NYSED GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

SIRS REPORTING GUIDANCE: ASSESSMENT EXEMPTIONS & APPEALS

DOCUMENT	TYPE	NYSED DATE	POSTED/ UPDATED ON
Exemptions from Diploma Assessment Requirements for Major Life Events	Memo	03/11/25	03/17/25
FAQ - Exemptions from Diploma Assessment Requirements for Major Life Events (Questions 1-27)	FAQ	03/11/25	03/17/25
Regents Special Score Appeal	FAQ	Revised 08/22 by NYSED	Updated 11/09/22
Regents Special Score Appeal 22-23	Memo	05/16/22	Posted 05/20/22

 

OFFICE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

DOCUMENT	TYPE	NYSED DATE	POSTED/ UPDATED ON
Public School Registration and Verification	Link		Posted 09/03/25
Public School Registration Frequently Asked Questions	Doc		Posted 09/03/25
2024-2025 Migrant Student Data Verification	Memo	03/20/25	Posted 03/24/25
NYSED Migrant Education Program PPT 23-24	PowerPoint		Posted 04/01/24

OFFICE OF STATE AID/SIRS ATTENDANCE GUIDANCE

2025-26 School Year Report of School Closure and Report of School Re-Opening	Memo	11/06/25	11/14/25
Disenrolling Students Absent 20 or More Consecutive School Days	Memo	05/16/24	Updated 11/09/24
Attendance and Enrollment Information	Link
Attendance and Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)	Link

 

OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION

DOCUMENT	TYPE	NYSED DATE	POSTED/ UPDATED ON
English Language Learner (ELL) and Immigrant Student Counts for 2025–26 ESSA Title III Allocations	Memo	05/21/25	Posted 05/21/25
Enrolling Students who are Refugees or Asylum seekers	Memo	10/02/23	Posted 10/06/23
2023 Newly Arrived Asylum Seeking Students Data Collection	Memo	09/21/23	Posted 09/22/23
ELL Identification and Placement for Recently Arrived Children and Youth	Memo	08/16/23	Posted 08/17/23

OFFICE OF EARLY LEARNING

DOCUMENT	TYPE	NYSED DATE	POSTED/ UPDATED ON
2025-2026 UPK Allocation Grids for LHRIC Districts	NYSED/LHRIC Excel	05/27/25	Posted 05/27/25
Understanding Your 2025-2026 Prekindergarten Funding	NYSED Memo	05/27/25	Posted 05/27/25
2025-2026 Reporting of UPK and SUFDPK in SIRS	NYSED Memo	07/07/25	Posted 07/07/25
2025-2026 UPK Child Counts Reporting Checklist	NYSED Checklist	07/07/25	Posted 07/07/25
2025-2026 Funding Coding Overview	NYSED Document	07/07/25	Posted 07/07/25

 

OFFICE OF STATE ASSESSMENT

DOCUMENT	TYPE	NYSED DATE	POSTED/ UPDATED ON
Performance Levels for the 2025 Grades 3-8 ELA &Math Tests, and Grades 5 & 8 Science Tests	Guide	09/10/25	09/10/25
2025 Preliminary Data Release Memo	Memo	08/05/25	08/05/25
AIS Scale Scores for the 2025-2026 School Year, Based on Spring 2025 Grades 3-8 ELA and Math Assessment Scores	Memo	08/15/25	09/10/25
NYSESLAT 2025 Conversion Charts	Memo	08/01/25	08/1/25
Planning for Regents Exams in Earth and Space Sciences and Life Science: Biology Investigations	Memo	01/24	01/24
FAQs Related to Investigations for the Elementary and Intermediate Level Science Tests	FAQ	06/23	08/30/23

 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

DOCUMENT	TYPE	NYSED DATE	POSTED/ UPDATED ON
2025 IDEA BOR Presentation	Presentation	05/25	Posted 05/08/25
2025 Accountability Status under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)	Memo	04/24/25	Posted 04/24/25
2025–2026 IDEA Accountability Guide	Guide	04/24/25	Posted 04/24/25
IDEA Accountability Executive Summary	Guide	04/24/25	Posted 04/24/25
Quarterly Special Education Events Data Submissions: 2024-2025 Memo - Updated	Memo	Updated 03/05/25	Posted 03/05/25
Special Ed Events 2023-24 -Change to Submission and Certification of Indicators 11 & 12	Memo	11/23	Posted 12/04/23

OFFICE OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

DOCUMENT	TYPE	NYSED DATE	POSTED/ UPDATED ON
Collection of 2024-25 School Year School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) Incident Counts	Memo	06/03/25	Posted 06/06/25
2024-2025 AIS Scale Scores Based on Spring 2024 3-8 ELA and Math Assessment Scores	Memo	09/10/24	Posted 09/13/24