Report of Regents P-12 Education Committee to The Board of Regents
Your P-12 Education Committee held its scheduled meeting on January 10, 2022. Regents Cashin, Norwood and Ouderkirk were absent and excused.
ACTION ITEMS
Proposed Amendment of Section 125.1 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the Annual Visitation of Voluntarily Registered Nursery Schools and Kindergartens [P-12 (A) 1]
Your committee recommends that section 125.1 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be amended, as submitted, effective January 11, 2022 as an emergency action upon a finding by the Board of Regents that such action is necessary for the preservation of the general welfare and public health to continue to provide flexibility for the annual visitation of voluntarily registered nursery schools and kindergartens during the 2021-2022 school year due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The motion passed. There were no oppositions or abstentions.
Proposed Amendment to Section 100.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the January 2022 Administration of Regents Examinations [P-12 (A) 2]
Your committee recommends that section 100.5(a) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education be amended, as submitted, effective January 11, 2022, as an emergency action upon a finding by the Board of Regents that such action is necessary for the preservation of the general welfare and public health to immediately provide regulatory flexibility in response to the cancellation of the January 2022 Regents examination administration due the COVID-19 crisis so that students can still meet the diploma, credential, and endorsement requirements related to the passing of such examinations.
The motion passed. There were no oppositions or abstentions.
MOTION FOR ACTION BY FULL BOARD
Your P-12 Education Committee recommends, and we move, that the Board of Regents act affirmatively upon each recommendation in the oral report of the Committee's deliberations at its meeting on January 10, 2022.
MATTERS NOT REQUIRING BOARD ACTION
Graduation Measures Update
Department staff provided an update on the Graduation Measures Regional Meetings held in December 2021 and early January 2022 and an update on responses to the Department’s “ThoughtExchange” on this topic.
Consent Agenda
The Board of Regents took action on the following consent agenda items at its January 2022 meeting.
- Proposed Technical Amendment to Section 100.2(gg)(8) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the Uniform Violent or Disruptive Incident Reporting System, Also Known as the School Safety and Educational Climate Reporting System (Final Adoption)
- Proposed Amendment to Section 114.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the Prohibition Against Suing Parents or Guardians for Unpaid Meal Fees
- Proposed Amendment of Section 100.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Providing Flexibility for Accountability Requirements in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
- Petition of the City School District of the City of Poughkeepsie for Consent to Exceed the Constitutional Debt Limit