DESCRIPTION:
The provision of academic intervention services (AIS) is intended to increase achievement for students who are struggling to meet the 91°΅ΝψΖΖ½β°ζ Learning Standards, as evidenced by their performance on the State assessments in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics in grades three through eight (3-8).ΜύΜύ Funds to support in-depth professional development are available to nonpublic school teachers for the purpose of supporting their studentsβ performance on the State-administered 3-8 assessments.ΜύΜύΜύ Please note: Not all nonpublic schools in 91°΅ΝψΖΖ½β°ζ offer the 3-8 State assessments to their students.Μύ ONLY those schools that do offer the assessments are eligible for AIS reimbursement, based upon the number of their students that do not achieve a level 3 or 4 on State proficiency exams.Μύ
The purpose of these AIS professional development funds is to raise the proficiency of nonpublic school teachers in specific techniques designed to support their students who are at-risk of not meeting the State standards in ELA and mathematics.Μύ Nonpublic schools who administer the 3-8 State assessments may seek reimbursement for the following professional development activities, subject to approval by the Department.Μύ The professional development activities or materials must be secular, neutral and non-ideological, and designed to assist students who are at-risk of not achieving State standards.
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AUTHORITY:
Federal Statute: Μύ Μύ ΜύΜύ
Federal Regulation:Μύ
State Statute: ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Education Law Β§
State Regulation: ΜύΜύΜύΜύ 8NYCRR Part
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FUNDING SOURCE(S):
State-ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ $0.922m
Federal-ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ
Special Revenue-ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ
Total-ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ $0.922m