THis document and the accompanying presentation was put together by The Office Office of Higher Education

Teacher Supply and Demain in New York State Third Annual Report Summary (HTML)

Ful Report  (PDF)

The purpose of this memorandum is to encourage all school districts in New York State (NYS) to take timely actions to implement response to intervention (RtI) programs in its schools. RtI is a multi-tiered, problem-solving approach that identifies general education students struggling in academic and behavioral areas early and provides them with systematically applied strategies and targeted instruction at varying levels of intervention.

See the link below for the full document (PDF)

A Report of the National Association of Secondary School Principals in Partnership with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching on the High School of the 21st Century.

Possibilities and Challenges for Special and General Teacher Education

A White Paper of the
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
FOCUS COUNCIL ON SPECIAL EDUCATION

February 2002

Two documents, one with ERIC details, one without.

Edited by David J. Conner 

Produced through the efforts of The New York City Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schooling

This book is available as a downloadable pdf document.

prepared for the New York State Education Department
October 2002

This report is available in a series of attached pdf documents in the order listed below.

1) Executive Summary
2) Table of Contents
3) SIG Annual Report
4) District/School Goals Table
5) Table Definitions
6) Activities Table
7) IHE/District Activities Table
8) Region Table
9) Initiative Tables
- Initiative 1
- Initiative 2
- Initiative 3

The report describes the struggles of families as they try to plan for their loved ones’ futures and as they face complicated systems and a lack of information about their options. Recommendations in the report include local solutions such as increased communication between schools and service providers, as well as changes needed at the state level.

Subject: REFERENCE POINTS: New Resources on Ninth Grade & Ensuring a Smooth Transition into High School

REFERENCE POINTS is an activity of TATRA, a project of PACER Center

National High School Center Releases Resources on Ninth Grade and Ensuring a
Smooth Transition into High School

The National High School Center has released a new set of resources focusing on
how to support and guide a smooth transition into high school. "Ninth grade is a
critical make-it-or-break-it year for many students and we wanted to highlight

Dialogue Guides are models for conducting interactive discussions across stakeholders in States and districts. These packages make new use of dependable and publicly available information, thus reducing the need to produce new papers. Each Guide circulates a common set of source materials and suggested procedures for involving various audiences in States and districts. In this manner, stakeholders (families, practitioners, professional associations, professors, policymakers, legislators) all over the country can begin interacting in new ways around implementation issues.

Includes both part 200 (Students with Disabilities) and part 201 (Procedural Safeguards for Students with Disabilities Subject to Discipline)

Requirements for the Professional Development Plan

General School Requirements Section 100.2 (dd)

Summarized by Peter L. Kozik from Information at Part 100.2, NYSED.

The purpose of the plan shall be to improve the quality of teaching and learning by ensuring that teachers participate in substantial professional development in order that they remain current with their profession and meet the learning needs of their students.

       
        New York State Requirements for HOUSSE: High Objective Uniform State Standards of Evaluation as per Field Memo: NCLB NYS #05-2003 and Addenda
 
Summary by Peter Kozik
 
What is the “high objective uniform State standard of evaluation” (HOUSSE)?
     To be “highly qualified,” teachers must have a bachelor’s degree, be certified for the classes they are teaching (except certain charter school teachers) and demonstrate subject matter competency in all core subjects they teach. A teacher’s highly objective qualifications are measured by HOUSSE Rubrics. HOUSSE is one option for teachers beyond their first year of teaching to demonstrate their competency.

Monitoring Priority:  Effective General Supervision Part B / Effective Transition

Executive Summary

Article on the basics of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

A basic (two page) information guide to Universal Design Learning.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the development of universal design and to consider its application to large scale assessments. Building on universal design principles presented by the Center for Universal Design, seven elements of universally designed assessments are identified and described in this paper.

An article addressing both the issues of good instructional design and content accessiblity.

Accessibility is for everyone. Although there are legal mandates requiring institutions of higher education to make educational materials accessible accessibility is fundamentally just good web page design.

Examines the research on educational applications of graphic organizers in grades K-12 and explores points of intersection with Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a curriculum design approach intended to lower the barriers that traditionally limit access to information and learning for many students.

Twelve core strategies link to 30 classroom examples that show how to apply key research, using technology to engage learners and improve achievement.

Examines the impact of transitioning 4th grade reading comprehension assessments to the computer.

CAST's publication on Differentiated Instruction and UDL provides the reader with a definition and description of essential features and attributes of this classroom practice.

Paper illustrates one method of determining whether items are functioning differentially for students with disabilities in comparison to their non-disabled counterparts.

Study reports results from a quasi-controlled empirical investigation addressing the impact on student test scores when using fixed form computer based testing (CBT) versus paper and pencil (P&P) testing as the delivery mode.

A collection of items for students to consider when looking to transition from high school to college.

A guidebook to support inclusive and collaborative student-directed transition planning in New York State

Information related to disability insurance and supplemental security income programs.