Proposed Amendments to the Commissioner's Regulations
Proposed amendments to §§100.2(p), 120.2, 120.3 and 120.4 of the Commissioner's Regulations to conform with New York State's approval to participate in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Differentiated Accountability Pilot Program as granted by the United States Department of Education on January 8, 2009. The goal of Differentiated Accountability is to increase the percentage of schools designated for Improvement that are able to make adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years and be returned to Good Standing. The proposed amendment will support implementation of Differentiated Accountability, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year.
The proposed amendment was adopted at the May 18, 2009 Regents meeting as an emergency rule, effective July 1, 2009. A Notice of Proposed Rule Making will be published in the State Register on July 1, 2009. It is anticipated that the proposed amendment will be presented to the Board of Regents for adoption as a permanent rule at the September 14-15, 2009 Regents meeting.
Comments regarding the proposed amendment may be submitted to Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Education - P16, 2M West Wing, Education Building, 89 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12234 (e-mail p16education@mail.nysed.gov). Comments must be received by the State Education Department on or before August 17, 2009.
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