Department and local educational agencies located in the state any rule, regulation or policy as a state-imposed requirement that is not required by IDEA and federal regulations. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has taken steps to conduct a comprehensive review of its laws and regulations that apply to the education of students with disabilities.
The United States Department of Education (USDOE) has issued non-regulatory guidance on the Part B final supplemental regulations, which implement IDEA 2004. The supplemental regulations, which went into effect December 31, 2008, clarified and strengthened Part 300 of the Code of Federal Regulations (34 CFR).
The NYS Reading Resource Center, supported by Reading First funds, announces the Response to Intervention (RtI)-Reading First Connections Conference to be held on Monday and Tuesday, June 29-30 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany.
The Board of Regents has approved for permanent adoption the amendment of sections 200.4 and 200.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to the use of the State’s forms for individualized education programs (IEPs), meeting notices and prior written notices (notices of recommendation). These regulations became permanently effective on April 9, 2009.
VESID announces the award of a five-year contract to establish the New York State Response to Intervention Technical Assistance Center (RtI-TAC) to the State University College at Buffalo.
VESID announces the addition of eleven (11) new Special Education Parent Technical Assistance Centers (TACs) across New York State (NYS), including five (5) centers in New York City (one per borough) and six (6) additional centers throughout the upstate region. The existing Special Education Parent TACs on Long Island and Western New York will continue, resulting in the operation of thirteen (13) Special Education Parent Centers in NYS.
The New Procedures for Approval of Summer 2009 Extended School Year (July/August) Special Education Programs (March 2009) is now available at www.vesid.nysed.gov/spedfin/extendedschoolyearinfo.htm or www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/applications/home.html.
The
New York State Education Department has issued a
memorandum providing an update
on the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AARA) of 2009
that was signed into law on February 17, 2009 by President Obama.
A memorandum
to provide information regarding changes to the requirements for
the protection of children in residential facilities from abuse and
neglect (Chapter 323 of
Laws of 2008) is available.
The
U.S. Department of Education has issued guidance regarding the requirements
for students with disabilities who are homeless. Information regarding
the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento
Act) is provided in a Question and Answer format available at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/policy.html.
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