Serving families of the Mid-State Region of New York State
Promoting meaningful parent involvement in the inclusive education of children with disabilities.
The Mid-State Region Special Education Parent Center
Serving families of the Mid-State Region of New York State
Announcements
New! Parent University
This six-part series focuses on raising the capacity of parents to advocate for their children to be meaningfully educated within the context of general education classes. Visit the Parent University section of our website for more information.
New York State's Annual State Application under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for Federal Fiscal Year 2010 has been posted for public review for 60 days (through March 15, 2010). The application includes the identification of State requirements that are not otherwise required by federal law and regulations pursuant to IDEA section 608(a)(2). Comments are due by February 25, 2010.
New memorandums providing additional information relating to requirements for parental consent for the use of public benefits or insurance pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and accessible instructional materials are now available on the VESID website.
The New York State Dispute Resolution Association has posted new information on the use of special education mediation for New York State on their website.
Resources
NEW YORK ACTS WEB SITE IS LAUNCHED
Site is "one‐stop shop" for information on Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders. New York State's Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) and the State Education Department (SED) announced today the launch of the New York ACTS (www.nyacts.org) Web site. New York ACTS (An Initiative for Adults and Children on the Spectrum) was developed by the New York State Interagency Task Force on Autism, a partnership of 11 State agencies, as a way to bring reliable, current information to the public about autism and to assist New York's families to easily find State services for their loved ones with ASD. A full press release is available.
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Technical Assistance Centers
With the establishment of new Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Centers (RSE-TASC), NYSED now has a comprehensive and coordinated system of technical assistance and school improvement resources available to directly assist school districts, particularly those school districts with the poorest performance for students with disabilities, in improving results for students with disabilities. This notice is available as HTML/Plain Text or PDF.