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New York State Education Department (SED) www.nysed.gov 
The New York State Education Department website provides links to each of the offices under its governance. Important news items from the University of the State of New York (USNY) are posted periodically. A Google^™ search engine provides quick and easy access to important topics.   

Latest News on ELA, Mathematics, and Grades 3-8 Testing www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/

This site posts timely and essential information regarding procedures, dates, and test documents.  Updates exclusive to English language arts are available at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/3-8/e-home.htm 

Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education (EMSC) www.emsc.nysed.gov
The Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education (EMSC) website is updated frequently and offers direct links to its office, the Board of Regents meetings, and the School Report Card site. It provides recent and archived communications to the field regarding SED policy and presentations by the Deputy Commissioner, with links to curriculum and general education resources, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, funding opportunities, updated News & Notes, the School Executive’s Bulletin, and other related items.

Curriculum, Instruction and Instructional Technology (CI&IT) www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai The CI&IT website provides quick access to each of New York State’s seven learning standard areas, core curricula, resource guides, publications, the CI&IT E-Blast news and updates broadcast, and links to related resources.

• English Language Arts Education - Information specific to English Language Arts (ELA) is available by clicking on the logo of Shakespeare on the above CI&IT website.
• The New York State Bilingual/ESL Network is also available at www.emsc.nysed.gov/biling

Part 100 Regulations of the Commissioner of Education for EMSC Education http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/part100/opener.html
The Part 100 website provides current information about general education and graduation requirements for elementary, middle, and secondary education. Links to regulatory language, Q&A regarding policy, program offices and contacts, resource materials, and a “hot topics” briefing are included.

State Assessment (OSA) http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa The Office of State Assessment website includes links to specific content areas, schedules for upcoming State assessments, previously administered State tests, test samplers, and communications to the field regarding test administration.

NYSED Virtual Learning System (VLS) http://eservices.nysed.gov/vls/
The NYSED VLS presents the definitive set of New York State's learning standards, including the full text of the 28 standards and their respective key ideas and performance indicators, as well as the alternate performance indicators for students with severe disabilities. VLS offers lesson plans and tasks to support PreK-12 standards-based instruction, such as sample tasks and learning experiences. Other teaching resources from the State Library, Public Broadcasting Services, Archives, and Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) are also available.

“Call for Expertise” www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/call.htm
The New York State Education Department has issued a “Call for Expertise” to solicit teacher/educator interest in ongoing, State-level consulting work in the areas of curriculum, assessment, and instructional technology. Upon completing the online survey, names are registered in a database, which SED staff will use to establish committees.