Guidance for the 2025-26 school year
Read the latest special education guidance, policies and protocols for the 2025-26 school year.
Town Hall Resources
from the Oct. 2025 Special Education town hall
- Special Education Town Hall slide deck
- Slide deck on the Initial Planning Conference and APPR
- Staff professional development: focus on Danielson framework
- 35 ways to attack evaluation
- PD letter to administration
- Danielson post-observation and reflection tool
- UFT teacher evaluation resources
Principals Digest & Hub Items
Excerpts from DOE Principals Digest and Principals Hub communications pertaining to Special Education topics are posted below, which can also be accessed on the DOE InfoHub - login is required.
Jan. 2026
- Jan. 27 - Opportunity for Paraprofessionals to Apply for LTA and BLTA Positions
- Jan. 20 - Medicaid-in-Education Compliance Training
- Jan. 20 - Preschool Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Kindergarten
- Jan. 13 - Complete IEP Meetings for Extended School Year Recommendations (related guidance: Extended School Year Special Education Programs)
- Jan. 13 - Submit Low Score Appeals and/or Exemption Requests for January 2026 Graduates (related guidance: Appeal to Graduate with Low Score on Regents Exam, Superintendent’s Determination of Graduation with a Local Diploma)
- Jan. 13 - Opportunity to Support Siblings of Students with Disabilities (related guidance: Make a Difference for Siblings of Students with Disabilities at Your School flyer)
- Jan. 6 - Review Initial Register Projections for the 2026-27 School Year (related guidance: FY27 Register Projections Toolkit, MS & HS Admissions Targets)
- Jan. 6 - Review and Escalate Inaccurate Promotion Criteria in ATS for Students with IEPs and MLs or ELLs (related guidance: Promotion Implementation Guide, Promotion in Doubt Process)
- Jan. 6 - Share Beyond Access Series Information with 3-K and Pre-K Families