News From NYSED http://www.nysed.gov http://www.nysed.gov http://usny.nysed.gov/images/nysed_gov.jpg 144 32 News From NYSED The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) for test development, research, printing, shipping, scoring, and score reporting. One contract resulting from this RFP will be awarded for a term of five (5) years. The contract will begin on January 1, 2014 and end on December 31, 2018. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-026/home.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-026/home.html Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:00 EST A Bidders Conference for the 2013-2020 NYS Pathways in Technology Early College High School (NYS P-TECH) Program will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 1 p.m. to 3p.m. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-20-nys-p-tech/bidders-conference-announcement.pdf http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-20-nys-p-tech/bidders-conference-announcement.pdf Fri, 17 May 2013 10:25:00 EST The New York State Pathways in Technology Early College High School (NYS P-TECH) program will prepare thousands of New York students for high-skills jobs of the future in technology, manufacturing, healthcare and finance. The model incorporates a six-year program that combines high school, college and career training and will be targeted to at-risk, disadvantaged students. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-20-nys-p-tech/home.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-20-nys-p-tech/home.html Fri, 10 May 2013 18:17:00 EST The primary purpose of this program is to provide four-year-old students with an opportunity to access high-quality prekindergarten programs that will provide the foundation to help prepare them for future school success. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-14-universal-pre-k/home.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-14-universal-pre-k/home.html Tue, 7 May 2013 13:45:00 EST April 30, 2013 edition of News and Notes from Commissioner King http://conta.cc/12XxdxL http://conta.cc/12XxdxL Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:45:00 EST Statement from State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. on AFT President Randi Weingarten's Comments on Common Core http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDCommissionerKingStatementOnAFTCommentsOnCommonCore.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDCommissionerKingStatementOnAFTCommentsOnCommonCore.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:45:00 EST Under New York State Education Department’s approved Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility waiver, the state’s persistently lowest-achieving schools are identified as Priority Schools and may also be placed under registration review (SURR), pursuant to Commissioner’s regulation 100.18. As a result, Priority Schools, with the support of the larger district and school-community, have an opportunity to develop and implement a whole-school change model with the goal of achieving dramatic school-level achievement gains such that the school is in good academic standing within three years. The primary purpose of the SIG is to provide Local Education Agencies (LEAs) with an opportunity to support the implementation of a whole-school change model in its Priority Schools. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ta-13/home.html http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ta-13/home.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, together with White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley and Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe announced that three New York schools – Crompond School, PS 057 Hubert H. Humphrey School and Rye Country Day School – are among the 14 districts and 64 schools named 2013 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools. New York State is among 29 states and D.C. with schools receiving the second annual awards. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/2013GreenRibbonSchools.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/2013GreenRibbonSchools.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:30:00 EST In partnership with the New York State Middle School Association, the State Education Department has selected two middle schools that have earned their first designation as Schools to Watch®: Johanna Perrin Middle School in Fairport and Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School in Honeoye Falls. Congratulations! http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mle/eestw/schools-to-watch.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mle/eestw/schools-to-watch.html Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:15:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for a vendor to conduct post-operational score collection and standard setting for selected Regents Exams, as well as develop annual operational technical reports for all Regents Exams. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-025/home.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-025/home.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:27:00 EST Hurricane Sandy, which struck New York on October 29, 2012, had significant impacts on school districts and BOCES in lower New York and Long Island. Over 175 schools were located within the storm surge zone, resulting in tremendous damage to numerous facilities. Project SERV funds are intended to provide education-related services to LEAs in which the learning environment was disrupted as a direct result of Hurricane Sandy. Project-funded costs must be in addition to costs that would have been incurred absent Hurricane Sandy. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-serv-sandy/home.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-serv-sandy/home.html Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:53:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. today announced the release of the latest video in the Common Core Assessment Video Series: a video for parents regarding the Common Core Standards and upcoming Grades 3-8 state assessments in English language arts and mathematics. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommissionerKingVideoonCommonCore.4.11.2013.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommissionerKingVideoonCommonCore.4.11.2013.html Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:00:00 EST This video is about the Common Core Standards and the upcoming Grade 3-8 state assessments in English language arts and math. Please share this video with parents and families. http://conta.cc/10YkyZJ http://conta.cc/10YkyZJ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:30:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for a vendor to develop translations of New York State examinations and related materials, including examination reference tables, parent reports on individual student test performance, and annual school report cards. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-024/home.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-024/home.html Tue, 9 Apr 2013 16:52:00 EST Federal ESEA (NCLB) Title I, Part C Education of Migratory Children funds are available for eligible agencies to provide direct educational support and services to eligible migrant students in specified regions of New York State. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-18-mets/home.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-18-mets/home.html Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:46:00 EST News and Notes from Commissioner King: Common Core Assessment Video Series http://conta.cc/10zNg1s http://conta.cc/10zNg1s Thu, 4 Apr 2013 16:30:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) P-12: Office of Special Education is seeking proposals to establish four (4) teams to provide field-based professional development and technical assistance for a Response to Intervention Personnel Development Project (RtI-PDP). http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-021/home.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-021/home.html Wed, 3 Apr 2013 15:34:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking, from educators and other service providers at all levels of New York’s educational system, submissions of curriculum content for Grades 9-12 English Language Arts (ELA) that support rigor, quality, and alignment in the implementation of the New York State Common Core Learning Standards, and that are based on texts that have been chosen by NYSED for a contract to create a set of 9-12 ELA modules. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/curriculum-ifs/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/curriculum-ifs/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:15:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that six school districts will receive nearly $81 million in the current round of federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) awards to support turnaround, restart and transformation efforts in eighteen schools. King said the Buffalo City School District will receive $22.5 million; the Poughkeepsie City School District will receive nearly $4.5 million; the Rochester City School District will receive nearly $4.5 million; the Syracuse City School District will receive $31.5 million; the Troy City School District will receive nearly $4.3 million; and the Yonkers City School District will receive $13.5 million. The school districts will use the grants to engage in dramatic and transformative whole-school change in their lowest performing schools. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SIG.SEDAnnounces81MinSIGto6SDs.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SIG.SEDAnnounces81MinSIGto6SDs.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:00:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced thirteen school districts will receive Replication Grants for Low-Performing Schools to replicate the best practices of the Commissioner’s Schools Dissemination Grant award recipients. The grants, totaling approximately $2.2 million, will go to the following districts: Broadalbin-Perth, Central Square, Cobleskill-Richmondville, Harpursville, Ithaca, Lansing, Long Beach, Margaretville, Monroe-Woodbury, Olean, Rochester, William Floyd, and Yonkers. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/ReplicationGrants.SEDAnnounces2.2MillionTo15SchsIn13SDs.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/ReplicationGrants.SEDAnnounces2.2MillionTo15SchsIn13SDs.html Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:00:00 EST March 25, 2013 Edition of News and Notes from Commissioner King http://conta.cc/16cxEog http://conta.cc/16cxEog Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:30:00 EST On March 6, 2013, the State Education Department sent a memo to school administrators regarding the transition to Common Core assessments. We encourage you to share the memo with administrators, staff, parents, and communities. A helpful way to share this information with parents is the Toolkit for Parent Engagement available on this website. We hope that you will use this and other communications from the State Education Department to provide as much information as possible as we take this critical step towards ensuring that our students are college and career ready. http://engageny.org/resource/field-memo-transition-to-common-core-assessments http://engageny.org/resource/field-memo-transition-to-common-core-assessments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:45:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) P-12: Office of Special Education is seeking proposals for the distribution, collection, verification, analysis and reporting of results of an annual survey completed by university personnel preparation programs that lead to certification or licensure in special education and related services in New York State (NYS). http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-013/home.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-013/home.html Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:40:00 EST New York State Education Department (SED) Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that SED intends to execute a contract with CTB/McGraw-Hill to develop a new New York State High School Equivalency Diploma assessment to replace the General Educational Development (GED) test. GEDTS, a new for-profit entity created by the American Council on Education and Pearson Incorporated, has announced plans that will double the cost of the exam in 2014. The Governor and Legislature must include an appropriation for the development of the new assessment in the State Budget. King said that, in the long run, CTB/McGraw-Hill’s new assessment will save the State money compared to the new pricing structure announced by Pearson. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/HSEquivalencyDiploma.CTBMcGrawHil.htm http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/HSEquivalencyDiploma.CTBMcGrawHil.htm Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:30:00 EST Commissioner King's Presentation at the NYSCOSS 2013 Winter Institut - March 4, 2013 http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/nyscoss-march-2013.pdf http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/nyscoss-march-2013.pdf Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:42:00 EST New York State wishes to recognize and celebrate an exceptionally skilled and passionate educator to be an ambassador for New York State teachers and the New York State nominee for the National Teacher of the Year. We invite you to nominate an outstanding professional for the 2014 New York State Teacher of the Year. Nominations are due by March 29, 2013. http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/toty.html http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/toty.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:36:00 EST NYSED is working with an independent research group to understand the progress being made across the State in implementing the three Race to the Top initiatives: teacher and principal evaluation (APPR), the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), and data-driven instruction (DDI). As part of the research, we are administering surveys to teachers, school and district leaders, BOCES, and Network Teams approximately quarterly. Many teachers and all principals have received an email from Deputy Commissioner Ken Slentz on February 26th, 2013 asking them to complete a survey about one of the three initiatives. http://engageny.org/content/participate-in-a-feedback-survey-on-race-to-the-top-initiatives http://engageny.org/content/participate-in-a-feedback-survey-on-race-to-the-top-initiatives Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:45:00 EST As part of an overall effort to protect the integrity of State assessments, State Education Department (SED) Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced the launch of a new website designed to support the integrity of State assessments. The new Test Security and Educator Integrity website (http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tsei/) includes several components to facilitate the receipt and handling of test fraud allegations involving State tests. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NewTestSecurityWebsite.CommissionerKingAnnounces.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NewTestSecurityWebsite.CommissionerKingAnnounces.html Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:16:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced today that more than $87 million is available for New York schools serving low-income students to purchase new technology and software. The funding is part of the settlement agreement reached between New York State consumers and Microsoft Corporation in 2006. King said the State Education Department (SED) established the New York State School Technology Voucher Program to distribute the funds in the form of vouchers to eligible schools. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSSchoolstoReceive87MillionforTechnology.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSSchoolstoReceive87MillionforTechnology.html Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:45:00 EST Statement from State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. on the Assembly's Action on DREAM Act Legislation http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDCommissionerKingStatementonAssemblysActiononDREAMActLegislation.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDCommissionerKingStatementonAssemblysActiononDREAMActLegislation.html Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:30:00 EST Commissioner King's 2013-14 budget presentations to the NYS legislature are now available. Two presentations are available: 1) P-12 and 2) Higher Education and the Professions. http://usny.nysed.gov/budget.html http://usny.nysed.gov/budget.html Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:00:00 EST The 9-12 Social Studies Framework integrates existing New York State Learning Standards and the New York State Core Curriculum for Social Studies into a single document. The draft framework is posted online for public review. http://www.engageny.org/content/draft-nys-common-core-9-12-social-studies-framework-is-now-posted http://www.engageny.org/content/draft-nys-common-core-9-12-social-studies-framework-is-now-posted Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:20:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that New York State has nominated four schools for the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) program. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/GreenRibbonSchoolsNominatedbySEDtoUSDE.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/GreenRibbonSchoolsNominatedbySEDtoUSDE.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:00:00 EST Commissioner King's Testimony at the ESEA Flexibility Waiver Senate Hearing http://usny.nysed.gov/king-testimony-us-senate-feb-2013.html http://usny.nysed.gov/king-testimony-us-senate-feb-2013.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:00:00 EST The purpose of the federal New York Charter School Dissemination Grant is to provide funds to support the dissemination of effective practices and programs that have been developed, tested, and proven successful in New York Charter Schools. Dissemination funds are made available to assist charter schools in disseminating their successful innovations to any district school(s) in New York through designated partnerships. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-16-charter-school-dissemination/home.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-16-charter-school-dissemination/home.html Fri, 05 Feb 2013 18:34:00 EST Our Challenge: Graduating Students College and Career Ready - Commissioner King's presentation to the Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education (LIRACHE), January 31, 2013 http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/lirache-1-31-13.pdf http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/lirache-1-31-13.pdf Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:18:00 EST The New York State Education Department (SED) is accepting applications for the 2013 Summer Food Service Program from public or non-public schools; non-profit school food authorities; all local, county, municipal, or state governmental entities; Indian tribal territories; migrant programs; non-profit agencies; and camps interested and eligible in sponsoring a Summer Food Service Program. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/summer-food-service-program-2013.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/summer-food-service-program-2013.html Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:24:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that as of noon today, January 14, the State Education Department (SED) had approved 656 school district teacher and principal evaluation plans (95 percent of the school districts in the state). Twenty-nine school districts need to re-submit plans based on SED’s review. Six districts have not submitted negotiated plans for review, including New York City. King said he approved the resubmitted Yonkers City School District’s plan earlier today. For a list of the remaining 35 school districts without approved evaluation plans, please visit http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/appr-list.pdf. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/appr-1-14-13.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/appr-1-14-13.html Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:20:00 EST Section 1003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires that State Education Agencies allocate funds to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) for Title I Priority and Focus Schools to meet the progress goals in their District Comprehensive Improvement Plan and School Comprehensive Education Plan(s) (DCIP/SCEP) and thereby improve student performance. These funds are to be used to support implementation of school improvement activities identified through the Diagnostic Tool for School and District Effectiveness (DTSDE) reviews or a school review with district oversight and included in the DCIP/SCEP. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2012-13-1003a/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2012-13-1003a/ Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:15:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that as of noon Friday, January 11, the State Education Department had approved 637 school district APPR plans. For the status of the remaining 54 school districts, please visit http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/press-release-list-1-11-13.pdf. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/appr-1-11-13.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/appr-1-11-13.html Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:00:00 EST Auditions for the 2013 New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA) begin in January and will be held throughout New York State. A complete schedule of audition sites, application materials and program information is available on the NYSSSA website at http://www.oce.nysed.gov/nysssa/. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/nysssa-auditions-2013.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/nysssa-auditions-2013.html Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:35:00 EST New York State Education Department (NYSED) is participating in the United States Department of Education’s (USED) Race to the Top initiative, which includes a component relating to highest performing/high progress schools that are significantly closing the achievement gap between subgroups and/or significantly raising academic achievement for all groups of students. These schools are designated as Commissioner’s Schools. They are schools that have received special recognition by the Commissioner and were awarded Dissemination Grants through a competitive application process for having evidence-based practices proven to advance student achievement that can be replicated by low performing schools. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ta-07/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ta-07/ Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:20:00 EST The purpose of McKinney-Vento funding is to facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and success in school of students in temporary housing. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-2016-mckinney-vento/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-2016-mckinney-vento/ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:30:00 EST Statement from NYS Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch on Governor Cuomo's Education Reform Commission Report http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/ChancellorTischStatementOnGovEdReformCommissionReport.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/ChancellorTischStatementOnGovEdReformCommissionReport.html Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:57:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that he has approved 533 school district teacher and principal Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) evaluation plans. To date, 682 school districts have submitted APPR plans for review. In addition to the 533 district plans approved, as of January 2, State Education Department (SED) staff has provided feedback on all submitted and resubmitted evaluation plans from school districts that do not yet have approved plans. The plans were submitted as required under the revised teacher and principal evaluation law passed last year. Nine districts have not submitted APPR plans. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/APPR.533SDsApproved.Jan.2.2013.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/APPR.533SDsApproved.Jan.2.2013.html Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:08:00 EST We have been invited by our colleagues in the Connecticut State Education Department to join them in a day of remembrance on Friday December 21st beginning at 9:30 a.m. with a moment of silence. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has contacted every governor in the nation to ask them to participate in a national moment of silence. http://usny.nysed.gov/remembrance.html http://usny.nysed.gov/remembrance.html Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:00:00 EST December 20, 2012 Edition of News and Notes from Commissioner King http://conta.cc/U11FAg http://conta.cc/U11FAg Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:30:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for the delivery of the annual Professional Development Seminar (PDS) for School Bus Driver Instructors (SBDIs) required under Education Law 3650-C and Commissioner’s Regulations 156.3. The Professional Development Seminar is a major tool for providing updated and continual training of School Bus Driver Instructors, who in turn provide refresher training to public and nonpublic school bus drivers, monitors and attendants. Eligible applicants include school districts, Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), or any other not-for-profit organization. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-011/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-011/ Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:55:00 EST Commissioner Welcomes Comptroller's Support for Regents Special Ed Reforms http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/commissioner-welcomes-comptrollers-support-for-regents-special-ed-reforms.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/commissioner-welcomes-comptrollers-support-for-regents-special-ed-reforms.html Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:05:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that he has approved 442 district teacher and principal Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) evaluation plans. To date, 665 school districts have submitted APPR plans for review. In addition to the 442 district plans approved, State Education Department (SED) staff has provided feedback on submitted evaluation plans to more than 180 of the school districts that do not yet have approved plans. The plans were submitted as required under the revised teacher and principal evaluation law passed earlier this year. Approximately two dozen districts, including New York City, have not submitted APPR plans. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDAPPROVES442SDEVALUATIONPLANS.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDAPPROVES442SDEVALUATIONPLANS.html Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:00:00 EST Resources For Supporting Students and Staff Following the Newtown, CT Tragedy http://usny.nysed.gov/newtown-ct-tragedy.html http://usny.nysed.gov/newtown-ct-tragedy.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:00:00 EST Flags at Half-Staff until December 18 to Honor the Victims of the Tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut http://www.p12.nysed.gov/resources/directives.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/resources/directives.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:00:00 EST Statement from Commissioner King on the tragedy at the Connecticut elementary school. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDCommissionerKingStatementonConnecticutElementarySchoolTragedy.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDCommissionerKingStatementonConnecticutElementarySchoolTragedy.html Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:53:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. today announced a $2.5 million School Innovation Fund (SIF) grant to Newburgh Enlarged City School District. Under New York State’s Race to the Top program, SIF grants are targeted to support school districts to increase high school graduation rates, college and career readiness of high school graduates, college persistence, and college graduation rates by increasing the availability of new high quality seats for students at most risk. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/sed-announces-school-innovation-fund-grant-to-newburgh-enlargedcsd.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/sed-announces-school-innovation-fund-grant-to-newburgh-enlargedcsd.html Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:00:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. today announced a nearly $5 million School Innovation Fund (SIF) grant to Rochester City School District. Under New York State’s Race to the Top program, SIF grants are targeted to support school districts to increase high school graduation rates, college and career readiness of high school graduates, college persistence, and college graduation rates by increasing the availability of new high quality seats for students at most risk. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/sed-announces-school-innovation-fund-grant-to-rochester-csd.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/sed-announces-school-innovation-fund-grant-to-rochester-csd.html Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:00:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced a $2.45 million School Innovation Fund (SIF) grant to Schenectady City School District. Under New York State’s Race to the Top program, SIF grants are targeted to support school districts to increase high school graduation rates, college and career readiness of high school graduates, college persistence, and college graduation rates by increasing the availability of new high quality seats for students at most risk. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/sed-announces-school-innovation-fund-grant-to-schenectady-csd.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/sed-announces-school-innovation-fund-grant-to-schenectady-csd.html Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:00:00 EST The New York State Education Department (“NYSED”) is seeking proposals for applicants with English Language Learner curriculum and instruction expertise to provide feedback on ELA and math curriculum vendor draft scaffolds, guide the development of these vendor scaffolds through creating sample prototypes, and conduct in person sessions with curriculum vendors/developers on research and best practice for scaffolding instruction for ELLs. The purpose is to ensure that the ELL scaffolds in NYS’s curriculum are uniform across P-12 in ELA and Math curriculum modules, and is based on research and best practice. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sa-09/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sa-09/ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:00:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for the development of a fully computer-based New York State High School Equivalency (NYS HSE) test. NYSED is currently releasing two similar RFPs; one for a high school equivalency test that is widely administered using both paper-and-pencil and computers, and the second that is administered primarily by computer with few exceptions. NYSED will award one contract for either of the two RFPs. Vendors are encouraged to bid on both RFPs. The contract resulting from either of these RFPs will be for a term anticipated to begin April 1, 2013 and to end December 31, 2016, with an option to renew for one (1) additional year. http://www.acces.nysed.gov/aepp/procurement/rfp13019.htm http://www.acces.nysed.gov/aepp/procurement/rfp13019.htm Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:30:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for the development of a paper-based and computer-based New York State High School Equivalency (NYS HSE) test. NYSED is currently releasing two similar RFPs; one for a high school equivalency test that is widely administered using both paper-and-pencil and computers, and the second that is administered primarily by computer with few exceptions. NYSED will award one contract for either of the two RFPs. Vendors are encouraged to bid on both RFPs. The contract resulting from either of these RFPs will be for a term anticipated to begin April 1, 2013 and to end December 31, 2016, with an option to renew for one (1) additional year. http://www.acces.nysed.gov/aepp/procurement/rfp13010.htm http://www.acces.nysed.gov/aepp/procurement/rfp13010.htm Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:30:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced 17 school districts and local consortia of districts have been awarded grants under New York State’s virtual learning initiative, the Virtual Advanced Placement (VAP) Program. VAP is targeted to improve access to online and blended Advanced Placement (AP) courses for low-income students. King said the program is part of the Board of Regents’ strategy to ensure that all New York students graduate from high school ready for college and careers. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/VirtualLearningInitiative.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/VirtualLearningInitiative.html Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:01:00 EST Check out the newly redesigned EngageNY.org, featuring curriculum resources, videos, and a new and growing collection of information for parents and families! http://engageny.org/ http://engageny.org/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:00:00 EST In an effort to provide educators with as much support as possible regarding the instructional and assessment shifts necessitated by the Common Core, the Department has prepared 2013 Test Guides for each subject and grade. The Test Guides integrate important instructional and assessment information into a single document and detail how the CCLS in English Language Arts and Mathematics will be measured on the 2013 tests and supplement the other Common Core implementation resources found on EngageNY. http://engageny.org/resource/test-guides-for-english-language-arts-and-mathematics http://engageny.org/resource/test-guides-for-english-language-arts-and-mathematics Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:00:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced the creation of the Commissioner’s Teacher Advisory Council. The Council, formed in collaboration with New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), will meet periodically to discuss on-going education issues, in particular, the progress of the New York State Board of Regents Reform Agenda. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommissionersTeacherAdvisoryCouncilAnnounced.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommissionersTeacherAdvisoryCouncilAnnounced.html Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:00:00 EST The purpose of the Bilingual Education Planning Grant is to provide funding to public school districts for purposes of planning to implement a new Bilingual Education Program or English as a Second Language (ESL) program with bilingual support for English language learners (ELLs) and English-dominant students beginning September, 2013. The proposed plan for a Bilingual Education Planning Program will provide a framework for content teaching and learning in English and the target language and, at the same time, ensure that students develop functional literacy in both English and the target language. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/13-010/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/13-010/ Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:40:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for the development and writing of the annual Professional Development Seminar (PDS) Curriculum for School Bus Driver Instructors (SBDIs) required under Education Law 3650, and Commissioner’s Regulations 156.3. The Professional Development Seminar is the major tool for providing updated and continual training of School Bus Driver Instructors, who in turn provide required school bus safety training and annual refresher training to public and non-public school bus drivers, monitors and attendants. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-009/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/13-009/ Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:30:00 EST The State Education Department has released a collection of resources and guidance for schools and districts in response to Hurricane Sandy. http://usny.nysed.gov/hurricane-sandy.html http://usny.nysed.gov/hurricane-sandy.html Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:04:00 EST Pursuant to Section 237 of the Education Law, the New York State Education Department hereby gives notice of public hearings on the Statewide Plan for Higher Education. http://www.highered.nysed.gov/swppublichearing.html http://www.highered.nysed.gov/swppublichearing.html Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:27:00 EST Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced today that New York State is participating in the second year of the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) program, and invites public and nonpublic schools to apply for this national recognition. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSEDAnnounces2ndYearofParticipationinGreenRibbonSchoolsProgram.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSEDAnnounces2ndYearofParticipationinGreenRibbonSchoolsProgram.html Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:00:00 EST The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program is authorized under Title IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 (www.p12.nysed.gov). http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-2018-21st-cclc/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013-2018-21st-cclc/ Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:20:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. today announced 17 school districts and charter schools have been awarded grants under the Strengthening Teacher and Leader Effectiveness (STLE) program, and another 32 applicants have received qualifying scores required for funding but do not yet have approved Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) plans. STLE grants are targeted to support school districts and charter schools utilizing, as part of their implementation of an APPR plan, a comprehensive approach to recruitment, development, support, retention and equitable distribution of effective teachers and school leaders. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/stle-grants-announced.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/stle-grants-announced.html Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:30:00 EST The New York State Board of Regents announced today that Gregory Ahlquist, a high school social studies teacher at Webster Thomas High School in Webster, has been named the 2013 New York State Teacher of the Year. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/teacher-of-the-year-2013.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/teacher-of-the-year-2013.html Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:15:00 EST The New York State Museum, a division of the New York State Education Department, has organized an exhibition to mark the sesquicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation that will run November 6 & 7 at The Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/sed-announces-utica-exhibit.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/sed-announces-utica-exhibit.html Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:30:00 EST The US Education Department invites districts to apply for a $400 million Race to the Top competition to support classroom-level reform efforts. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/district-competition/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/district-competition/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:00:06 EST On September 24, 2012, Commissioner King spoke at the NYSCOSS Fall Leadership Summit in Saratoga Springs. Watch this video to see his speech. http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/nyscoss-fall-leadership-summit-2012.html http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/nyscoss-fall-leadership-summit-2012.html Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:00:00 EST Throughout the month of October and continuing through December of 2012, the New York State Education Department will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Department’s headquarters: The State Education Building. The Department invites you to join the celebration by taking a tour of the building or by visiting one of our Open Houses. http://usny.nysed.gov/centennial/ http://usny.nysed.gov/centennial/ Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:41:00 EST This grant will provide funds for a leadership development program for 16 focus or priority schools with large populations of English Language Learner/limited English Proficient students, hereinafter referred to as "emergent bilinguals." Funds will used to fund (1) release time for participants in the program and (2) materials purchases to support implementation of an Instructional Improvement Plan. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013nysieb/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2013nysieb/ Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:00:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. today announced the State University of New York (SUNY) colleges at Cortland and Oswego have received preliminary funding for the Undergraduate Clinically Rich Teacher Preparation Pilot Program from the "Race to the Top" grant. SUNY Cortland, partnering with Binghamton High School in the Binghamton School District, and SUNY Oswego, partnering with the Syracuse City School District, will receive a combined award of $982,685. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TeacherPrepGrantsAwarded.SUNYCortlandOswego.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TeacherPrepGrantsAwarded.SUNYCortlandOswego.html Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:00:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that he has approved 107 teacher and principal Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) evaluation plans. In addition, State Education Department (SED) staff has provided feedback to nearly 200 school districts across the state. The plans were submitted as required under the revised teacher and principal evaluation law passed earlier this year. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDApproves107EvaluationPlans.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDApproves107EvaluationPlans.html Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:05:00 EST The New York State Museum, a division of the New York State Education Department, will unveil a traveling exhibition to mark the sesquicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City on September 21. The exhibition, entitled The First Step to Freedom: Abraham Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, will travel to eight cities across New York State this fall. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/PreliminaryEmancipationProclamationExhibit.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/PreliminaryEmancipationProclamationExhibit.html Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:05:00 EST The School Reporting Requirements (SRR) web-based system provides school districts, charter schools and BOCES with a single access point for all Prekindergarten - Grade 12 educational and financial plans, applications, reports and data that must be submitted to the New York State Education Department. https://eservices.nysed.gov/srr/view.action https://eservices.nysed.gov/srr/view.action Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:49:00 EST The K-8 Framework integrates existing New York State Learning Standards and curricula into a single document with an emphasis on Key Ideas and Conceptual Understandings for each grade-level. Public feedback on this draft will be incorporated into the final recommendations to the Board of Regents. http://engageny.org/news/nys-common-core-k-8-social-studies-framework-is-now-posted-for-public-review-and-comment/ http://engageny.org/news/nys-common-core-k-8-social-studies-framework-is-now-posted-for-public-review-and-comment/ Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:00:00 EDT The following message from Commissioner King was emailed to over 240,000 educators statewide on September 5, 2012. http://engageny.org/news/commissioner-king-welcome-back/ http://engageny.org/news/commissioner-king-welcome-back/ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:00:00 EDT New York State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. has posted a Back to School message. http://engageny.org/resource/back-to-school-message-2012/ http://engageny.org/resource/back-to-school-message-2012/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:18:00 EDT The New York State Education Department, in partnership with the College Board, is pleased to announce a second chance to participate in the multi-year program focused on Professional Development for Coursework in STEM. We are starting a second round of the initial Institutes in Math and Science which we are calling Cohort 2. http://engageny.org/news/announcing-cohort-2-of-the-ny-stem-advanced-coursework-program/ http://engageny.org/news/announcing-cohort-2-of-the-ny-stem-advanced-coursework-program/ Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:04:00 EDT State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that he has approved and posted ten model teacher and principal Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) evaluation plans and provided feedback to over 100 districts. These plans were submitted as required under the revised teacher and principal evaluation law passed earlier this year. A list of the districts with model plans can be found at: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/plans/home.html. Plans will be posted on this website on an ongoing basis as they are approved in the coming days and weeks. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDReleases10ModelEvaluationPlansProvidesFeedbacktoOver100Districts.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDReleases10ModelEvaluationPlansProvidesFeedbacktoOver100Districts.html Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:38:00 EDT The State Education Department has announced the distribution to school districts of the State-provided growth scores for Grades 4-8 English Language Arts and Math teachers and their principals based on the 2011-12 school year. The educator measures are calculated based on the growth of each student on State assessments between two years as compared to similar students on the basis of past test scores and certain demographic information. Each educator earns one of four growth ratings (Highly Effective, Effective, Developing, Ineffective) and a growth score from 0-20 points. A limited number of districts that have 2011-12 Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) plans (under Section 3012-c of the Education Law) will use the scores as the 20 percent growth subcomponent for the educators covered under the plans. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TeacherGrowthScoresSenttoDistricts.2011-12.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TeacherGrowthScoresSenttoDistricts.2011-12.html Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:50:00 EDT The New York State Museum will resume Sunday public hours, beginning on Sunday, September 16, 2012. The Museum will be open to the public from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, Tuesday through Sunday, except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/press/releases/nysmSundays.cfm http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/press/releases/nysmSundays.cfm Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:14:00 EDT The purpose of this RFP is to develop the capacity of local school districts and other eligible applicant entities to provide virtual learning (online and blended) Advanced Placement® (AP®) coursework to eligible students. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sa-08/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sa-08/ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:00:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals from bidders to host the Race to the Top Network Team Institute (NTI) for the school year 2012-13. Hotels located within the counties of Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga or Rensselaer are invited to submit a bid for one or more of the 2 NTI session bundles that will be held from September 2012 through May 2013. The services needed include lodging, meeting space, audio visual equipment and set-up, and food for approximately 500 to 900 participants. NYSED will make separate awards for each of the 2 session bundles. Bidders are encouraged to submit proposals for both NTI session bundles, as a bidder may receive both awards. The contracts resulting from this IFB will be for a term beginning no sooner than September 1, 2012 and ending no later than May 31, 2013. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ifb-12-007/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ifb-12-007/ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:51:00 EDT State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that as of today (July 20 ) 214 school districts have certified they submitted negotiated teacher and principal evaluation agreements to his office for review. The agreements are required under the revised teacher and principal evaluation law passed earlier this year (Chapter 21 of the Laws of 2012). http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/214-school-districts-have-submitted-negotiated-evaluation-agreements.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/214-school-districts-have-submitted-negotiated-evaluation-agreements.html Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:00:00 EDT The State Education Department (SED) today released the results of the April 2012 grades 3-8 math and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments. The average scale scores on this year’s exams in both ELA and math are slightly higher than last year in most grades, and there is a small increase in the percentage of grades 3-8 students across the State who met or exceeded the proficiency standard on both exams. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/3-8MathELATestScores.2012.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/3-8MathELATestScores.2012.html Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EDT State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that as of today (July 6) 186 school districts have submitted negotiated teacher and principal evaluation agreements to his office for review. The agreements are mandated under the revised teacher and principal evaluation law passed earlier this year (Chapter 21 of the Laws of 2012). http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/186SDsSubmittedNegotiatedEvaluationAgreements.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/186SDsSubmittedNegotiatedEvaluationAgreements.html Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:36:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Charter School Office is seeking proposals for the performance oversight of charter schools and charter school applicants. The Department’s charter school authorizing function is conducted in accordance with national best practice standards, which require an external evaluation component. The Department is seeking a vendor that can provide evaluation support for initial charter school applications, charter school evaluation site visits, and protocol development and professional development support for the Department’s charter authorizing work. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-022/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-022/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:47:00 EDT July 3, 2012 Edition of News and Notes http://www.p12.nysed.gov/newsnotes/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/newsnotes/ Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:18:00 EDT State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that as of 12:00 noon on July 2, 164 school districts had submitted negotiated teacher and principal evaluation agreements to his office for review. The agreements are mandated under the revised teacher and principal evaluation law passed earlier this year (Chapter 21 of the Laws of 2012). http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommissionerKing164SDsSubmittedNegotiatedEvaluationAgreemments.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommissionerKing164SDsSubmittedNegotiatedEvaluationAgreemments.html Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:25:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) P-12 Office of Special Education is seeking proposals to establish four (4) contractor teams to provide field-based professional development for a Response to Intervention Personnel Development Project. The contracts developed as a result of this RFP will support four (4) Regional Professional Development Teams of two (2) professionals per team. Four (4) separate contracts will be awarded for this project, each of which will serve a prescribed region of the State as indicated on the map of RtI Professional Development Areas. (See page 4.) Qualified bidders may bid on one (1) of the designated regions of the State and must be located within that geographic area. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-020/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-020/ Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:04:00 EDT Commissioner King's statement on the Teacher and Principal Evaluation Disclosure Legislation. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDCommissionerKingonTeacherPrincipalEvalDisclosureLegislation.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDCommissionerKingonTeacherPrincipalEvalDisclosureLegislation.html Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:24:00 EDT State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced the State Education Department (SED) is accepting applications for three education grant programs funded by federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds. The New York State Education Department is committed to dramatically improving the State’s lowest performing schools and creating and sustaining new, innovative, high-quality education options for all students. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/KingAnnouncesRacetotheTopGrants.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/KingAnnouncesRacetotheTopGrants.html Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:23:00 EDT State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. said he has approved the Buffalo City School District teacher and principal evaluation plan for School Improvement Grant (SIG) schools for the 2011-2012 school year. Approval of the teacher evaluation plan, which the district negotiated with the Buffalo Teachers Federation, was announced earlier today by the Federation. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/king-i-have-approved-buffalos-teacher-and-principal-evaluation-plan.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/king-i-have-approved-buffalos-teacher-and-principal-evaluation-plan.html Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:23:00 EDT The purposes of the School Innovation Fund are to increase high school graduation, college and career readiness of high school graduates, college persistence, and college graduation rates by increasing the availability of new high quality seats for students at most risk for dropout, disengagement, and poor academic performance. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sif-round2/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sif-round2/ Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:33:00 EDT The Dissemination Grant is consistent with the State’s broader agenda for school improvement. Five (5) Dissemination Grants will be awarded. The Dissemination Grant will enable the selected Commissioner’s Schools to disseminate information to the recipients of the Replication Grant about their best practice(s) that have helped them to raise the academic achievement of all students and to close the achievement gaps among subgroups of students within their schools. Replication Grant Schools are low performing schools in New York State that have been awarded a Replication Grant through a competitive grant application process. Commissioner’s Dissemination Grant Schools will use grant funds to: 1) disseminate their best practices to recipients of the Replication Grant; 2) mentor Replication Grant Schools; and 3) refine and enhance their own best practice(s). Mentoring is defined in this application as providing direction and/or on-site support to include instructional planning, coaching, modeling and overall coordination to ensure the Replication Grant Schools’ successful implementation of the Commissioner’s Dissemination Grant Schools’ best practice(s). http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ta-06/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ta-06/ Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:27:00 EDT The State Education Department (SED) has released high school graduation rates for the 2007 cohort (students who entered 9th grade in 2007). These data show that New York’s overall graduation rate continues to rise slowly over time. SED also released outcome data for the same cohort based on aspirational performance measures, which are designed to measure how students are progressing toward college and career readiness. Outcomes on the aspirational performance measures are significantly lower than the cohort graduation rates. The data also show that in both the graduation rate and the aspirational performance measures, the achievement gap between white students and students of color remains. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/GraduationRates2012OverallImproveSlightlyButStillTooLow.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/GraduationRates2012OverallImproveSlightlyButStillTooLow.html Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:30:00 EDT The purpose of this grant is to provide opportunities for LEAs, who are recipients of School Improvement Grants (SIG) or Priority Schools (under the NCLB Flexibility Waiver), to partner with support organizations to: build supportive district-level operating structures, and re-frame district systems to both support schools in improving student academic performance and holding them accountable for needed gains in performance; build the capacity of district and school leaders to co-design and implement school turnaround plans that ensure dramatic gains in student academic performance through the effective implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), systems for teacher and leader effectiveness, and a cycle of data-driven instruction (DDI)/inquiry and action; and coordinate and streamline an LEA’s existing school turnaround efforts (through existing implementation of School Improvement Grant (1003g), Race to the Top Scope of Work plans, Comprehensive Education Plans (CEP), and Consolidated Applications, etc.) into one integrated approach to school turnaround. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/systemic-supports-district-school-turnaround/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/systemic-supports-district-school-turnaround/ Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:00:00 EDT Commissioner King's presentation at the Senate Education Public Hearing about the Evolution of Student Assessments - June 11, 2012 http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/senate-assessment-hearing-june-2012.pdf http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/senate-assessment-hearing-june-2012.pdf Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:12:00 EDT The 2012 Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition presents artwork selected by a panel of jurors from the fall 2011 and the spring 2012 student art exhibitions. The Museum exhibition features a wide range of media used by the students. The traditional areas of drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and sculpture are enhanced by the addition of digital imaging and mixed media installations. The SUNY student art shows were inaugurated in 2002 to bring the work of SUNY’s many talented student artists to a wider audience. Visit the Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition between Saturday, June 2 and Monday, September 3. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/BestofSUNY.cfm http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/BestofSUNY.cfm Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:48:00 EDT State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. said he will approve the latest version of the Buffalo City School District teachers’ evaluation plan for School Improvement Grant (SIG) schools for the 2011-2012 school year. The plan, which the district negotiated with the Buffalo Teachers Federation, was sent to the Education Department last Friday, May 25. Commissioner King said he informed the district today that he will approve the plan when it is signed by the District and the appropriate union representatives and formally submitted to his office. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/KingBuffaloTeacherEvaluationPlanApprovable.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/KingBuffaloTeacherEvaluationPlanApprovable.html Wed, 30 May 2012 14:30:00 EDT Four groups of teachers and administrators were trained by New York State Education Department staff to write a Student Learning Objective (SLO) for one of the classes they teach. These SLOs were chosen for their rigor and clear alignment of learning content, target and evidence. http://engageny.org/news/student-learning-objective-exemplars-from-new-york-state-teachers-are-now-available/ http://engageny.org/news/student-learning-objective-exemplars-from-new-york-state-teachers-are-now-available/ Wed, 30 May 2012 12:21:00 EDT The Elementary and Secondary Education (ESEA) (also known as No Child Left Behind or NCLB) waiver granted by the U.S. Education Department gives New York increased flexibility to close the achievement gap and will help accelerate the implementation of the Regents’ reform agenda. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/used-accepts-new-yorks-esea-waiver-application.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/used-accepts-new-yorks-esea-waiver-application.html Tue, 29 May 2012 14:50:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) P-12 Office of Special Education is seeking proposals for the Intensive Teacher Institute in Bilingual Special Education (ITI-BSE). The purposes of the Intensive Teacher Institute in Bilingual Special Education are to manage a tuition assistance program for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing certification to provide services to bilingual students with disabilities in New York State (NYS); provide instructional support to colleges and universities that offer programs leading to BSE certification; engage in outreach to the public, school districts and approved private programs to identify qualified candidates; provide technical assistance to candidates in the areas of certification, coursework requirements, and ITI-BSE requirements; and report to NYSED on candidate progress, completion, and certification rates. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-018/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-018/ Mon, 21 May 2012 13:20:00 EDT A new exhibition opens on June 29 at the NYS Museum showcasing the works of photographer and conservationist Seneca Ray Stoddard, who is best known for his photography and guidebooks of New York’s Adirondack Mountains. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/press/releases/stoddard.cfm http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/press/releases/stoddard.cfm Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 EDT The primary purpose of this program is to provide four-year-old students with an opportunity to access high-quality prekindergarten programs that will provide the foundation to help prepare them for future school success. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2012-13upk/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2012-13upk/ Thu, 17 May 2012 17:00:00 EDT Open through December 31, 2012 in the Photography Gallery, this biennial juried exhibition has continued to grow over the past 24 years, both in scope and reputation. This year’s exhibition features 93 natural history illustrations, representing the work of 72 illustrators. These were selected from 503 entries, submitted by 219 artists, up from the 450 submissions by 186 artists in 2010. Approximately one-third of the artists whose work was selected were new to the entry process. Countries represented for the first time are Thailand, Germany, and Switzerland. Other artists participating are from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, England, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Portugal, and the USA. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/illustrations/fon/exhibitions/ http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/illustrations/fon/exhibitions/ Tue, 08 May 2012 12:36:00 EDT The following message from Commissioner King was emailed to over 240,000 educators statewide on May 7, 2012. http://engageny.org/news/commissioner-king-thank-you-for-all-you-do/ http://engageny.org/news/commissioner-king-thank-you-for-all-you-do/ Mon, 07 May 2012 16:40:00 EDT The State Education Department's (SED) application for implementation of the Community Eligibility Option child nutrition program is one of four chosen by the United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/StatementfromSEDCommissionerJohnB.KingJr.onSEDsSuccessfulApplicationfortheCommunityEli.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/StatementfromSEDCommissionerJohnB.KingJr.onSEDsSuccessfulApplicationfortheCommunityEli.html Fri, 04 May 2012 18:00:00 EDT NYSED has developed several resources and tools to support your work with Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR). http://engageny.org/resource/department-resources-and-tools-to-support-appr-implementation/ http://engageny.org/resource/department-resources-and-tools-to-support-appr-implementation/ Tue, 01 May 2012 13:09:00 EDT The New York State Museum’s 25th annual summer camp presents diverse approaches to learning in the creative environment of a museum. Educators, scientists, historians, artists, and counselors work together to provide campers with fun, educational activities. Each day, campers explore the Museum through Time Tunnel themes, play games outdoors, use the computer lab, and swim at the Lincoln Park Pool. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/timetunnel/ http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/timetunnel/ Tue, 01 May 2012 11:39:00 EDT The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to encourage and support innovative, clinically rich undergraduate upper division teacher preparation pilot program partnerships that will prepare candidates to become effective educators in high-need public schools with high concentrations of under-served and/or under-prepared students, such as those living in poverty, those with special needs, or those who are learning English as a second language. For additional information visit: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/undergrad_teacher_prep/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/undergrad_teacher_prep/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/undergrad_teacher_prep/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:47:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (“NYSED” or “Department”), as part of its requirement to implement the provisions of Education Law §3012-c regarding annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals, is soliciting qualification proposals for Surveys of P-12 Students, Families, or Teachers for Use in Teacher and Principal Evaluation. For additional information visit: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfq/evalsurvey/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfq/evalsurvey/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfq/evalsurvey/ Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:51:00 EDT This spring, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) intends to release a request for proposals (RFP) for grants totaling approximately $27 million for the period of January 2013 through July 2015 under the title School Innovation Fund Grant (SIF) Round 2. This competitive RFP is supported by funds from the New York’s federal Race to the Top and Title I §1003(a) grants. Additional information on the upcoming RFP is available at: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sif-round2/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sif-round2/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sif-round2/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:36:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking bids for the transportation of certain Native American pupils from the Unkechaug Indian Reservation to and from nonpublic schools and schools in the Center Moriches Union Free School District. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/ifb-12-004/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/ifb-12-004/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:36:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking bids for the transportation of certain Native American pupils from the Tuscarora Indian Reservation to and from nonpublic schools and schools in the Niagara Wheatfield Central School District. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/ifb-12-003/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/ifb-12-003/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:36:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Information Reporting Services is seeking proposals for Education Data Portal: Content Management and System Services. NYSED is issuing concurrently a separate RFP, for Education Data Portal: Data Dashboard Solutions. Please see http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ds-07/ and http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ds-08/ for details. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ds-08/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ds-08/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:09:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Information Reporting Services is seeking proposals for Education Data Portal: Data Dashboard Solutions. NYSED is issuing concurrently a separate RFP, for Education Data Portal: Content Management and System Services. Please see http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ds-07/ and http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ds-08/ for details. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ds-07/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ds-07/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:08:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has released a request for proposals for grants totaling $72 million for the period of fall 2012 through July 2014 under the title: Strengthening Teacher and Leader Effectiveness. This competitive grant request, available to NYS school districts, is supported by funds from several of the projects envisioned in the federal "Race to the Top" grant: Great Teachers and Leaders. NYSED will evaluate proposals on their alignment with the requirements established in the Request for Proposal (RFP). http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-16/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-16/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:01:00 EDT Commissioner King's presentation today at the Assembly Education Public Hearing on the Implementation of Race to the Top and Federal School Intervention Models in New York City. http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/AssemblySIG-RTTTImplementationHearing_FINAL_8.pdf http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/AssemblySIG-RTTTImplementationHearing_FINAL_8.pdf Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:58:00 EDT The School District Management Efficiency Award Program supports investments in comprehensive and innovative strategies that lead to improved results for students, long-term gains in school and school system capacity, and increased productivity and effectiveness. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/gc-12-010/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/gc-12-010/ Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:10:00 EDT The Common Core Toolkit is a collection of the resources you need to guide your implementation of the Common Core – all in one place. We encourage you to use these resources and exemplars as you begin to implement the Common Core in your classroom. http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-toolkit/ http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-toolkit/ Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:15:00 EDT Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced a three-year $4.8 million initiative with the College Board to provide professional development training in advanced STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) coursework for teachers across New York State. New York’s successful Race to the Top (RTTT) application envisioned this training, which will begin this summer and continue through 2014. The STEM training is being funded through RTTT to develop and deliver direct and on-line professional development to 1500 teachers in high-needs districts throughout the State. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/STEM.AP.CommissionerAnnouncesProfessionalDevelopmentforTeachersInLowPerformingSchools.htm http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/STEM.AP.CommissionerAnnouncesProfessionalDevelopmentforTeachersInLowPerformingSchools.htm Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:52:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED), as part of its implementation of the provisions of Education Law §3012-c regarding annual professional performance reviews (APPR) of classroom teachers and building principals, is pleased to post additions to its List of Approved Student Assessments for Use by School Districts and BOCES in Teacher and Principal Evaluations ("State-Approved List of Assessments"). http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/assessments/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/assessments/ Wed, 04 Apr 2011 12:52:00 EDT State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that four contracts have been awarded to develop pre-kindergarten through fifth grade curricular materials with associated professional development aligned to the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards. The contracts, valued at $12.9 million, will be funded from New York State’s federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/ELAMathCurricula.SEDAwardsContractsForDevelopment.htm http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/ELAMathCurricula.SEDAwardsContractsForDevelopment.htm Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:42:00 EDT The federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) provides basic grants (Title I) to programs to improve the quality of career and technical education (CTE). http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/currentapps.html#perkins http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/currentapps.html#perkins Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:05:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) seeks proposals to develop curriculum modules with associated statewide professional development aligned to the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards, which for English Language Arts (ELA) & Literacy and Mathematics include the Common Core State Standards. Taken together, these standards are known as the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy (NYS P-12 CCLS for ELA & Literacy) and the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics (NYS P-12 CCLS for Mathematics). http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sa-06/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sa-06/ Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:37:00 EDT State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced he has restored School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding for two SIG school districts. King said the two districts - Yonkers and Roosevelt - have submitted acceptable teacher evaluation and support agreements in accordance with their 2011-2012 applications for federal SIG funding. In January, King suspended SIG funding for 10 districts across the state due to failure to reach evaluation and support agreements that complied with the state and federal SIG requirements. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/sig-commissioner-king-restores-sig-funding-for-two-school-districts.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/sig-commissioner-king-restores-sig-funding-for-two-school-districts.html Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:00:00 EDT The Board of Regents would like to invite you to a series of Town Hall Meeting on Credit Recovery. The first meeting will be hosted by the Capital Region BOCES, at 900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Albany, New York 12205. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Please see the attachment for additional meeting dates and locations. Participants will be invited to make an oral presentation, and/or submit written testimony addressing the guiding questions listed below. http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/credit-recovery-town-hall.pdf http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/credit-recovery-town-hall.pdf Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:19:00 EDT New York State has announced its seventh cohort of Essential Elements: Schools to Watch. The largest cohort ever selected by New York (17 schools), these schools will be nationally recognized in Washington, DC this June as exemplars in Middle Level Education. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mle/eestw/schools_to_watch_2012.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mle/eestw/schools_to_watch_2012.html Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:20:00 EDT Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced that New York State has nominated three schools to the U.S. Department of Education (US ED) Green Ribbon Schools program. The three nominees are: Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, NY; Sleepy Hollow Middle School, Sleepy Hollow, NY; and Bethlehem Central Middle School, Delmar, NY. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSnomineestoUSEDGreenRibbonSchSPrgm.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSnomineestoUSEDGreenRibbonSchSPrgm.html Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:06:00 EDT The purpose of the Learning Technology Grant is to provide progressive integration of instructional technology in classrooms and school libraries and to provide sustained professional development to increase the skills of teachers and school librarians in the use of instructional technology. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2012-15learntech/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2012-15learntech/ Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:25:00 EDT State Education Department (SED) Commissioner John B. King, Jr. announced he has appointed Tina Sciocchetti as Executive Director of Test Security and Educator Integrity. Sciocchetti currently serves as Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York. Sciocchetti’s new position was created as the result of recommendations made in a report by Special Investigator Henry Greenberg on SED’s test integrity procedures. Greenberg presented the report to the New York State Board of Regents earlier this week. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDHiresTestSecurityDirector.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDHiresTestSecurityDirector.html Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:34:00 EDT Report to the Commissioner from Henry M. Greenberg, Special Investigator - March 19, 2012 http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2012Meetings/March2012/test-integrity-report.pdf http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2012Meetings/March2012/test-integrity-report.pdf Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:54:00 EDT Presentation to the Board of Regents - March 19, 2012 http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2012Meetings/March2012/TestIntegrityPowerPoint.pdf http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2012Meetings/March2012/TestIntegrityPowerPoint.pdf Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:05:00 EDT Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch and State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. have announced a series of reforms to protect the integrity of state assessments and Regents exams. The reforms were developed in response to Special Investigator Henry M. "Hank" Greenberg’s review of the State Education Department’s (SED) test integrity policies and procedures. Chancellor Tisch said the Greenberg review builds on test integrity measures adopted by the Board of Regents last fall. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDAnnouncesReformstoProtectIntegrityofStateAssessments.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDAnnouncesReformstoProtectIntegrityofStateAssessments.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:14:00 EDT Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch and State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. said that the agreement on teacher and principal evaluation legislation is a great step forward toward improving teaching and learning in New York’s schools. King said the new system will protect more than $2.5 billion in federal Race to the Top funds and other education funds over two years and, more importantly, help improve student performance. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TeacherPrincipalEvals.ChancellorCommissionerPraiseGovernorLegislature.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TeacherPrincipalEvals.ChancellorCommissionerPraiseGovernorLegislature.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:17:00 EDT On March 12, 2012, Commissioner King spoke at the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) State Issues Conference. The Commissioner’s speech was entitled "Regents Reform Agenda: A Call for Transformational Leadership." http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/nyssba-march-2012.pdf http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/nyssba-march-2012.pdf Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:01:00 EDT On March 5, 2012, Commissioner King spoke at the mid-winter conference of the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS). The Commissioner’s speech focused on the changing role of the superintendent and developing a world class system in a changing economic reality. http://engageny.org/news/commissioner-king-discusses-the-changing-role-of-the-superintendent/ http://engageny.org/news/commissioner-king-discusses-the-changing-role-of-the-superintendent/ Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:44:00 EDT A summary of the revised APPR provisions for the NYS Teacher and Principal Evaluation system (2012-13 and beyond) has been posted, with anticipated changes from the enactment of amendments to Education Law Section 3012-c proposed in February 2012 with the Executive Budget and the settlement of litigation. http://engageny.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/nys-evaluation-plans-guidance-memo.pdf http://engageny.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/nys-evaluation-plans-guidance-memo.pdf Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:00:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of District Services (ODS) and the New York State Library (NYSL) are seeking proposals for the provision of technical assistance and planning services related to the implementation of the Universal Service Discount (E-Rate) Program for schools and libraries in New York State. Eligible applicants are organizations with experience in the administration of the E-Rate Program. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-016/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-016/ Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:16:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) intends to release requests for proposals (RFPs) for products and services to develop, test, deploy, and support an Education Data Portal (EDP). NYSED expects to issue the EDP Data Dashboards RFP in March 2012. The EDP Content Management and System Services RFP is expected to be released approximately four weeks later. Specific submission requirements will be delineated in the RFPs themselves. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/edp/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/edp/ Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:00 EDT The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are the Nation's highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science. Awards are given to mathematics and science teachers from each of the 50 states and four U.S. jurisdictions and alternate between elementary and secondary teachers. Awardees from each state from across the nation meet the President of the United States and are honored for an entire week in DC. Once a teacher is nominated or registers, the teacher will receive an email invitation to continue the application process. The application consists of three components: Administrative, Narrative, and Video. The invitation will include a user name and password for accessing the online application system. PAEMST winners are announced and honored the year following the receipt of the application. Nominations close on April 1, 2012. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/paemstaward.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/paemstaward.html Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:18:00 EDT State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. today announced he has restored School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding for five SIG school districts. King said the five districts -- Poughkeepsie, Syracuse, Rochester, Albany and Schenectady -- have all submitted acceptable teacher evaluation and support agreements in accordance with their initial applications for federal SIG funding. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SIG.KingRestoresSIGFundingFor5SDs.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SIG.KingRestoresSIGFundingFor5SDs.html Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:45:00 EDT A new two-day exhibition -- "From New York to the White House, New York Residents Who Became President" -- will open Presidents' Day in the lobby of the New York State Museum featuring George Washington’s 1796 farewell address. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/press/releases/presdaytwelve.cfm http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/press/releases/presdaytwelve.cfm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:52:00 EDT Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch and State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. said today the newly agreed upon teacher and principal evaluation system was made possible by a collaborative willingness to implement a process that will help improve student performance. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/ChancellorTischandCommissionerKingPraiseEvaluationAgreement.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/ChancellorTischandCommissionerKingPraiseEvaluationAgreement.html Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:12:00 EDT Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New York State Education Commissioner John King, and New York State United Teachers President Richard C. Iannuzzi today announced a groundbreaking agreement on a new statewide evaluation system that will make New York State a national leader in holding teachers accountable for student achievement. http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/02162012teacherevaluations http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/02162012teacherevaluations Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:02:00 EDT Document Showcase is an online feature that highlights a topic from state history using records from the collections of the New York State Archives. Selected documents are posted online periodically for use by teachers and students statewide. The feature on the African-American suffrage movement in New York was developed by the Archives in recognition of Black History Month. This Document Showcase includes sample documents, an historical sketch, and links to classroom activities. http://www.archives.nysed.gov/education/showcase/201011afamvoting/ http://www.archives.nysed.gov/education/showcase/201011afamvoting/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:38:00 EDT Find it on the Office of Teaching Initiatives website! The Office of Teaching Initiatives has implemented a redesigned home page. The redesigned home page emphasizes links to the web pages you use the most. Different navigation and graphic design elements have been incorporated to bring new life to the home page and to get you to important information within one click. Please use the customer feedback link on the home page to submit feedback on the new design. http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/ http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:03:00 EDT The New York State Museum photography exhibition, Shadow and Substance: African American Images from The Burns Archive, helps tell the story of the African American experience from the beginning of photography to today. The exhibition will run until March 31, 2012 in the West Gallery. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/shadowandsubstance.cfm http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/shadowandsubstance.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:26:00 EDT The NYSED Dignity for All Students Act website includes resources and information for school personnel, students, parents, and community members that help explain the Act’s protections and expectations. The website includes a printable brochure outlining the Act, a downloadable PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes, and links to relevant laws and regulations. Additional resources will be added as they become available. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/dignityact/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/dignityact/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:55:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals from qualified applicants to plan and conduct the Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PR/HYLI), in conjunction with the New York State Assembly/Senate Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task Force (Task Force). Every year, the Task Force plans a statewide adult "SOMOS" conference for interested individuals to share their concerns on issues affecting the Latino community, and to suggest legislative action on programs that will address those concerns. The New York State Assembly sponsors the PR/HYLI in conjunction with the larger conference. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-006/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-006/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:30:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for the Longitudinal Data System Training Institute and Technical Assistance Center to provide materials, training and assistance to Regional Data Centers in support of the New York State Education Department’s collection and reporting of enrollment, assessment, State and No Child Left Behind accountability, career and technical education, graduation rate, post-graduation plans, teacher/principal evaluation, and school staff data for school districts, public schools, charter schools, BOCES, and nonpublic schools in New York State . The names of the seventeen (17) Regional Data Centers that will be customers of the Center are set forth in a table on page 6 of the RFP. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/ds-06/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/ds-06/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:30:00 EST The State Education Department urges schools, government agencies, nonprofit groups, Indian tribal territories, migrant programs, and camps to apply for the Summer Food Service Program. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDAnnouncesSummerFoodServiceProgram.2012.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SEDAnnouncesSummerFoodServiceProgram.2012.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:50:00 EST New York’s draft of its request for a waiver of ESEA requirements is now ready for review and public comment. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/esea-waiver/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/esea-waiver/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:30:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. said he and the Board of Regents welcome Governor Cuomo's leadership on the issue of teacher and principal evaluations. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/KingBORWelcomeGovLeadershipTeachPrincEvals.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/KingBORWelcomeGovLeadershipTeachPrincEvals.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:30:00 EST New York is making progress in our Race to the Top, but there are significant challenges. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTTReport.Tisch.King.Statement.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTTReport.Tisch.King.Statement.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST Auditions for the 2012 New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA) begin in January and will be held throughout New York State. See the news release for a complete schedule of audition sites, application materials, and program information. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSSummerSchOfTheArts.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSSummerSchOfTheArts.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:59:00 EST State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. today announced that he has suspended School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding for all 10 SIG school districts in the State. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SIG.KingSuspendsSIGFundingAll10SIGSDs.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SIG.KingSuspendsSIGFundingAll10SIGSDs.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:15:00 EST The purpose of this competitive grant is to provide funds for a leadership development program for 30-35 schools that are in need of improvement with large populations of English Language Learner/limited English Proficient students, hereinafter referred to as "emergent bilinguals." Funds will used to fund (1) release time for participants in the program and (2) materials purchases to support implementation of an Instructional Improvement Plan. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2012nysieb/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2012nysieb/ Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:26:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for the production of a video resource library that will serve as a professional development resource for educators across the State. As a Race to the Top winner, the New York State Education Department is implementing a reform agenda that requires major shifts in teacher and leader practice. NYSED seeks a video production partner to select representative highly effective educators and leaders working across the state, prepare them for filming, and produce hundreds of high-quality video clips. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-15/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-15/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:03:00 EST The State Education Department has released information on the 2012 administration of the grades 3-8 ELA and mathematics assessments. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Assessment.2012.FINAL.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Assessment.2012.FINAL.html Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:09:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals from bidders to host the Race to the Top Network Team Institute (NTI) for the school year 2011-12. Hotels located within the counties of Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, or Rensselaer are invited to submit a bid for one or more of the 5 NTI sessions that will be held from March through August 2012. The services needed include lodging, meeting space, audio visual equipment and set-up, and food for approximately 400 participants. NYSED will make separate awards for each of the 5 sessions. Bidders are encouraged to submit proposals for all NTI sessions, as a bidder may receive up to 5 awards. The contracts resulting from this IFB will be for a term beginning no sooner than March 1, 2012 and ending no later than August 31, 2012. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-001/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/12-001/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:17:00 EST The Quarterly Reporting System for the Quarter 4 period of 2011 is now open. http://usny.nysed.gov/arra/quarterly_reporting/q4.html http://usny.nysed.gov/arra/quarterly_reporting/q4.html Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:10:00 EST 1325 schools and 123 districts statewhide were identified for improvement; an unprecedented number of schools were addded to the list. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SINI.2011..html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SINI.2011..html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:09:00 EST Slideshow from the Commissioner's Presentation at the Annual NYSSBA Convention http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/nyssba2011.pdf http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/nyssba2011.pdf Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:18:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) will be issuing a request for proposals for State Student Assessments for Science in Grades 4 and 6-8 and Social Studies in Grades 6-8. NYSED will evaluate proposals on their alignment with the requirements established in the forthcoming Request for Proposals (RFP). NYSED expects to issue the RFP late in 2011. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sci_ss_test/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sci_ss_test/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:39:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) as part of its Race to the Top initiative, is pleased to post a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Graduate-Level Clinically-Rich Principal Preparation Pilot Programs. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-02/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-02/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:54:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) seeks proposals to develop curriculum (ELA/Literacy P-2 only) and curriculum modules with associated statewide professional development aligned to the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards, which for English Language Arts (ELA)/Literacy and Mathematics include the Common Core State Standards. Taken together, these standards are known as the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts/Literacy (NYS P-12 CCLS for ELA/Literacy) and the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics (NYS P-12 CCLS for Mathematics). http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sa-03/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sa-03/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:15:00 EST Section 1003(a) of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires that State Education Agencies allocate funds to local education agencies to support Title I schools identified for improvement to meet the progress goals in their school improvement, corrective action and/or restructuring plans and thereby improve student performance. Schools must target the funds toward the area(s) of identification and toward the particular subgroup(s) identified for improvement. The funds must be used to complete required Differentiated Accountability interventions and support the goals for school improvement outlined in the school's Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP) or Restructuring Plan. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2011-12-1003a/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/2011-12-1003a/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:14:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is requesting proposals from qualified vendors to plan, design, and deliver a training program employing the participant-centered case method system using a train-the-trainer model to implement new performance evaluations for principals. The training for principal evaluators will be provided throughout the contract period to superintendents, other LEA staff, BOCES staff, and key members of network teams who will then train evaluators of principals, most of whom will be LEA-level administrators. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-12/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-12/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:22:00 EST Commissioner King's presentation at the NYSCOSS Fall Conference on Superintendent Leadership and the Regents Reform Agenda. http://engageny.org/resource/commissioner-kings-presentation-at-the-nyscoss-fall-conference/ http://engageny.org/resource/commissioner-kings-presentation-at-the-nyscoss-fall-conference/ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:39:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is requesting proposals from qualified vendors to plan, design, and deliver a training program using a train-the-trainer model to implement new performance evaluations for teachers. The training for teacher evaluators will be provided throughout the contract period to field-based school district staff and network teams, who will then train evaluators of teachers, most of whom will be school principals. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-14/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-14/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:34:00 EST The New York State Education Department has updated its lists of Approved Teacher Practice Rubrics and Approved Principal Practice Rubrics. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/practicerubrics/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/practicerubrics/ Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:24:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking information about the availability for purchase of Teacher and/or Principal Practice Video Resource Libraries that will serve as a professional development resource and training tool to school districts and teachers and principals across New York State. NYSED also seeks information about online software and technology platforms (separate or linked to the video libraries) that are available for purchase or license that enable educator professional development and/or support evaluator inter-rater reliability training and certification. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfi/videorfi/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfi/videorfi/ Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:34:00 EST The Race to the Top (RTTT) Annual Program Report (APR) is now open for submissions. The deadline is September 30, 2011. Please see http://usny.nysed.gov/arra/rttt/apr.html for a tutorial, screen shots of the system, and frequently asked questions. http://usny.nysed.gov/arra/rttt/apr.html http://usny.nysed.gov/arra/rttt/apr.html Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:36:00 EST The Board of Regents announced that Kathleen Ferguson, a second grade teacher at Jessie T. Zoller Elementary School in Schenectady, has been named the 2012 New York State Teacher of the Year. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TeacherOfTheYear.2012.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TeacherOfTheYear.2012.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:23:00 EST A letter to District Superintendents, School Superintendents and Other ARRA Grant Recipients has been released to remind recipients of approaching deadlines. http://usny.nysed.gov/arra/documents/letter090911.html http://usny.nysed.gov/arra/documents/letter090911.html Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:27:00 EST The State Education Department has provided guidance to schools related to extreme weather events. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/docs/extreme-weather-events-guidance-for-schools-9.8.11.pdf http://www.p12.nysed.gov/docs/extreme-weather-events-guidance-for-schools-9.8.11.pdf Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EDT Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Commissioner King, the New York State Museum, and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum announced the locations for thirty "New York Remembers" exhibitions that are being organized as part of a statewide recognition of the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/remembering911/index.html http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/remembering911/index.html Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:23:00 EDT Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. has released a memo with details on the revised testing schedule for the 2011-12 school year. There are a few changes this year. First, the Grades 3-8 ELA and Mathematics assessments will now be given in April rather than May. The second significant change this year is the implementation of uniform testing dates for these assessments. Finally, New York City Mayor Bloomberg and several private donors have provided funding to restore January Regents exams in 2012. Please see the full memo for details. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/ac-general/jan12testmemo.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/ac-general/jan12testmemo.html Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:07:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) will leverage the federal support from Race to the Top to provide funds to districts to improve the readiness of early career educators in low-performing schools and shortage teaching areas by supporting select high-quality induction programs. NYSED is offering a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Model Induction Programs. This RFP includes a planning period for applicants beginning in January 2012 and running until July 2012. The programs run from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014. A total of $20,000,000 is allocated for this grant program. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-06/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-06/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:27:00 EDT New York State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. has posted Back to School messages for students, parents, and educators. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommissionerBackToSchoolMessage.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommissionerBackToSchoolMessage.html Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:40:00 EDT NYSED will extend the deadline for Variance Application submissions to 4:00 PM on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 for districts and BOCES who have lost power during August 29-31, 2011 due to Hurricane Irene. If your district or BOCES has been affected by a power outage during this timeframe and plans to submit a Variance Application, we request that you inform us of your intent to submit an application by emailing us at rubricvar@mail.nysed.gov and stating your intent to submit a variance for a principal or teacher practice rubric. If you do not have email access due to the storm, you may call us with the same information at (518) 486-2573. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/rubricvariance/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/rubricvariance/ Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:51:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) seeks proposals to provide professional development opportunities that enhance the content knowledge and pedagogical skill of secondary teachers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to improve STEM education in New York State Public School Districts and Charter Schools. These improvement efforts will focus on building the capacity of secondary (grades 7-12) STEM educators in schools identified as in improvement status to teach College Board-approved Advanced Placement (AP) courses, International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, other honors courses, and college-level courses in the STEM disciplines. (Schools Identified as in Improvement Status are listed at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/accountability/designations/2010/Nov/Schools-identified-in-improvement-status.pdf). http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sa-01/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/sa-01/ Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:18:00 EDT The Race to the Top Final State Scope of Work and the Final LEA Scopes of Work and Activity Level Budgets are now posted. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/scopeofwork/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/scopeofwork/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:26:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is committed to articulating a holistic approach to leadership across the State. In addition to providing high-quality training and support to statewide turn-key trainers on the new Principal Annual Professional Performance Review system, NYSED is also committed to leadership development around school improvement and around the Regents Reform Agenda, including data-driven instruction and the Common Core State Standards. NYSED is seeking information about the services available to the Department. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfi/prinevalrfi/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfi/prinevalrfi/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:25:00 EDT On June 28, State Education Department officials engaged in a conversation about the Network Team Summer Institute, which will be held in Albany from August 1-5. The recording of the webinar is available for viewing. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/ntinstitute/webinar0611.html http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/ntinstitute/webinar0611.html Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:23:00 EDT The New York State Education Department has issued RFP #TA-05, School Innovation Fund: New Schools/School Redesign Partnership. The purposes of the School Innovation Fund are to increase high school graduation, college persistence, and college graduation rates by increasing the availability of new high quality seats for students at most risk for dropout, disengagement, and poor academic performance. Applications must be received at the New York State Education Department by August 31, 2011. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ta-05/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/ta-05/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:22:00 EDT NYSED has issued a 'Request for Information' (RFI) to determine system capabilities with respect to NYSED’s Electronic Record Exchange System needs. The intent of this RFI is to explore the spectrum of existing solutions and capabilities which currently exist. This process is part of the information-gathering phase of our project. We may use the information garnered from the RFI process to enhance future procurement(s). http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfi/erecord/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfi/erecord/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:20:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) hereby issues this 'Request for Information' (RFI) to determine system capabilities with respect to NYSED’s Early Warning System needs. The intent of this RFI is to explore the spectrum of existing solutions and capabilities which currently exist. This process is part of the information-gathering phase of our project. We may use the information garnered from the RFI process to enhance future procurement(s). http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfi/earlywarning/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfi/earlywarning/ Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:18:00 EDT The memo from Commissioner John King shares information resources related to Network Teams and implementation of the Common Core. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/memos/june152011.html http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/memos/june152011.html Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:17:00 EDT In order to implement the provisions of Education Law §3012-c, regarding annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) is soliciting proposals for assessments that will be used as measures of student achievement or growth and will subsequently contribute to teachers and principals annual performance appraisals. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfq/assessment.html http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfq/assessment.html Wed, 18 May 2011 15:29:00 EDT The New York State Education Department, as part of its requirement to implement the provisions of Education Law §3012-c, regarding annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals, is soliciting qualification proposals from Teacher and Principal Practice Rubric providers. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfq/rubric.html http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfq/rubric.html Wed, 18 May 2011 14:09:00 EDT The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals to develop and provide Growth and Value-added Measures of Teacher and Principal Effectiveness. The requested services will include: 1. Design methodologies and produce growth and value-added measures covering teachers and principals with students in grades 4-8 taking the State English language arts (ELA) and/or mathematics assessments; 2. Design value-added methodologies and measures covering teachers and principals with students taking any existing State assessments, or new State assessments added during the contract period, that are identified by NYSED as part of the teacher and principal evaluation initiative; and 3. Design and deliver reports that effectively communicate results to parents/students, teachers, principals, schools, districts, Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Teacher and Principal Preparation programs, and the New York State Education Department (NYSED). http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-07/ http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/rfp/gt-07/ Wed, 18 May 2011 14:09:00 EDT The New York State Board of Regents adopted regulations that will implement a statewide teacher and principal performance evaluation system that includes multiple measures of educator effectiveness. The regulations, which will take effect during the 2011-2012 school year, are required by legislation enacted last year. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/EvaluatingTeacherPrincipalEffectiveness.BORAdoptRules.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/EvaluatingTeacherPrincipalEffectiveness.BORAdoptRules.html Tue, 17 May 2011 11:19:00 EDT The New York State Board of Regents voted today to elect Dr. John B. King, Jr. as New York State Education Commissioner and President of the University of the State of New York. The Regents took this action at their May meeting held today in Albany. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/BORElectsJohnKingCOE.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/BORElectsJohnKingCOE.html Mon, 16 May 2011 10:54:00 EDT The memo from Senior Deputy Commissioner John King shares several resources: the timeline for our phased implementation of the New York State Common Core Learning Standards (Curriculum and Assessments); a sample of the Common Core State Standards resources suggested by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO); and a link to our "Bringing the Common Core to Life" Webinar featuring a talk with David Coleman, one of the authors of the Common Core State Standards. It also calls for sharing of work already done to align unit and lesson plans with the Common Core. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/memos/may122011.html http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/memos/may122011.html Fri, 13 May 2011 14:17:00 EDT On April 28, participants engaged with a leading author and architect of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), David Coleman, to understand how the Core Standards for College and Career Readiness build on the work New York State has done in developing a standards-based system and their specific implications for teachers and instructional leaders state wide. See more information and a recording of the "Bringing the Common Core to Life" presentation. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/resources/bringing-the-common-core-to-life.html http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/resources/bringing-the-common-core-to-life.html Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:45:00 EDT Members of the public are invited to submit written comments by Friday, April 29, on the proposed draft regulations to implement New York's teacher and principal evaluation law, Section 3012-c of the Education Law as added by Chapter 103 of the Laws of 2010. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/DraftRegsTeacherPrincipalEvals.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/DraftRegsTeacherPrincipalEvals.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:15:00 EDT The New York State Education Department is implementing the Distinguished Educator Program to assist low performing districts and schools within such districts that failed to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for four or more years. Upon completion of the application process, successful candidates will be placed in a pool and may serve as Distinguished Educators. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/accountability/iebp/DEProgram.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/accountability/iebp/DEProgram.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:41:00 EDT April C&I E-Blast http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/eblast/ http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/eblast/ Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:55:00 EDT The Regents Advisory Task Force on Teacher and Principal Effectiveness submitted a comprehensive report to the Board of Regents with recommendations for implementing a teacher and principal performance evaluation system in New York State. The Regents will consider the recommendations and are expected to adopt implementing regulations later this Spring. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TaskForceRpt.TeacherPrincipalEffectiveness.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TaskForceRpt.TeacherPrincipalEffectiveness.html Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:09:00 EDT The State Education Department announced today the release of 2009-10 School Report Cards for all schools and districts throughout New York. In addition to school and district information, there is also a School Report Card for the entire State. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/schoolreportcards09-10.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/schoolreportcards09-10.html Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:08:00 EDT Commissioner's Budget Testimony for P-12, ACCES and Cultural Education http://www.p12.nysed.gov/budget/2011-12-testimony-p12-acces-oce.pdf http://www.p12.nysed.gov/budget/2011-12-testimony-p12-acces-oce.pdf Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:56:00 EDT Commissioner's Budget Testimony for Higher Education and the Professions http://www.p12.nysed.gov/budget/2011-12-testimony-he-op.pdf http://www.p12.nysed.gov/budget/2011-12-testimony-he-op.pdf Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:15:00 EDT On January 11, the Board of Regents approved the New York State Teaching Standards, Elements, and Performance Indicators. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TeachingStandardsElementsPerformance.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/TeachingStandardsElementsPerformance.html Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:56:00 EDT The Board of Regents has approved the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) and Literacy; the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics; and the New York State Prekindergarten Learning Standards. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommonCoreStandardsP-12.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/CommonCoreStandardsP-12.html Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:34:00 EDT The New York State Summer School of the Arts is pleased to announce that information regarding auditions for the Summer 2011 session is now available. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SummerSchArts.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SummerSchArts.html Fri, 7 Jan 2011 14:38:00 EDT The State Aid Subcommittee of the Board of Regents has adopted a State Aid proposal for 2011-2012 that recommends adherence to the Foundation Aid funding formula phase-in with no increase in Foundation Aid funding at this time. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/StateAid.2011-12.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/StateAid.2011-12.html Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:40:00 EDT State Education Commissioner David Steiner has announced that he has identified 67 schools as Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) as part of New York's school reform agenda. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/PersistentlyLowestAchievingAndSURRDec2010.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/PersistentlyLowestAchievingAndSURRDec2010.html Thu, 9 Dec 2010 14:40:00 EDT The NYSED Office of Curriculum & Instruction (C&I) Team's October 2010 E-Blast is now available. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/eblast http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/eblast Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:52:00 EDT The Race to the Top Final Scope of Work documents are now posted. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/scopeofwork http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/scopeofwork Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:22:00 EDT On Monday morning, October 4, Commissioner Steiner and John King hosted a closed circuit video conference to discuss with school leaders Race to the Top and its implications for LEAs. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/sow-videoconference100410.html http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/sow-videoconference100410.html Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:44:00 EDT Commissioner Steiner's September 13, 2010 summary presentation to the Board of Regents on New York's winning Race to the Top application. http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/Update-BOR091310.html http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/Update-BOR091310.html Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:00:00 EDT This guidance provides educators with policy, program, and legal considerations that need to be addressed when dealing with the issues of bullying, cyberbullying, and general internet safety. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/internet_safety/documents/cyberbullying.html http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/internet_safety/documents/cyberbullying.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:22:00 EDT The United States Education Department today announced that New York State has been awarded $696,646,000 as a winner in the second round of the federal Race to the Top competition. Of the ten states named winners, only Massachusetts's application scored more points than New York's. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NewYorkWinsNearly700MinRacetotheTopCompetition.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NewYorkWinsNearly700MinRacetotheTopCompetition.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:31:00 EDT The State Education Department (SED) today announced the release of its 2010 Charter School Application Kit, seeking applicants--including educators, parents, teachers, and community leaders--to open new, high-performing charter schools across New York. The Application Kit details the specific steps and requirements that a charter school applicant must follow to submit an application to the Board of Regents for consideration. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Charter_School_RFP08032010.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Charter_School_RFP08032010.html Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:33:00 EDT The Regents recognize the urgency captured in President Obama's State of the Union address: "In a global economy, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity - it is a pre-requisite. Three-quarters of the fastest-growing occupations require more than a high school diploma. I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training. We know the countries that out-teach us today will out-compete us tomorrow." The Regents share this goal with the President, "to ensure that every child has access to a complete and competitive education," and have acted to use college-readiness as the state's Proficiency standard. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Grade3-8_Results07282010.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Grade3-8_Results07282010.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:36:00 EDT "We are naturally quite pleased to learn that New York State is among the finalists to be interviewed for Race to the Top funding. We look forward to representing the Regents' very strong vision for education reform in Washington, DC." http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTT.NYSFinalist.SteinerStatement.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTT.NYSFinalist.SteinerStatement.html Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:34:00 EDT The Board of Regents today strongly endorsed the rationale presented by Education Commissioner David M. Steiner to adjust the "cut scores" on the state's grade 3-8 math and English assessments based on research that clearly suggests the need to more accurately indicate "proficiency" on those exams. With the support of the Board of Regents, Commissioner Steiner will set the cut scores accordingly. School, district, and statewide results from these tests will be released during the week of July 26. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Regents_Approve_Scoring_Changes.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Regents_Approve_Scoring_Changes.html Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:50:00 EDT The Board of Regents today approved the appointment of Valerie Grey to serve as the State Education Department's (SED) Chief Operating Officer. The appointment becomes effective on August 23rd. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Valerie_Grey_AppointedCOO.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Valerie_Grey_AppointedCOO.html Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:50:00 EDT The New York State Board of Regents voted to approve two sets of strategies to achieve cost reductions in the state assessment program at its full Board meeting in Albany today. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/AssessmentCostReductions.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/AssessmentCostReductions.html Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:37:00 EDT New York State submitted a Phase II Race to the Top application in Washington, DC today for $696.6 million in funding to advance progress of the Regents reform agenda through 27 projects over four grant years. $477 million of the RTTT funds would be awarded directly to participating LEAs (school districts and charter schools) over the course of the grant while $219.6 million would be used to build statewide capacity of educators and directly support new curriculum models, standards, assessments, teacher and principal preparation and professional development as well as the statewide student data system. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTTApplicationSubmitted.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTTApplicationSubmitted.html Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:02:00 EDT "Today's comprehensive legislative action is a landmark moment that will improve educational results for children in New York State for years to come," said Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch. "The Regents and I thank the Legislature and its leadership -- Assembly Speaker Silver, his staff, Assemblywoman Nolan, Senate Majority Conference Leader Sampson, Senator Oppenheimer, and Senate Minority Leader Skelos -- for their leadership and passionate commitment to creating the best educational opportunities for our children..." http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTT.BOREDLEADERS.EDREFORMLEGISLATION.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTT.BOREDLEADERS.EDREFORMLEGISLATION.html Fri, 28 May 2010 17:31:00 EDT Education Commissioner David Steiner and Senior Deputy Commissioner John King today announced that New York State was awarded $19.7 million by the United States Education Department toward the design and implementation of a statewide longitudinal data system. The award to New York was the largest of 20 made in a competition that drew applications from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSAwarded19.7MGrantForDataSystems.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYSAwarded19.7MGrantForDataSystems.html Fri, 21 May 2010 16:38:00 EDT The New York State Board of Regents yesterday approved a recommendation by Education Commissioner David Steiner to move the release of scores on the Grades 3-8 Math and English exams to the week of July 26, 2010. Results from these tests, taken in late April/early May 2010, were originally scheduled to be returned to schools by June 24. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Grades3-8TestScoresReleaseDateChange.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Grades3-8TestScoresReleaseDateChange.html Tue, 18 May 2010 17:03:00 EDT The New York State Education Department today proposed legislation with the backing of the statewide teachers' union, New York State United Teachers, and its largest local, the United Federation of Teachers, to advance key areas in the state's Race to the Top application. The reforms will be presented to both houses of the legislature later today. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTT_NYSUTMay11.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTT_NYSUTMay11.html Tue, 11 May 2010 12:28:00 EDT The State Education Department announced today the release of 2008-09 School Report Cards for all schools and districts throughout New York. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:00:00 EDT This month inaugurates the first issue of the Bulletin, a newsletter from the Office of Higher Education. The Bulletin is intended to provide timely and useful information to many segments of New York State's higher education community. http://www.highered.nysed.gov/bulletin.html http://www.highered.nysed.gov/bulletin.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:45:00 EDT While our application placed us among the finalists, the United States Education Department has announced that New York is not among the two first round winners in the Race to the Top competition. We will closely analyze the USED reviewers' response and will revisit our application with a view to submitting a successful second round plan that advances the Regents' education reform agenda. Critical to a positive outcome will be the legislative changes the Regents proposed prior to the submission of the Round 1 application - changes that will not only strengthen our application, but will bring important benefits to education in New York State. For the sake of our 3.1 million children, we cannot allow this critical opportunity to undertake vital reforms to slip away. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/March29_rttt_statement.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/March29_rttt_statement.html Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:15:00 EDT Statewide high school graduation results reported by school districts were released today. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/2009_Grad_Rates03092010.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/2009_Grad_Rates03092010.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:35:00 EST I am pleased that New York State has been selected as a finalist in the first round of the federal Race to the Top competition. The Regents and I commend our many partners in school districts across the state for their support in developing New York's application. Together, we developed a strong and competitive proposal -- one that will advance the bold reforms needed to turn around failing schools, close the achievement gap and enable all of our children to succeed. These reforms aim to ensure that all of New York's public schools have truly effective teachers and principals, high quality curricula, well-designed assessments and are focused on the academic success of every child. We continue to recognize the importance of Legislative action to the Regents' broader agenda for education reform. We look forward to presenting our case in Washington for a comprehensive, integrated and innovative education reform agenda for New York State. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/rttt_statemt.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/rttt_statemt.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:53:00 EST The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has been awarded $9.5 million in a matching grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to expand computer access in public libraries across New York State. The funding is being provided through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/BroadbandCapacityLibraryAward.htm http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/BroadbandCapacityLibraryAward.htm Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST State Education Commissioner David Steiner today announced the removal of 14 schools from "school under registration review" (SURR) status and the addition of four schools onto the SURR list. Additionally, Commissioner Steiner announced that three schools in New York City and one school in Rochester that otherwise would have been placed on the SURR list will be phased-out and closed. SURR schools are those farthest from meeting State standards and face the possibility of closure if they do not make improvements required by the Commissioner. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SURR2010.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SURR2010.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:33:00 EST I am deeply concerned about the issues facing homeless children in our school system. I believe strongly that our system needs to support all of our children, and that homelessness should never be a barrier to educational achievement. With too many families throughout the State facing homelessness and so many struggling in this economy, it is critical that we get this right. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Feb2010message_homeless_students_assessments.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/Feb2010message_homeless_students_assessments.html Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:56:00 EST State Education Commissioner David Steiner announced today that New York will join the Partnership Zone Initiative together with Mass Insight and five other states--Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts--to turn around low achieving schools. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYJoinsPartnershipZone.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/NYJoinsPartnershipZone.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:46:00 EST State Education Commissioner David Steiner today announced that 57 schools have been identified as "persistently lowest achieving" and therefore eligible for new funding and major intervention to turn them around, as part of New York's school reform agenda. http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/PersistentlyLowAchiev2010.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/PersistentlyLowAchiev2010.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:20:00 EST "In an effort to ensure that New York presents the strongest and most competitive Race to the Top application possible and in light of the productive ongoing discussions occurring between school districts, unions and policy makers in districts that have not yet signed, we will be extending the deadline for eligible districts and charter schools to sign on to the state's Memorandum of Understanding. I am in regular contact with school leaders, policy makers and union officials and am hopeful that we will be able to forge a consensus to move forward with the bold reforms necessary to close the achievement gap, turn around failing schools and ensure that all of our children succeed." http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTTMOUupdate2.html http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/RTTTMOUupdate2.html Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST