Parent Resources
Fundamentally, ESSA is about creating a set of interlocking strategies to promote educational equity by providing support to districts and schools as they work to ensure that every student succeeds. µç³µÎÞÂë State is committed to ensuring that all students succeed and thrive in school no matter who they are, where they live, where they go to school, or where they come from.
What is ESSA? Why does it matter? What do parents need to know?
Information for parents is available below.
English Language Learner and Multilingual Learner Parent Resources
English Language Learner and Multilingual Learner Parent Resources are available from NYSED's Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages. On this section of our website, you will find information about how children are identified as ELLs, the kinds of programs available for ELLs, when students can exit ELL programs and services, and how you can obtain additional information, materials, and resources from local schools.
School and District Accountability Resources
The NYSED School and District Accountability webpage provides stakeholders with an overview of the ESSA Accountability system, as well as additional resources, including fact sheets and webinars, that provide more detailed information about components of the accountability system, including support model identification and exit criteria and accountability indicator calculations.
ESSA-Funded Programs Complaint Procedures
°Õ³ó±ðÌýcomplaint proceduresÌýoffer parents and other stakeholders a process to file complaints and allow for the timely resolution of such complaints.Ìý
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education program provides support to ensure that homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate, public education; including a public preschool education, with the opportunity to meet the same challenging state content and student performance standards.
Parent Dashboard
The µç³µÎÞÂë (NYSED) has developed a Parent Dashboard to increase transparency and make information about school performance and other school-level data easier for parents and the public to access.ÌýInformation is available on all public schools including charter schoolsÌýat NYSED’sÌý.
School Climate / Educating the Whole Child
A positiveÌýÌýpromotes school safety, student self-esteem, emotional well-being, mental health, and lower incidences of substance abuse, student absenteeism, and suspensions. The µç³µÎÞÂë (NYSED) continues to promote initiatives to foster student engagement and thereby increase student achievement, safety, and wellness. Efforts will be expanded to provide capacity-building guidance; strategies; best-practice resources; and professional development for school administrators, instructional staff, and non-instructional staff in the following areas to advance these initiatives.
ESSA Informational Video
This brief, parent-friendly video about ESSA implementation includes information on ESSA requirements and important changes.