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and disabled students. Students can be determined eligible for AIS through
NYS Assessments, Regents exams, and diagnostic screenings. The services for
students should vary in intensity based on their needs. Some students
scoring below the state designated performance levels may show little risk of
not meeting state standards on other multiple measures. In this case, they
many not need additional instruction, but they are required to receive some
form of AIS. Monitoring of a student's performance by school staff would be
appropriate in this instance. This could include regular progress checks,
further assessments, and meeting with the classroom teacher to adjust
instruction if necessary. Repeating a course is not an acceptable way to
provide AIS by itself. Additional help must be provided in some form.
CR 100.2 requires that the principal notify the parent(s) or guardian in
writing that his/her child will be receiving AIS. This notification must be
given in the parent's native language. This written notice must include the
following:
- summary of the AIS to be provided
- reason the student needs AIS
- Consequences of not achieving expected performance levels
AIS must be provided for a minimum of one semester. When AIS is no longer
needed, the parent(s) or guardian must be notified in writing that AIS will
be discontinued. This notice must be in the native language of the
parent/guardian and include:
- the criteria for ending the service
- the performance levels obtained on district-selected assessments, if
appropriate
Quarterly reports must be provided to parents)/guardian(s) in his/her native
language. The opportunity for consultaion with the student's regular
classroom teacher(s) and AIS provider(s)must be given to parent(s)/guardian
(s) each semester. In addition, parent(s)/guardian(s) must be given
information on the way he/she can work with their child, work with the teacher
(s), and monitor their child's progress.
Parents do not have the option of declining AIS for their child.
A decision by the Commissioner of Education issued on June 14, 2007, requires
that students who are suspended must continue to receive their AIS service
during the dudration of the suspension.
http://nysut.org/ais/index.html
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