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Office of Accountability
The Office of Accountability works to ensure equity and access to high quality educational programs for all students and promote continuous improvement by providing support, resources, and oversight for schools and local educational agencies in New York State.
To accomplish this work, the Office of Accountability is comprised of three units:
Who We Are
The Policy, Analytics, and Research (PAR) team is comprised of specialists focused on the development of policy, metrics, and resources related to New York State's school and district accountability system. The PAR team is led by Director Jennifer Todd and the following managers:
- Jennifer Todd
Director - Shibu Joseph
Supervisor - Andrew Morozov
Supervisor
What We Do
- Determine the accountability status of schools and districts, including implementation of the self-assessment process for schools with special circumstances using federally approved methodology in alignment with the approved New York State ESSA plan
- Calculate accountability metrics, including English Language Proficiency, Student Growth indicators, and State-provided growth
- Measure the Demonstrable Improvement of schools in Receivership using Demonstrable Improvement Indicators
- Manage accountability databases and develop business rules for data collection, in collaboration with the Office of Information and Reporting Services (IRS)
- Register new public schools and modify the school registration of existing public schools
- Oversee the classification and accountability status of Transfer High Schools
- Review applications submitted by a school district for a Variance from Section 100.2(a) of the Commissioner’s Regulations (APPR)
- Assist in the development of Regents items, regulations, and legislation pertaining to the responsibilities of the Office of Accountability
- Develop communication and resource materials intended to support local educational agencies and other involved stakeholders to better understand New York State's accountability system
- Administer Graduate, Undergraduate, Legal & High School Internship Programs (SUNY and Volunteer) and provides other administrative support to the Office of Accountability
Contact Us
| PAR Team | (518) 486-3532 |
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ACCOUNTINFO@nysed.gov |
| Public School Registration | SCHOOLREGISTRATION@nysed.gov |
| Self-Assessment Schools | SELFASSESSMENT@nysed.gov |
Who We Are
ESSA-Funded Programs is comprised of approximately 25 members and is led by Director, Erica Meaker and the following managers:
- Erica Meaker
Director - Alexandra Pressley
Supervisor - Raffaele Iorio
Supervisor - Lori Genito
Supervisor
What We Do
- The Office of ESSA-Funded Programs administers more than $1.4 billion in federal education funds (ESEA Funds) to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) across the State each year.
- ESEA funds are intended to create a set of interlocking strategies to promote educational equity by providing support to districts and schools as they work to ensure that every student succeeds.
- To further support this the office provides ongoing technical assistance about ESEA-Funded Programs to multiple stakeholder groups, including but not limited to: public school personnel, charter school personnel, nonpublic school personnel, interested third parties, and Commissioner’s Advisory Groups.
Contact Us
| Office of ESSA-Funded Programs - (518) 473-0295 | conappta@nysed.gov |
| School Improvement Funding Questions | siga@nysed.gov |
| Neglected and Delinquent Program Questions | ND@nysed.gov |
| SEDDAS Help Desk (Questions related to user accounts, password resets, the SEDDAS application, and assistance with the Business Portal) |
SEDDAS@nysed.gov |
Who We Are
Field Support Services is comprised of three (3) teams of support: Leadership Support Team, Practitioners' Support Team, and Schoolwide Support Team. The supervisors of each team are as follows:'
- Stephen Earley
Director (Field Support Services) - William Diederich
Supervisor (Leadership Support Team) - Melissa Foster
Supervisor (Practitioners' Support Team) - Crystal Cumberbatch-Greene
Supervisor (Alignment & Collaboration Team)
What We Do
The Field Support Services team in the Office of Accountability works in partnership with the state’s schools identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) and Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), and Target Districts to support their improvement efforts. Our supports are part of New York State’s approved ESSA plan through all stages of improvement process, including:
- Supporting the implementation of Required Actions for identified districts and schools.
- Conducting Needs Assessments at the onset of identification
- Supporting the annual School Comprehensive Education Plans (SCEP), District Comprehensive Improvement Plans (DCIP) Improvement Planning process
- Providing on-going support to schools identified for CSI
- Providing professional learning, coaching, and networking opportunities for schools and districts
Contact Us
For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our team(s) through the contact information provided below:
| Field Support Services Office - (518) 486-4798 | fieldsupport@nysed.gov |
| District Improvement Planning Questions | dcip@nysed.gov |
| School Improvement Planning Questions | scep@nysed.gov |
| School Improvement Grant Questions | siga@nysed.gov |
| Needs Assessment and Other Required Actions Questions | fieldsupport@nysed.gov |