March and April 2025 P-Digest posts
See posts from Principals' Digest pertaining to special education from March and April of 2025 below:
April 2025
- 4/29- Labor Guidance: Spring 2025 Program Preference Process(related guidance: OLR Labor Guidance: Program Preference Spring 2025)
- 4/29 - Extended Certification Program Application (related guidance: Extended Certification Flyer and How do NYC Extended Certification Programs benefit my school?)
- 4/22 - New Extended Day Application for After School & Extracurricular Dashboard
- 4/22 - Spring Planning to Ensure Full Provision of Special Education Programs (related guidance: Timeline Ensuring Full Provision of SE Programs)
- 4/22 - Consider the Articulation to High School while developing IEPs for Grade 8 Students (related guidance: Guidance on IEP Development for Students Articulating to High School)
- 4/22 - Reasonable Accommodations for School Trips (related guidance: Trip Nurse Policy for Students Requiring Nursing Services)
- 4/1 - Guidance on Hiring for the Provision of Special Education Program Services
March 2025
- 3/18 - Mandatory Spring 2025 504 Coordinator Training
- 3/18 - Review Parental Notice of Intent Guidance for the 2025–26 School Year (related guidance: Parental Notice of Intent for the 2025-2026 School Year; Parental Notice of Intent letter; Committees on Special Education, InfoHub guidance)
- 3/11 - Medicaid-In-Education Compliance Training for Related Service Providers & Other Relevant Employees(related guidance: DOE Medicaid Compliance Plan)
- 3/11 - Prepare to Implement Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities(related guidance: NY State Testing Accommodations; DOE Testing Accommodations Guidance; NYSED Procedures for Administering Grades 3-8 Assessments; Quick Reference Guide for Computer-based Testing Accommodations)
- 3/4 - Guidance on School Based Allocation Activities for School-Based Psychologists and Social Workers (Clustering) (related guidance: Selection of Deployment Advisory Committee)
- 3/4 - Reminders for the New York State Alternative Assessment Administration (NYSAA) (related guidance: NYSAA Administrator's Manual)