May 2024 Meeting
Visitors will be allowed access to the building 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start. Seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Once seating is full, guests will be directed to an overflow space to view the webcast or it may be viewed on a personal device.
Time | Agenda Item | Meeting Room | |
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8:45 am to 9:45 am |
Meeting of the Board of Regents
Graduation Measures Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) - Department staff will provide a summary of the history and creation of the BRC and an overview of the internal work the Department is engaged in since the recommendations were released in November of 2023. |
Seminar Room, 5th Floor | |
9:50 am to 10:50 am |
State Aid
Enacted State Aid Budget Overview - Department staff will present an overview of the education and related provisions in the 2024-2025 state budget. |
Seminar Room, 5th Floor | |
10:55 am to 12:10 pm |
P-12 Education
Proposed Amendment of Section 100.5(b) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Posthumous High School Diplomas (Emergency Action) - Department staff will present the proposed amendment to the Commissioner’s regulations to allow school districts, registered nonpublic schools, and charter schools, at the request of the student’s parent or person in parental relation, the ability to confer a high school diploma on a deceased student if the student was enrolled in the school or district at the time of death. Proposed Amendment of Sections 135.1, 135.4, and 135.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Mixed Competition and Extra Class Athletic Activities - Department staff will present proposed amendments to the Commissioner’s Regulations that are necessary to ensure equitable participation in athletics. Proposed Amendment of Section 200.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Special Education Due Process Hearings - Department staff will present the proposed amendment of Commissioner’s regulations to clarify that parents of students parentally-placed in nonpublic schools do not have the right to file a due process complaint regarding a dispute over the rate at which a provider shall be reimbursed if a school district did not implement services in an individualized education services plan and the parent unilaterally obtained such services. Renewal Recommendations for Charter Schools Authorized by the New York City Department of Education - Department and NYC Department of Education staff will present recommendations for charter renewals from the NYC DOE Chancellor. Renewal Recommendation for a Charter School Authorized by the Trustees of the State University of New York - Department staff will present recommendations for charter renewal. |
Seminar Room, 5th Floor | |
12:10 pm to 1:10 pm | Lunch for Members of the Board | ||
1:15 pm to 1:50 pm |
P-12 Education
Renewal Recommendations for Charter Schools Authorized by the Board of Regents - Department staff will present recommendations for charter renewals. Revision to Charter Authorized by the Board of Regents - Department staff will present recommendations for charter revisions. |
Seminar Room, 5th Floor | |
1:55 pm to 3:25 pm |
P-20 Education Work Group
New York State Teacher Preparation Program Requirements - Department staff will present an overview of coursework and clinical experience requirements in New York State registered teacher preparation programs, providing the foundation for a discussion on the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that teachers need to have to be effective with all learners in a changing world. |
Seminar Room, 5th Floor | |
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Board Training - Not a Public Session |
Time | Agenda Item | Meeting Room | |
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8:30 am to 8:55 am | Professional Practice Executive Session | ||
8:55 am to 9:10 am |
Professional Practice
Proposed Amendment of Sections 74.1, 74.6, 79-9.3, 79-10.3, 79-11.3 and 79-12.3 and Repeal of Section 74.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Social Work and Mental Health Practitioner Supervision Requirements, Acceptable Accrediting Bodies for Social Work Education Programs, and the Social Work Psychotherapy Privilege - Department staff will present proposed amendments to: (1) sections 74.6, 79-9.3, 79-10.3, 79-11.3, and 79-12.3 to amend the supervision requirements for social workers and mental health practitioners to allow these professions to receive face-to-face supervision through secure, real-time technology acceptable to the Department, such as videoconferencing; (2) subdivision (a) of section 74.1 of the Commissioner’s regulations to remove the reference to the Council on Social Work (CSWE) because the standards of private organizations, such as CSWE, may change and no longer by considered equivalent to New York standards, which is consistent with regulations in other related professions that do not name specific organizations; and (3) repeal section 74.5 of the Commissioner’s regulations, which established the licensed clinical social worker psychotherapy privilege requirements because, effective January 1, 2023, Chapter 818 of the Laws of 2022 eliminated the psychotherapy privilege established under the Insurance Law for certain licensed clinical social workers. |
Seminar Room, 5th Floor | |
9:15 am to 9:50 am |
Higher Education
The Bulletin of The Statewide Plan for Higher Education, 2026-2034 - Department staff will provide the Board with an overview of the members of the Advisory Council and review the Bulletin topics that the sectors will be required to address as part of the Statewide Plan. |
Seminar Room, 5th Floor | |
9:55 am to 11:25 am | Meeting of the Board of Regents Executive Session | ||
11:30 am to 12:00 pm | Meeting of the Board of Regents | Seminar Room, 5th Floor |