DOE guidance for itinerant workers: Vision Education Services and Hearing Education Services
The following email was sent on Sunday, Sept. 13, to Vision Education Services chapter members from Chapter Leader Vincent Pedulla and to Hearing Education Services chapter members from Chapter Leader Raquel Sepulveda.
DOE guidance on how to document IEP-mandated services: School counselors, social workers, psychologists, Vision Education Services and Hearing Education Services
The city Department of Education released this guidance about encounter attendance for school counselors, social workers, psychologists, Vision Education Services and Hearing Education Services.
Meet Liberty, my new guide dog!
Read about our first Braille challenge, UFT Lobby Day, our annual camping trip and more.
Updated requirements for superintendent determination of graduation with a local diploma
In June 2016, the Regents created a new local diploma option for students with disabilities who did not meet graduation standards through the existing appeal and safety net options.
New testing accommodations for multiple day administration and NYSESLAT
Schools are no longer required to request prior approval from the State Education Department to administer state assessments over multiple days. And beginning with the 2017 test administration, students with disabilities who have the “tests read” accommodation on their individualized education programs (IEPs) or Section 504 accommodation plans (504 plans) must be provided with this accommodation for all sections of the test.
Vision Education Services Chapter Newsletter - Spring 2016
Read about our first Braille challenge, UFT Lobby Day, our annual camping trip and more.