Education Law, Regulation and Guidance
Related to Teacher Quality and Professional Development
- No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
(32KB) - NCLB Title II A Non-Regulatory Guidance
(October 2005) (click on Highly Qualified Teachers: Title II Part A Non-Regulatory Guidance) - NCLB Non-Regulatory Guidance on Title I Paraprofessionals (March 2005)
- NCLB Title IX (Section 9101) – Definitions for:
- Highly Qualified Teaching (scroll to #23)
- Professional Development (scroll to #34)
- Commissioner’s Regulation Part 80 – Initial and professional teacher certification requirements
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA)
- NEW: Higher Education Act (HEA) – reauthorized 8/14/08 – link to congressional agreement HR 4137 – link will be updated once it is posted to ed.gov
Related to Other Planning Requirements
In 2002-03, subdivision 32 of section 305 of Education Law required the New York State Education to prepare a report for the Legislature and Governor identifying State and Federal planning and reporting requirements of districts, and making recommendations for streamlining. Some of the recommendations of the June 2003 report have since been implemented.
- June 2003 report – narrative (111KB) (14 pages) and 2002-03 tables (316KB) (40 pages)
- Updated spreadsheet
, circa 2006 of required plans and reports
Related to Other School Matters
- Commissioner’s Regulation Part 100 - General School Requirements
These sections do not include text for the entire Part 100 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. Included are Sections 100.1 - 100.9, relating to General Education and Diploma Requirements. This webpage will be periodically updated as amendments are adopted by the Board of Regents.
- Commissioner’s Regulations related to Curriculum and Instruction
- NCLB Title IX Private School Participation (Section 9501)
- NCLB Non-Regulatory Guidance on Private School Participation (August 2005)