- Laws and Regulations Related to Special Education and Students with Disabilities
- New York State Laws and Regulations that Differ from Federal Requirements (March 2025)
- Topical Listing of Special Education Publications
Key state guidance documents
Accessible instructional materials
Alternate assessment
- Office of State Assessment, New York State Alternate Assessment Home Page
- Eligibility criteria for participating in the New York State Alternate Assessment (March 2025)
- New York State Alternate Assessment Decision-Making Tool, FAQ (March 2025)
- New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) Online Quiz (2025)
Assistive technology
- Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities (April 2017)
- Webcast on assistive technology for students with disabilities (May 2016)
Behavior interventions
- Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans
- Manifestation Determination Resources
- Updates to Behavior Supports and Interventions in Schools: Frequently Asked Questions
Child Find
Compliance
- Updated Compliance Assurance Plan (CAP)(May 2024)
Continuum of Services
- New York State's Continuum of Services for School Age Students with Disabilities: Questions & Answers (November 2013)
- School Districts’ Responsibilities to Provide Students with Disabilities with Specially-Designed Instruction and Related Services in the Least Restrictive Environment
- Provision of Special Education Services to Five-Six Year Old Child with A Disability Not Subject to Compulsory Attendance Requirements and Not on a Regular School Attendance Register
Discipline procedures for students with disabilities
Dispute resolution options
Dyslexia
- New York State Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Task Force: Report and Recommendations (December 2024)
- Guidance on Chapter 216 of the Laws of 2017: Students with Disabilities Relating from Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia
- Meeting the Needs of Students with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia
- Identification of Students with Learning Disabilities within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
- Students with Disabilities Resulting from Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia: Questions and Answers
Early intervention to preschool special education
English language learners/Multilingual learners
- Determining English Language Learner/Multilingual Learner (ELL/MLL) status and Services for Students with Disabilities
- Bilingual and English as a New Language Services for English Language Learners who are Students with Disabilities (January 2024)
Evaluation of students with high cognition
Extended school year
Forms and notices
Graduation and exit credentials
- Student Exit Summary
- General education and diploma requirements
- Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities
- New York State Career Development and Occupational Studies commencement credential(June 2013)
- Skills and Achievement Credential for Students with Severe Disabilities(April 2012)
Home-schooled students
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
- Guide to Quality Individualized Education Program Development and Implementation (Revised Sept. 2023)
- Questions and Answers on Individualized Education Program (IEP), the State’s IEP and Related Requirements
Innovative program waivers
Least restrictive environment
Medicaid
Nonpublic schools
Nursing services
Paraprofessionals
Procedural safeguards
- Procedural Safeguards Notice: Rights for Preschool and School-Age Students with Disabilities
- Special Education in New York State for Preschool and School-Age Students with Disabilities: A Parent’s Guide
Preschool evaluation
Preschool programs and services
- Guidance Documents Related to Preschool
- Procedures to Temporarily Exceed an Approved Class Size for Preschool Students with Disabilities (Revised January 2023)
- Special Education Itinerant Services for Preschool Students with Disabilities
- School district responsibilities for preschool inclusion in publicly-funded prekindergarten programs (July 2021)
Related services
Response to intervention/Multi-tiered system of supports
- Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports – Integrated (MTSS-I)
- Required Components of a Response to Intervention Program
State complaints
- New York State Complaint Procedures - Questions & Answers
- NYSED Rate Dispute State Complaint Information for Parents Residing in New York City
- Information about filing, procedures, forms and submission instructions