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Field Memos

2024-2025 School Year

DATE ISSUED TITLE
May 30, 2024 Field Guidance for Promoting Positive Behavior and Addressing Exclusionary Discipline Practices in Prekindergarten Programs
May 13, 2024 Understanding Your 2024-2025 Prekindergarten Funding
May 6, 2024 Field Guidance for 2025 New Law
April 15, 2024 2024-2025 Prekindergarten Initial Survey and Application

 

2023-2024 School Year

DATE ISSUED 

 TITLE
March 22, 2024 Field Guidance for the Use of Building Aid to Support Expansion of UPK/SUFDPK Spaces
September 29, 2023 Prekindergarten & Kindergarten Guidance for Supporting Toilet Learning
September 21, 2023 2023-2024 PreK Child Counts Reporting Deadline and Guidance on Reporting Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) and Statewide Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten (SUFDPK) Children in SIRS
July 1, 2023

State-Administered Prekindergarten Important Dates Calendar
June 1, 2023 Understanding Your 2023-2024 UPK Allocation & UPK Federal Expansions Allocation

 

2022-2023 School Year

DATE ISSUED TITLE
June 1, 2023 Guidance for Commissioner’s Regulations Section 151-1.3 regarding the staffing qualifications for eligible agencies who partner with a public school district for the provision of prekindergarten (PreK) services.

January 6, 2023

Prekindergarten Health and Safety Checklist
September 29, 2022 2022-2023 Guidance on Reporting Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) and Statewide Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten (SUFDPK) Children in SIRS
September 20, 2022 Approval of Emergency Regulations at the September Board of Regents Meeting
August 5, 2022 Understanding Your 2022-2023 Universal Prekindergarten Allocation and Universal Prekindergarten Expansions Grant Allocation
August 5, 2022 Understanding Your 2022-2023 SUFDPK Award

 

2021-2022 School Year

DATE ISSUED TITLE
February 17, 2022 2021 – 2022 Important Prekindergarten Deadlines
January 13, 2022 Voluntarily Registered Nursery Schools' and Kindergartens' Communication With OEL
January 12, 2022 Memo to Districts Running Expansion Programs in 21-22

December 9, 2021

 UPDATED 2021-2022 Guidance on Reporting Universal Prekindergarten (PreK) and Statewide Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten (SUFDPK) Children in SIRS | New York State Education Department 
September 27, 2021 2021-2022 Guidance on Reporting Prekindergarten (PreK) Children in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS)
May 14, 2021 Understanding Your 2021-2022 Universal Prekindergarten Allocation & Universal Prekindergarten Expansions Grant Allocation 
May 14, 2021 Understanding Your 2021-2022 SUFDPK Award
July 1, 2021 School District Responsibilities for Preschool Inclusion in Publicly Funded Prekindergarten Programs 

 

2020-2021 School Year

DATE ISSUED TITLE

March 2015

Re-posted May 6, 2021

 Eligibility of State-Administered Pre-K Programs for Child Nutrition Programs
January 12, 2021 Reminder to Submit FS-10-A Amendments for the 2020-2021 School Year
January 5, 2021 2020-21SY Child Count Reporting for State-funded UPK Programs
January 4, 2021 Acceptable Experience for Professional Teacher Certification in Early Childhood Settings
November 3, 2020 2020-21SY Child Count Change in Data Pull Date
September 30, 2020 2020-2021 Guidance on Reporting Pre-K Children in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS)
September 23, 2020 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on School Reopening Regarding Teaching and Learning
August 14, 2020 Understanding Your 2020-2021 Universal Prekindergarten Allocation
August 14, 2020 2020-2021 Statewide Universal Prekindergarten Allocation and Application
August 14, 2020 2020-2021 TPK Allocation and Application

Previous School Years

DATE ISSUED TITLE

March 2015

Re-posted May 6, 2021

 Eligibility of State-Administered Pre-K Programs for Child Nutrition Programs