- 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
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