Grade-Level Team Meeting
With the aim of fostering the development of each student's capabilities, grade-team data meetings serve as a foundational pillar for making well-informed choices and promoting collaborative initiatives within school buildings. Within the context of this document, we aim to provide a template to guide you through a successful grade-level data…
Creating Data-Driven Schools
Creating Data-Driven Schools, written by Penny Noyce, David Perda and Robert Trave, discusses the benefits of adopting a data-driven approach in schools, particularly focusing on how school districts and teachers can use student data to inform decisions about school policies, curriculum development, and teaching strategies. The article highlights a case…
SPED: ATS Special Education Reports
This ATS report manual guides readers through the most common special education reports that schools can run within ATS. OVERVIEW This manual is for veteran and new special education coordinators. It describes how to access information that special education teachers require to best address students’ needs and to ensure compliance…
SPED: Regulations and Procedures
The Regulations of the Commissioner are available online. Part 200 is the law regulating special education in New York State. The Standard Operating Procedures Manual is a how-to guide explaining the entire special education referral, evaluation, and placement process in New York City. The NYC DOE Protocols for SPED in Charter Schools were developed by the Office…
MLL/ELL Identification Process
In today's diverse educational landscape, catering to the diverse needs of students is paramount. Among these needs, supporting Multilingual Learners (MLL) or English Language Learners (MLL/ELL) stands as a crucial priority. These students bring a wealth of cultural backgrounds and languages to the classroom, enriching the learning environment. However, to…
