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The Report to the District Superintendents for November 2006
11-10-06
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3/30/07) |
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LEP/ELL Student Statewide
Assessment Policy/Title I Requirements
8-4-06
(Archive to Featured News
11/10/06)
LEP/ELL Student Statewide Assessment
Policy/Title I Requirements: In response to the U.S. Department of Education's
recent findings that the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement
Test can no longer be used for Title I accountability purposes, the Department
has changed its policy on the assessment of LEP/ELL students beginning with the
2006-07 school year.
A memorandum detailing these changes has been posted to the
Department's website at:
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/nyseslat/home.shtml
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USED has released the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
5-31-06 (Archive to Featured News
11/10/06)
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has
released information on the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) Program as
included in the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA). These grants
are available to certain Pell-eligible college students starting with 2006-07
academic year. Additional information on eligibility for these grants can be
found at
http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/guid/secletter/060502.html.
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Guidance on Locally Required Summer Reading Assignments
4-13-06
(Archive to Featured News
11/10/06) |
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2006-07 Employment Preparation
Education (EPE) Application Online 4-6-06
(Archive to Featured News
11/10/06) |
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The Face of Career and Technical Education in New York State - Year 2 Evaluation Report
2-13-06
(Archived to Featured News
5/31/06) |
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Updated Information Concerning the Cooperative Career & Technical Education Work
Experience Program (Co-op) and Prohibitive Occupations
The New
York State Department of Labor has indicated that they have revised their
interpretation of student-learners and prohibitive occupations exemptions and,
effective immediately, will not object to student-learners being paid.
See announcement and
details.
1-25-06
(Archived to Featured News 5/31/06) |
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Credit for
Approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs:
See the
field
memo from James A. Kadamus, Deputy Commissioner related to it -
11-23-05
(Archive to Featured News 4/13/06) |
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Latest Information on Proposed Mathematics Learning Standards
and Grade 3-8
Testing Program - A new website has been establish to provide updates on the
proposed mathematics learning standards and the Grades 3-8 ELA and Mathematics
Testing Program. Please see
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/Revisited/standards%20intro.htm for
latest information. [Return to Hot Topics]
- 1/11/05 (e.g. Archive
7/11/05) |
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Career
Development
and Occupational Studies
Learning Standards & Information
A
Resource to Build Capacity and Close Performance Gaps
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Applications (RFPs) |
Employment Preparation Education (EPE) State Aid, 2004-2005
Application to operate a State-aided Employment Preparation program
for persons ages 21 and above who do not have a high school diploma.
Contact the Adult Education and Workforce Development Team 518)
474-8940
Eligible Applicants: Public School districts and BOCES |
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Workforce Development (CTEDS 2001-2002) |
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| EDGE XII: the Education for Gainful Employment request for applications is
available on the
New York State Department of Labor website. Note significant
changes in scope and process, so review it carefully. |
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Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers can get a Master of Arts in Career
and Technical Education and Technology teachers can now get a Master of Arts in
Technology Education completely
online from Ball State University.
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Career and Technical Education (CTE) field memo highlights
status of the CTE
Program Approval Policy, Introduction to Occupations, Home and Career Skills,
Integration of Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Learning
Standards, and the Career Plan initiative.
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CIS Working Newsletter
Information about the Office of Curriculum & Instructional Support.
(Winter 2003 issue &
Spring 2004 issue) |
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New York State Technology Education and Engineering-Related Courses or
Programs in Grades 9-12 - Because of increased interest in school
districts and BOCES in engineering-related programs a clarification of existing
regulation and policy has been posted. The intent of this document is to help
clarify for school districts and counselors, the role that engineering-related
courses and programs may play as part of a technology education program in New
York State. This document may be found at
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/techlink/engineer.html under
"Information".
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Math/Science/Technology (MST) as
the Third Unit of Math or Science under the Revised Graduation
Requirements - Effective September 2004, teachers certified in art
education or technology education must teach instruction in Design and
Drawing for Production (DDP) used to meet the art/music credit. It may
be used as part of the technology education curriculum or as part of
the art education curriculum. To fulfill this requirement, the course
of study must use the State developed DDP syllabus in its entirety.
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Field Test Announcement - School Districts and BOCES are invited
to field test the recently developed course Career and Financial
Management. This one-half unit course is designed to replace the
current Introduction to Occupations required modules in 2004.
Available in
WORD,
PDF and
HTML.
Career and Financial Management Field Test Feedback form is
available in
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Opportunities to Seek E-Rate
Funding for New York State Schools and Libraries - The application process for
the E-Rate funding is available for the program year of 2003-04. In order to
encourage New York State schools and libraries participation and facilitate the
application process, the New York State Education Department has engaged the
E-Rate Central Services to conduct a series of regional E-Rate Program
Application Workshops. Available in
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Introduction to Occupations Career and Financial
Management Q
and A - Frequently asked Introduction to Occupations questions provides information
about the course, the test, teacher certification and the curriculum that will
be taking its place. Available in
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The Career and Technical Education Skills Achievement Profile is a tool for
documenting the career and technical skills proficiency level acquired by
students with disabilities receiving an Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Diploma. Schools and BOCES can offer it to students with disabilities who have
taken career and technical education courses. |
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NOCTI Cut Score
Decision -
The Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support has, in consultation with the
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI), determined that the
national average will be used for the New York State cut score for each NOCTI
examination. This national average score is listed on each score report and
changes twice a year. For information regarding this determination, please
contact Konrad Raup at
(518) 486-1547. |
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The NYSED School To
Work website is defunct! |
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Future CTE Planning Data Analysis |
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