Guidance for the 2022-23 School Year
Principals Digest & Hub Items
Excerpts from DOE Principals Digest and Principals Hub communications pertaining to Special Education topics
These updates can also be accessed on the DOE website - login is required
- 10/4 - Surrogate parent manual and appendix
- 10/4 -Â Guidelines and procedures for the assignment of surrogate parents
- 9/28 -Â Guidance for schools in welcoming students with disabilities arriving in New York City
- 9/28 -Â Guidance and training on considering trauma in special education evaluations and IEP development
- 9/28 -Â Considering trauma in special education evaluations and IEP development
- 9/20 - Fully schedule students with IEPs in STARS and complete Encounter Attendance records
- 9/20 - New enhancements to Insight
- 9/20 - New transition planning guide for students with disabilities
- 9/20 - Related services: Assign providers, issue RSAs for unassigned services and document outcomes
- 9/13 -Â SESIS webinars and compensatory services resources
- 9/13 -Â Ensure mandated counseling and other related services are fully staffed
- 9/13 -Â Register for September professional learning for alternate assessments
- 9/6 -Â Mandatory 504 coordinator training
- 9/6 -Â Mandatory diabetes training for identified school staff and all paraprofessionals
- 9/6 -Â Special education compliance requirements prior to first day of school
- 8/30 - Welcoming and enrolling families of students with IEPs for the 2022-23 school year
- 8/30 - Designate staff in Galaxy for the 2022-23 school year
- 8/30 - Ensure students are programmed for IEP-mandated programs in STARS
- 8/30 - Update on compensatory service determinations for students with IEPs (see related DOE guidance document)Â
- 7/5 - Limited Extensions to Teach a Subject in a Special Class in Grades 7-12 (see related DOE guidance document)
Special Education DOE resources
- Guide to Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities
- MG Settlement and Stipulation Agreement
- Related Service Authorization (RSA) Process
- RSA and Parent Support Process for Bronx Schools
- Special Education Meetings in the 2022-23 School Year (also on DOE Info Hub - login required)