Report of Regents Higher Education Committee to The Board of Regents
Regents Committee on Higher Education Members
Regent Ferrer, Co-Chair, Regent Rivera, Co-Chair, Vice Chancellor Chin, Regent Norwood, Regent Wills, Regent Catania, Regent Hale, Regent Pratts, Regent Krist, Regent Wiley
The Higher Education Committee held its scheduled meeting on November 3, 2025. All members were present. Regent Roger Tilles, Regent Christine D. Cea, Regent Susan W. Mittler, Regent Shino Tanikawa, Regent Patrick A. Mannion, and Regent Felicia Thomas-Williams also attended the meeting.
MATTERS NOT REQUIRING BOARD ACTION
Proposed Amendment of Subdivision (dd) of Section 100.2 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to Professional Learning Plans [HE (D) 1- REVISED] - Department staff presented recommendations regarding professional learning plans.
Each school district and board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) is required to adopt a professional learning plan that has been drafted by its professional learning team. The purpose of the professional learning plan is to improve the quality of teaching and learning by ensuring that teachers and school leaders receive ongoing learning and have opportunities for professional growth, remain current with their profession, and meet the learning needs of their students.
On June 28, 2024, the Governor signed Chapter 143 of the Laws of 2024, which established Education Law §3012-e, a new framework for locally designed systems of evaluation and professional growth. Pursuant to this law, all school districts and BOCES (LEAs) must transition to their new evaluation systems beginning with the 2032-2033 school year. Although LEAs are not required to implement new evaluation and professional growth systems until the 2032-2033 school year, some LEAs will begin this transition during the 2025-26 school year. A related provision of Education Law §3012-e requires that LEAs have a process for each classroom teacher and building principal to receive formal support for professional growth annually, along with additional professional learning requirements for certain groups of educators.
To implement this statutory provision, the Department proposes to amend subdivision (dd) of section 100.2 of the Commissioner’s regulations to require that LEAs include information collected through the evaluation process as one source of evidence in the needs analysis process that is conducted to develop their professional learning plans.
Deputy Commissioner William Murphy reviewed the items on the Consent Agenda.