School and District Accountability
Approved Reimagine Phase Beginning in the 2025-26 School Year
The United States Department of Education approved amendments to the accountability section of the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan on January 8, 2025. The approved ºÚÁÏÉçÇø ESSA plan can be found on the Approved ºÚÁÏÉçÇø ESSA Plan page.
At the June 2025 Board of Regents meeting, were approved under permanent action.Ìý
Static Cut Points and Statewide Measures of Interim Progress and Long-Term Goals
In alignment with the approved ESSA plan, the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø (ºÚÁÏÉçÇø) released the static cut points for the Core Subject Performance and Attendance indicators, as well as the statewide Measures of Interim Progress and Long-Term Goals, which can be used to inform continuous improvement planning. These resource are available on theÌýºÚÁÏÉçÇø School and District Accountability Resources and Data webpage.Ìý
Reimagine Phase Accountability Fact Sheets
ºÚÁÏÉçÇø has released a series of informational fact sheets about ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s accountability system Reimagine Phase to provide general overviews of:Ìý
- major components of the Reimagine Phase accountability system;ÌýÌý
- accountability support model identification and exit criteria; andÌýÌý
- accountability indicators.Ìý
Fact sheets and additional resources can be found on the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø School and District Accountability Resources and Data webpage.
Questions about the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø accountability system can be sent to AccountInfo@nysed.gov.
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The Office of Accountability (OA), in alignment with the approved ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan and Commissioner’s Regulations, oversees the accountability data of schools and districts in the following areas:
- Accountability Data
- Technical Assistance
- Continuous Improvement Supports
- School Registration/Variances
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