CINXE.COM

Terms of Use | New York State Education Department

<!DOCTYPE html> <!--[if IEMobile 7]><html class="no-js ie iem7" lang="en" dir="ltr"><![endif]--> <!--[if lte IE 6]><html class="no-js ie lt-ie9 lt-ie8 lt-ie7" lang="en" dir="ltr"><![endif]--> <!--[if (IE 7)&(!IEMobile)]><html class="no-js ie lt-ie9 lt-ie8" lang="en" dir="ltr"><![endif]--> <!--[if IE 8]><html class="no-js ie lt-ie9" lang="en" dir="ltr"><![endif]--> <!--[if (gte IE 9)|(gt IEMobile 7)]><html class="no-js ie" lang="en" dir="ltr" prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# content: http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/ dc: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ foaf: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ rdfs: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema# sioc: http://rdfs.org/sioc/ns# sioct: http://rdfs.org/sioc/types# skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# xsd: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#"><![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--><html class="no-js" lang="en" dir="ltr" prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# content: http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/ dc: http://purl.org/dc/terms/ foaf: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ rdfs: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema# sioc: http://rdfs.org/sioc/ns# sioct: http://rdfs.org/sioc/types# skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core# xsd: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#"><!--<![endif]--> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/favicon_2.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" /> <link rel="profile" href="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/vocab" /> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" /> <meta name="MobileOptimized" content="width" /> <meta http-equiv="cleartype" content="on" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/apple-touch-icon-precomposed-72x72.png" sizes="72x72" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/apple-touch-icon-precomposed-114x114.png" sizes="114x114" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/apple-touch-icon-precomposed-144x144.png" sizes="144x144" /> <meta name="description" content="Copyright | Disclaimers | Google™ Translate Disclaimer | Vendor Notice | Web Accessibility Policy | Report Fraud, Abuse &amp; Waste Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using NYSED.gov Copyright Except as expressly provided to the contrary on any individual document(s) or material(s) published on the New York State Education Department Website, permission to copy, use," /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" /> <meta name="generator" content="Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org)" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.nysed.gov/terms-of-use" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="New York State Education Department" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.nysed.gov/terms-of-use" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Terms of Use" /> <title>Terms of Use | New York State Education Department</title> <style> @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/css/modules/system/system.base.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/css/modules/system/system.menus.theme.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/css/modules/system/system.messages.theme.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/css/modules/system/system.theme.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/calendar/css/calendar_multiday.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/date/date_repeat_field/date_repeat_field.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/css/modules/aggregator/aggregator.theme.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/fitvids/fitvids.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/css/modules/book/book.theme.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/modules/node/node.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/picture/picture_wysiwyg.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/css/modules/field/field.theme.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/siteimprove/css/siteimprove.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/extlink/css/extlink.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/views/css/views.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/css/modules/search/search.theme.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/caption_filter/caption-filter.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/css/modules/user/user.base.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/css/modules/user/user.theme.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/ckeditor/css/ckeditor.css?snisgw"); </style> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300, 400, 600, 700, 800" media="all" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.4.0/css/font-awesome.css" media="all" /> <style> @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/ctools/css/ctools.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/panels/css/panels.css?snisgw"); </style> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/qtip2/3.0.3/jquery.qtip.min.css" media="all" /> <style> @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/qtip/css/qtip.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/print/print_ui/css/print_ui.theme.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/addtoany/addtoany.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/panels/layouts/threecol_r_stacked/../../../css/layouts/threecol-r-stacked/threecol-r-stacked.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/libraries/superfish/css/superfish.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/libraries/superfish/css/superfish-smallscreen.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/libraries/superfish/style/blue.css?snisgw"); </style> <style> @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/layouts/2-col-bricks/2-col-bricks.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/layouts/2-col-stacked/2-col-stacked.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/layouts/2-column/2-column.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/layouts/3-col-grid-stacked/3-col-grid-stacked.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/layouts/4-col-stacked/4-col-stacked.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/layouts/twocol-25-75/twocol-25-75.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/layouts/twocol-75-25/twocol-75-25.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/layouts/twocol-33-66/twocol-33-66.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/layouts/twocol-66-33/twocol-66-33.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/nysed-0.normalize.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/nysed-0.hacks.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/nysed-0.styles.css?snisgw"); @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/jquery.leaveNotice.css?snisgw"); </style> <style media="print"> @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/nysed-0.print.css?snisgw"); </style> <!--[if lte IE 8]> <style> @import url("https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/css/nysed-0.no-query.css?snisgw"); </style> <![endif]--> <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery || document.write("<script src='/sites/all/modules/jquery_update/replace/jquery/1.12/jquery.min.js'>\x3C/script>")</script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/misc/jquery-extend-3.4.0.js?v=1.12.4"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/misc/jquery-html-prefilter-3.5.0-backport.js?v=1.12.4"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/misc/jquery.once.js?v=1.2"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/misc/drupal.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/themes/omega/omega/js/no-js.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/libraries/fitvids/jquery.fitvids.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/jquery_update/js/jquery_browser.js?v=0.0.1"></script> <script>document.createElement( "picture" );</script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/fitvids/fitvids.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/miniorange_saml/js/testconfig.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/caption_filter/js/caption-filter.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/iframe/iframe.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/qtip2/3.0.3/jquery.qtip.min.js"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/custom_search/js/custom_search.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/google_analytics/googleanalytics.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-8B84LHXDZZ"></script> <script>window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments)};gtag("js", new Date());gtag("set", "developer_id.dMDhkMT", true);gtag("config", "G-8B84LHXDZZ", {"groups":"default","cookie_domain":".www.nysed.gov"});gtag("config", "G-XQVPVRRQKC", {"groups":"default","cookie_domain":".www.nysed.gov"});</script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/extlink/js/extlink.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/qtip/js/qtip.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/libraries/superfish/jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/libraries/superfish/sfsmallscreen.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/libraries/superfish/supposition.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/libraries/superfish/superfish.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/libraries/superfish/supersubs.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/superfish/superfish.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/js/jquery.leaveNotice.min.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/js/filter-hierarchy-select.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/js/nysed-0.behaviors.js?snisgw"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/js/touchmenufix.js?snisgw"></script> <script>jQuery.extend(Drupal.settings, {"basePath":"\/","pathPrefix":"","setHasJsCookie":0,"instances":"{\u0022default\u0022:{\u0022content\u0022:{\u0022text\u0022:\u0022\u0022},\u0022style\u0022:{\u0022tip\u0022:false,\u0022classes\u0022:\u0022\u0022},\u0022position\u0022:{\u0022at\u0022:\u0022bottom right\u0022,\u0022adjust\u0022:{\u0022method\u0022:\u0022\u0022},\u0022my\u0022:\u0022top left\u0022,\u0022viewport\u0022:false},\u0022show\u0022:{\u0022event\u0022:\u0022mouseenter \u0022},\u0022hide\u0022:{\u0022event\u0022:\u0022mouseleave \u0022}},\u0022stle_style\u0022:{\u0022content\u0022:{\u0022button\u0022:\u0022\\u003Ci class=\\u0022fa fa-times\\u0022\\u003E\\u003C\\\/i\\u003E\u0022,\u0022text\u0022:\u0022\u0022},\u0022style\u0022:{\u0022tip\u0022:false,\u0022classes\u0022:\u0022\u0022},\u0022position\u0022:{\u0022at\u0022:\u0022right bottom\u0022,\u0022my\u0022:\u0022top left\u0022,\u0022adjust\u0022:{\u0022method\u0022:\u0022\u0022},\u0022viewport\u0022:false},\u0022show\u0022:{\u0022event\u0022:\u0022mouseenter \u0022},\u0022hide\u0022:{\u0022event\u0022:\u0022click \u0022,\u0022fixed\u0022:1}}}","qtipDebug":"{\u0022leaveElement\u0022:0}","custom_search":{"form_target":"_self","solr":1},"fitvids":{"custom_domains":[],"selectors":["body"],"simplifymarkup":true},"googleanalytics":{"account":["G-8B84LHXDZZ","G-XQVPVRRQKC"],"trackOutbound":1,"trackMailto":1,"trackDownload":1,"trackDownloadExtensions":"7z|aac|arc|arj|asf|asx|avi|bin|csv|doc(x|m)?|dot(x|m)?|exe|flv|gif|gz|gzip|hqx|jar|jpe?g|js|mp(2|3|4|e?g)|mov(ie)?|msi|msp|pdf|phps|png|ppt(x|m)?|pot(x|m)?|pps(x|m)?|ppam|sld(x|m)?|thmx|qtm?|ra(m|r)?|sea|sit|tar|tgz|torrent|txt|wav|wma|wmv|wpd|xls(x|m|b)?|xlt(x|m)|xlam|xml|z|zip","trackDomainMode":1},"currentPath":"node\/427","currentPathIsAdmin":false,"superfish":[{"id":"1","sf":{"animation":{"opacity":"show","height":"show"},"speed":"fast","autoArrows":false,"dropShadows":false},"plugins":{"smallscreen":{"mode":"window_width","breakpointUnit":"px","title":"Top Left Menu"},"supposition":true,"supersubs":true}},{"id":"2","sf":{"animation":{"opacity":"show","height":"show"},"speed":"fast","autoArrows":false,"dropShadows":false},"plugins":{"smallscreen":{"mode":"window_width","breakpointUnit":"px","title":"Top Right Menu"},"supposition":true,"supersubs":true}},{"id":"3","sf":{"animation":{"opacity":"show","height":"show"},"speed":"fast","dropShadows":false},"plugins":{"smallscreen":{"mode":"window_width","breakpointUnit":"px","title":"Main menu"},"supposition":true,"supersubs":true}}],"extlink":{"extTarget":"_blank","extClass":"ext","extLabel":"(link is external)","extImgClass":0,"extIconPlacement":0,"extSubdomains":1,"extExclude":"[a-z].engageny.org|[a-z].nysarchives.org|[a-z].nysarchivestrust.org|[a-z].nyshrab.org|[a-z].nysed.gov|[a-z].novelnewyork.org|[a-z].nybiodiversity.org|[a-z].nationalccrs.org|[a-z].nysedregents.org|[a-z].officeofprofessions.custhelp.com|[a-z].formstack.com|[a-z].search.its.ny.gov|eastramapomonitorupdate.wordpress.com|[a-z].research.net|[a-z].ny-practice.nextera.questarai.com|[a-z].summerreadingnys.org|[a-z].surveymonkey.com|steinhardt.nyu.edu|visitor.r20.constantcontact.com|conta.cc|lp.constantcontact.com|twitter.com|dol.gov|forms.office.com|its.ny.gov|docs.google.com|bit.ly|[a-z].mylearningplan.com|[a-z].schoolhealthny.com|nysed.sharepoint.com|lp.constantcontactpages.com|xqsuperschool.org|us02web.zoom.us|[a-z].fns.usda.gov|statejobs.ny.gov|nyslibrary.libcal.com|[a-z].youtube.com|nysedsupport.zendesk.com|newyork.teach.org|myemail.constantcontact.com|myemail-api.constantcontact.com|considerthesourceny.org|nyslibrary.libguides.com","extInclude":"[a-z].leginfo.state.ny.us","extCssExclude":"","extCssExplicit":"","extAlert":"_blank","extAlertText":"You are exiting the New York State Education Department\u0027s (NYSED) web site. The site you are about to visit is not under the jurisdiction of the NYSED, and the NYSED is not responsible for its content.","mailtoClass":"mailto","mailtoLabel":"(link sends e-mail)","extUseFontAwesome":0}});</script> </head> <body class="html not-front not-logged-in page-node page-node- page-node-427 node-type-page section-terms-of-use"> <a href="#panels-main-content" class="element-invisible element-focusable" tabindex=1>Skip to main content</a> <div class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-header-top-menu-area" class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-header-top-menu-area"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="panel-display panel-2col clearfix" id="mini-panel-header_top_menu_area"> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-first-l"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-superfish-1" class="panel-pane pane-block pane-superfish-1"> <div class="pane-content"> <ul id="superfish-1" class="menu sf-menu sf-menu-top-special-menu sf-horizontal sf-style-none sf-total-items-4 sf-parent-items-0 sf-single-items-4"><li id="menu-6122-1" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/" class="mobile-home-link sf-depth-1">Home</a></li><li id="menu-1132-1" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.regents.nysed.gov/" title="" class="sf-depth-1">Board of Regents</a></li><li id="menu-1728-1" class="middle odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/news/2024" title="News" class="sf-depth-1">News</a></li><li id="menu-1133-1" class="last even sf-item-4 sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/about/index-a-z" class="sf-depth-1">Index</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-last-rt"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-menu-menu-top-right-mobile-menu" class="panel-pane pane-block pane-menu-menu-top-right-mobile-menu"> <div class="pane-content"> <ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/contact-NYSED" title="">Contact Us</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/hr">Employment</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="https://portal.nysed.gov/abp">Business Portal</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-superfish-2" class="panel-pane pane-block pane-superfish-2"> <div class="pane-content"> <ul id="superfish-2" class="menu sf-menu sf-menu-top-right-menu sf-horizontal sf-style-none sf-total-items-5 sf-parent-items-0 sf-single-items-5"><li id="menu-28428-2" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/coronavirus" class="sf-depth-1">COVID-19</a></li><li id="menu-17338-2" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/" id="GTranslate" class="super-translate icon-style sf-depth-1">Translate</a></li><li id="menu-5130-2" class="middle odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/contact-NYSED" class="super-contact icon-style sf-depth-1">Contact NYSED</a></li><li id="menu-21460-2" class="middle even sf-item-4 sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="/hr" class="super-employment icon-style sf-depth-1">Employment</a></li><li id="menu-5131-2" class="last odd sf-item-5 sf-depth-1 sf-no-children"><a href="https://portal.nysed.gov/abp" class="icon-style super-business sf-depth-1">Business Portal</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-logo-header-region" id="panel-logo-header" id="panel-logo-header" class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-logo-header-region"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="panel-display panel-2col-66 clearfix" id="mini-panel-logo_header_region"> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-top-s"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-3 mobile-logo-area" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-3 mobile-logo-area"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="nysed-mobile-logo"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/"><img alt="Nysed Logo" src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/images/LOGO-dropshadow.png" /></a> <h2>New York State Education Department</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="center-wrapper"> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-first66"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-1" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-1"> <div class="pane-content"> <div id="nysed-logo"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/"><img alt="New York State Education Department Logo" src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/images/nysed-logo.png" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-block-23 mobile-landscape-gtranslate" class="panel-pane pane-block pane-block-23 mobile-landscape-gtranslate"> <div class="pane-content"> <!-- Start Google Translate --><div id="gtwrap"> <div id="google_translate_element"></div> <div id="translate-disclaimer"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/about/google-translate-disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> <!--//--><![CDATA[// ><!-- function googleTranslateElementInit() { new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', includedLanguages: 'ar,bn,de,el,en,es,fr,ht,hu,id,it,ja,ko,pt,ru,th,tl,tr,uk,yi,zh-CN,zh-TW', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE, gaTrack: true, gaId: 'UA-507388-1'}, 'google_translate_element'); } //--><!]]> </script><script type="text/javascript" src="//translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit"></script><!-- End Google Translate --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-last33"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-2 social-icons" id="header-social-icons" id="header-social-icons" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-2 social-icons"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="social-icons"> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/56374/"><img alt="LinkedIn Icon" class="social-icon" src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/linkedin1.png" /></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nysednews/"><img alt="Instagram Icon" class="social-icon" src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/instagram.png" /></a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/NYSEDNews"><img alt="X Icon" class="social-icon" src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/x-logo.png" /></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NYStateEd"><img alt="Facebook Icon" class="social-icon" src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/facebook1.png" /></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-block-10" id="google-cloud-search" id="google-cloud-search" class="panel-pane pane-block pane-block-10"> <div class="pane-content"> <style type="text/css">.custom-search-box { height: 33px; padding-left: 5px; background-color: #eeeeee; border: none; position: relative; float: right; margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; } .form-item-search-block-form input#search_box { border: 1px solid #999; margin-top: 1px; vertical-align: top; width: 80%; border: none; } </style> <div class="form-item-search-block-form"> <form accept-charset="UTF-8" action="/sitesearch" method="post"> <div class="form-item form-type-textfield form-item-keys-1"> <label for="search_box" id="label-name" style="display:none;">Google Search Box</label> <input class="custom-search-box" placeholder="Search NYSED" aria-labelledby="label-name" id="search_box" maxlength="128" name="keys_1" size="30" type="text" value="" /> </div> <input type="hidden" data-cke-saved-name="form_build_id" name="form_build_id" value="form-bxA9ZTFoWbx-Ilm0lBzd6V4PhTaD2WhpPFRONoyCAIg"> <input type="hidden" data-cke-saved-name="form_id" name="form_id" value="search_api_page_search_form"> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-superfish-3" class="panel-pane pane-block pane-superfish-3"> <div class="pane-content"> <ul id="superfish-3" class="menu sf-menu sf-main-menu sf-horizontal sf-style-blue sf-total-items-7 sf-parent-items-7 sf-single-items-0"><li id="menu-19738-3" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-1 sf-total-children-8 sf-parent-children-1 sf-single-children-7 menuparent"><a href="/" class="sf-depth-1 menuparent">NYSED</a><ul><li id="menu-19750-3" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-2 sf-total-children-5 sf-parent-children-0 sf-single-children-5 menuparent"><a href="/about" class="sf-depth-2 menuparent">About NYSED</a><ul><li id="menu-27681-3" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-3 sf-no-children"><a href="/about/commissioner" class="sf-depth-3">Commissioner</a></li><li id="menu-19756-3" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-3 sf-no-children"><a href="/about/affiliates" class="sf-depth-3">USNY Affiliates</a></li><li id="menu-19757-3" class="middle odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-3 sf-no-children"><a href="/about/orgchart" class="sf-depth-3">Organization Chart</a></li><li id="menu-19758-3" class="middle even sf-item-4 sf-depth-3 sf-no-children"><a href="/about/acronyms" class="sf-depth-3">Acronyms</a></li><li id="menu-20060-3" class="last odd sf-item-5 sf-depth-3 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/nysed-building" class="sf-depth-3">Building Tours</a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-19739-3" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/about/program-offices" class="sf-depth-2">Program Offices</a></li><li id="menu-19752-3" class="middle odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/rulesandregs" class="sf-depth-2">Rules &amp; Regulations</a></li><li id="menu-19753-3" class="middle even sf-item-4 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/" class="sf-depth-2">Office of Counsel</a></li><li id="menu-19746-3" class="middle odd sf-item-5 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.sro.nysed.gov/" class="sf-depth-2">Office of State Review</a></li><li id="menu-19748-3" class="middle even sf-item-6 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/hr" class="sf-depth-2">Employment</a></li><li id="menu-19760-3" class="middle odd sf-item-7 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/new-york-state-education-department-foil-requests" class="sf-depth-2">Freedom of Information (FOIL)</a></li><li id="menu-19754-3" class="last even sf-item-8 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.oms.nysed.gov/legcoord" class="sf-depth-2">Governmental Relations</a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-19740-3" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-1 sf-total-children-17 sf-parent-children-0 sf-single-children-17 menuparent"><span id="ed-areas" class="sf-depth-1 menuparent nolink" tabindex="0">Education Areas</span><ul><li id="menu-19763-3" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.acces.nysed.gov/aepp/welcome-adult-education-programs-and-policy-aepp" class="sf-depth-2">Adult Education</a></li><li id="menu-19764-3" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/program-offices/office-bilingual-education-and-world-languages-obewl" class="sf-depth-2">Bilingual Education &amp; World Languages</a></li><li id="menu-19765-3" class="middle odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/career-technical-education/" class="sf-depth-2">Career &amp; Technical Education</a></li><li id="menu-19766-3" class="middle even sf-item-4 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.oce.nysed.gov/" class="sf-depth-2">Cultural Education</a></li><li id="menu-42136-3" class="middle odd sf-item-5 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/dei" class="sf-depth-2">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</a></li><li id="menu-19767-3" class="middle even sf-item-6 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/early-learning/" class="sf-depth-2">Early Learning</a></li><li id="menu-27669-3" class="middle odd sf-item-7 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/educator-quality" class="sf-depth-2">Educator Quality</a></li><li id="menu-20019-3" class="middle even sf-item-8 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/essa" class="sf-depth-2">Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)</a></li><li id="menu-42131-3" class="middle odd sf-item-9 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/grad-measures" class="sf-depth-2">Graduation Measures</a></li><li id="menu-19768-3" class="middle even sf-item-10 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/higher-education" class="sf-depth-2">Higher Education</a></li><li id="menu-19769-3" class="middle odd sf-item-11 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.acces.nysed.gov/hse/high-school-equivalency-hse" class="sf-depth-2">High School Equivalency</a></li><li id="menu-19770-3" class="middle even sf-item-12 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.p12.nysed.gov/natamer/" class="sf-depth-2">Indigenous Education</a></li><li id="menu-27345-3" class="middle odd sf-item-13 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/mbk" class="sf-depth-2">My Brother&#039;s Keeper</a></li><li id="menu-38481-3" class="middle even sf-item-14 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.op.nysed.gov/" class="sf-depth-2">Office of the Professions</a></li><li id="menu-19771-3" class="middle odd sf-item-15 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/about/program-offices" class="sf-depth-2">P-12 Education</a></li><li id="menu-19772-3" class="middle even sf-item-16 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/special-education/" class="sf-depth-2">Special Education</a></li><li id="menu-19773-3" class="last odd sf-item-17 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr" class="sf-depth-2">Vocational Rehabilitation</a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-19741-3" class="middle odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-1 sf-total-children-3 sf-parent-children-0 sf-single-children-3 menuparent"><span id="stands-curr" class="sf-depth-1 menuparent nolink" tabindex="0">Standards and Instruction</span><ul><li id="menu-51041-3" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/career-technical-education" class="sf-depth-2">Career and Technical Education</a></li><li id="menu-51046-3" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/edtech" class="sf-depth-2">Educational Design and Technology</a></li><li id="menu-19775-3" class="last odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="/standards-instruction" class="sf-depth-2">Standards and Instruction</a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-19742-3" class="middle even sf-item-4 sf-depth-1 sf-total-children-8 sf-parent-children-0 sf-single-children-8 menuparent"><span id="assess" class="sf-depth-1 menuparent nolink" tabindex="0">Assessments</span><ul><li id="menu-32659-3" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment" class="sf-depth-2">Office of State Assessment</a></li><li id="menu-19778-3" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment/computer-based-testing-cbt" class="sf-depth-2">Computer-Based Testing</a></li><li id="menu-19779-3" class="middle odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment/testing-schedules" class="sf-depth-2">Exam Schedules</a></li><li id="menu-19781-3" class="middle even sf-item-4 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment/elementary-and-intermediate-level-tests" class="sf-depth-2">Grades 3-8 Tests</a></li><li id="menu-19780-3" class="middle odd sf-item-5 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment/high-school-regents-examinations" class="sf-depth-2">Regents Exams</a></li><li id="menu-32099-3" class="middle even sf-item-6 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment/new-york-state-alternate-assessment" class="sf-depth-2">New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA)</a></li><li id="menu-19782-3" class="middle odd sf-item-7 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/state-assessment/new-york-state-english-second-language-achievement-test-nyseslat" class="sf-depth-2">English as a Second Language Tests</a></li><li id="menu-19783-3" class="last even sf-item-8 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/educator-integrity/report-educator-test-fraud" class="sf-depth-2">Test Security</a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-19743-3" class="middle odd sf-item-5 sf-depth-1 sf-total-children-7 sf-parent-children-0 sf-single-children-7 menuparent"><span id="cert-licen" class="sf-depth-1 menuparent nolink" tabindex="0">Certification &amp; Licensing</span><ul><li id="menu-19784-3" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/" class="sf-depth-2">Teachers</a></li><li id="menu-19785-3" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/ta.html" class="sf-depth-2">Teaching Assistants</a></li><li id="menu-19786-3" class="middle odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/" class="sf-depth-2">Pupil Personnel Services Staff</a></li><li id="menu-19787-3" class="middle even sf-item-4 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/" class="sf-depth-2">School Administrators</a></li><li id="menu-19788-3" class="middle odd sf-item-5 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.op.nysed.gov/" class="sf-depth-2">Professionals</a></li><li id="menu-19789-3" class="middle even sf-item-6 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.acces.nysed.gov/bpss/welcome-career-training-proprietary-schools" class="sf-depth-2">Career Schools</a></li><li id="menu-19790-3" class="last odd sf-item-7 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/educator-integrity/fingerprinting" class="sf-depth-2">Fingerprinting</a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-19744-3" class="middle even sf-item-6 sf-depth-1 sf-total-children-12 sf-parent-children-0 sf-single-children-12 menuparent"><span id="schl-bus" class="sf-depth-1 menuparent nolink" tabindex="0">School Business</span><ul><li id="menu-19791-3" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/accountability/" class="sf-depth-2">Accountability</a></li><li id="menu-19796-3" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.oms.nysed.gov/oas/" class="sf-depth-2">Audit Services</a></li><li id="menu-19792-3" class="middle odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/budget-coordination/" class="sf-depth-2">Budget Coordination</a></li><li id="menu-19793-3" class="middle even sf-item-4 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://portal.nysed.gov" class="sf-depth-2">Business Portal</a></li><li id="menu-19801-3" class="middle odd sf-item-5 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.oms.nysed.gov/" class="sf-depth-2">Chief Financial Office</a></li><li id="menu-19794-3" class="middle even sf-item-6 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.cn.nysed.gov/" class="sf-depth-2">Child Nutrition</a></li><li id="menu-19797-3" class="middle odd sf-item-7 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.p12.nysed.gov/facplan/" class="sf-depth-2">Facilities Planning</a></li><li id="menu-19798-3" class="middle even sf-item-8 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.p12.nysed.gov/mgtserv/" class="sf-depth-2">Ed Management Services</a></li><li id="menu-19800-3" class="middle odd sf-item-9 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.p12.nysed.gov/schoolbus" class="sf-depth-2">Pupil Transportation Services</a></li><li id="menu-19799-3" class="middle even sf-item-10 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/oriss" class="sf-depth-2">Religious and Independent School Support</a></li><li id="menu-20009-3" class="middle odd sf-item-11 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://portal.nysed.gov/pls/sedrefpublic/SED.sed_inst_qry_vw$.startup" class="sf-depth-2">SEDREF Query</a></li><li id="menu-51281-3" class="last even sf-item-12 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="https://stateaid.nysed.gov/" class="sf-depth-2">State Aid</a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-19745-3" class="last odd sf-item-7 sf-depth-1 sf-total-children-3 sf-parent-children-0 sf-single-children-3 menuparent"><span id="data-report" class="sf-depth-1 menuparent nolink" tabindex="0">Data &amp; Reporting</span><ul><li id="menu-19803-3" class="first odd sf-item-1 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://data.nysed.gov/" class="sf-depth-2">Public Data</a></li><li id="menu-19804-3" class="middle even sf-item-2 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/data-privacy-security" class="sf-depth-2">Data Privacy and Security</a></li><li id="menu-19805-3" class="last odd sf-item-3 sf-depth-2 sf-no-children"><a href="http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/" class="sf-depth-2">Information &amp; Reporting</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-page-content" id="panels-main-content" id="panels-main-content" class="panel-pane pane-page-content"> <h1 class="pane-title">Terms of Use</h1> <div class="pane-content"> <article about="/terms-of-use" typeof="foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node--page node--full node--page--full"> <header> <span property="dc:title" content="Terms of Use" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> </header> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded"><h3><strong><a href="#copyright">Copyright</a> | <a href="#Disclaimers">Disclaimers</a> | <a href="#GTDisclaimer">Google™ Translate Disclaimer</a> | <a href="#Vendor">Vendor Notice</a> | <a href="#Accessibility">Web Accessibility Policy</a> | <a href="#Report Fraud">Report Fraud, Abuse &amp; Waste</a></strong></h3> <h2>Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using NYSED.gov</h2> <h3><a id="copyright" name="copyright"><strong>Copyright</strong></a></h3> <p>Except as expressly provided to the contrary on any individual document(s) or material(s) published on the New York State Education Department Website, permission to copy, use, and distribute materials created by and/or credited to the New York State Education Department and contained on the New York State Education Department Website is hereby granted without fee for personal, private and educational purposes, except that reproducing materials for profit or any commercial use is strictly forbidden without express prior written permission of the New York State Education Department. Requests for permission should be sent to <a href="mailto:legal@nysed.gov">legal@nysed.gov</a>. Any reproduction or distribution of such materials must expressly credit the State Education Department in a manner likely to inform any recipient as follows (Fill in information indicated by brackets and omit brackets):</p> <ul class="rteindent1"> <li>From the New York State Education Department. [Name of article/document.] Internet. Available from [specific webpage on State Education Department Website]; accessed [date, month, year].</li> </ul> <p>Permission to copy, use, and distribute materials as described above shall not extend to information housed on this Website that is credited to other sources, or to information on Websites to which this site links.</p> <h3><a id="Disclaimers" name="Disclaimers"><strong>Disclaimers</strong></a></h3> <p>Information provided on this website is intended to allow convenient electronic access to public information. While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current, and reliable information, the New York State Education Department recognizes the possibility of human or mechanical error. Therefore, the New York State Education Department, its employees, officers, and agencies make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability of the information provided by this website and disclaim any express or implied warranty as to the same. The New York State Education Department assumes no liability for damages resulting from the use of any information disclosed on this website and urges independent site-specific verification of the information contained herein.</p> <p>NYSED.gov may contain links to web sites created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations and individuals or to documents that contain links to other web sites.<strong> </strong>NYSED.gov provides these links as a service to our users. When you follow a link to an external site, you are leaving NYSED.gov and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the external site. NYSED.gov does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of information contained in a linked site. We also do not endorse the organizations or individuals maintaining sites that we link, any views they express, or any products/services they offer.</p> <h3><strong><a id="GTDisclaimer" name="GTDisclaimer">Google™ Translate Disclaimer</a></strong></h3> <p>This Google™ translation feature is provided for informational purposes only.</p> <p>The New York State Education Department's website is provided in English. However, the "Google™ Translate" option may assist you in reading it in other languages.</p> <p>Google™ Translate cannot translate all types of documents, and it may not give you an exact translation all the time. Anyone relying on information obtained from Google™ Translate does so at his or her own risk.</p> <p>The New York State Education Department does not make any promises, assurances, or guarantees as to the accuracy of the translations provided. The State of New York, its officers, employees, and/or agents shall not be liable for damages or losses of any kind arising out of, or in connection with, the use or performance of such information, including but not limited to, damages or losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy of any such information, or damages incurred from the viewing, distributing, or copying of such materials.</p> <h3><a id="Vendor" name="Vendor"><strong>Vendor Notice</strong></a></h3> <p>The New York State Education Department does not endorse individual vendors, products or services. Therefore, any reference herein to any vendor, product, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply the endorsement, recommendation or approval of the New York State Education Department.</p> <h3><a id="Accessibility" name="Accessibility"><strong>NYSED Web Accessibility Policy</strong></a></h3> <p>In accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, all persons are entitled to access the New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) website and its content.  Providing the public with access to the Education law and regulations, NYSED’s policies, procedures, guidance, training and other fundamental sources of information pertaining to the State of New York’s education system is a primary goal of NYSED’s website and its content.  Additionally, NYSED’s website may be the primary source of information for New York State residents to obtain information on how to access important benefits and entitlements such as the Vocational Rehabilitation program and services for students with disabilities. Further, NYSED’s website provides New York State residents with access to the important records maintained by our Office of Cultural Education such as State archives and State library resources, among others. In light of the many important roles of this website, NYSED has made it a priority to redesign its website to make it as user-friendly as possible and to ensure website accessibility to persons with disabilities.</p> <p>NYSED is striving to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA and the Web Accessibility Initiative Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite (WAI-ARIA) 1.0 for web content.  NYSED will be redesigning its website in accordance with these standards and guidelines.</p> <p><strong>Links With Relevant Information:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html">Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act</a><br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.ny.gov/law">New York State Human Rights Law</a><br /> <a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines</a><br /> <a href="https://www.section508.gov/">Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act</a></p> <p><strong>Contact NYSED</strong></p> <p>If you are a person with a disability and you are experiencing a problem accessing content on the NYSED website please email <a href="mailto:sedaccess@nysed.gov?subject=Request%20for%20Assistance%20in%20Regards%20to%20Web%20Accessibility">Accessibility Help</a>. The webmaster or other appropriate person will respond to you and will assist you with obtaining access to online information or functionality.</p> <p><strong>Please Note:</strong> When requesting assistance via e-mail,<strong> DO NOT</strong> include any personal or private information. For example, do not include social security numbers or date of birth information.</p> <p><strong>Filing a Complaint</strong></p> <p>Whether or not you received assistance from NYSED’s <a href="mailto:mailto:sedaccess@nysed.gov?subject=Request%20for%20Assistance%20in%20Regards%20to%20Web%20Accessibility?subject=Request%20for%20Assistance%20in%20Regards%20to%20Web%20Accessibility">Accessibility Help</a> link, if you find NYSED’s website to be inaccessible you may file a discrimination complaint with the <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html">United States Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/webaccess">NYSED Web Accessibility Site</a></p> <h3><a href="http://www.oms.nysed.gov/oas/fraud/" id="Report Fraud" name="Report Fraud"><strong>Report Fraud, Abuse, and Waste</strong></a></h3> <p>The New York State Board of Regents and the State Education Department are committed to ensuring schools, BOCES, libraries, museums, educational organizations, and our programs use their funds in an effective and efficient manner.</p> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-newsletter" id="pane-footer-newsletter" id="pane-footer-newsletter" class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-newsletter"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="panel-display panel-2col-66 clearfix" id="mini-panel-newsletter"> <div class="center-wrapper"> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-first66"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-4" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-4"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="newsletter"> <h2>Get the Latest Updates!</h2> <p>Subscribe to receive news and updates from the New York State Education Department.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-last33"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-5" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-5"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="newsletter"> <h5 class="button-white"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/subscribe">Sign up</a></h5> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-footer-menu-region" id="panel-footer-menu" id="panel-footer-menu" class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-footer-menu-region"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="panel-display 4col-stacked clearfix" id="mini-panel-footer_menu_region"> <div class="center-wrapper"> <div class="panel-panel panel-4col-first-r"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-menu-menu-popular-topics footer-list" class="panel-pane pane-block pane-menu-menu-popular-topics footer-list"> <h2 class="pane-title">Popular Topics</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf"><a href="https://www.p12.nysed.gov/psc/">Charter Schools</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/dei">Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/essa">Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/grad-measures">Graduation Measures</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.acces.nysed.gov/hse/what-hsetasc-test">High School Equivalency Test</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/next-generation-learning-standards">Next Generation Learning Standards</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm">Professional Licenses &amp; Certification</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/">Reports &amp; Data</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/student-support-services/school-climate-safety">School Climate</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://data.nysed.gov/">School Report Cards</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/">Special Education</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://stateaid.nysed.gov/">State Aid</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/">Teacher Certification</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="https://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/">Vocational Services</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-4col-r"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-menu-menu-how-do-i footer-list" class="panel-pane pane-block pane-menu-menu-how-do-i footer-list"> <h2 class="pane-title">How do I…?</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf"><a href="https://data.nysed.gov/">Find a school report card</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/press.html">Find assessment results</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/press.html">Find high school graduation rates</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/finance-business/funding-grants">Find information about grants</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/next-generation-learning-standards">Get information about learning standards</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/">Get information about my teacher certification</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/">Obtain vocational services</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.counsel.nysed.gov/ServingLegalPapers">Serve legal papers</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm">Verify a licensed professional</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="https://www.counsel.nysed.gov/generalinformation">File an appeal to the Commissioner</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-4col2-r"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-menu-menu-quick-links footer-list" class="panel-pane pane-block pane-menu-menu-quick-links footer-list"> <h2 class="pane-title">Quick Links</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/about" title="">About the New York State Education Department</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/about/about-usny" title="">About the University of the State of New York (USNY)</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://portal.nysed.gov">Business Portal for School Administrators</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/hr">Employment Opportunities</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/foil">FOIL (Freedom of Information Law)</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.counsel.nysed.gov/charters" title=" Create education corporations for the purpose of operating educational institutions of all kinds">Incorporation for Education Corporations</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.archives.nysed.gov/">NYS Archives</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.nysl.nysed.gov/">NYS Library</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.nysm.nysed.gov/">NYS Museum</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/online-services" title="">NYSED Online Services</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="https://www.oce.nysed.gov/publicbroadcast">Public Broadcasting</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-4col-last-r"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-menu-menu-commissioner-king" class="panel-pane pane-block pane-menu-menu-commissioner-king"> <h2 class="pane-title">Media Center</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <ul class="menu"><li class="first leaf"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/newsletters">Newsletters</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/subscribe">Subscribe</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="http://www.nysed.gov/video-gallery">Video Gallery</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NYStateEd">Facebook</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://twitter.com/NYSEDNews">X (Formerly Twitter)</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nysednews/">Instagram</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-york-state-education-department/">LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-footer-menu-lists" id="pane-footer-bottom" id="pane-footer-bottom" class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-footer-menu-lists"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="panel-display 3col-r-stacked clearfix" id="mini-panel-footer_menu_lists"> <div class="center-wrapper padding"> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-first-r"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-6" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-6"> <div class="pane-content"> <div id="nysed-logo-footer"><img alt="Nysed Logo" src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/images/LOGO-dropshadow.png" /></div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-7" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-7"> <div class="pane-content"> <p><span>New York State Education Building</span></p> <p>89 Washington Avenue</p> <p>Albany, NY 12234</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-r"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-8" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-8"> <div class="pane-content"> <h2>CONTACT US</h2> <p><strong>NYSED General Information: (518) 474-3852</strong></p> <p>ACCES-VR: 1-800-222-JOBS (5627)</p> <p>High School Equivalency: (518) 474-5906</p> <p>New York State Archives: (518) 474-6926</p> <p>New York State Library: (518) 474-5355</p> <p>New York State Museum: (518) 474-5877</p> <p>Office of Higher Education: (518) 486-3633</p> <p>Office of the Professions: (518) 474-3817</p> <p>P-12 Education: (518) 474-3862</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-last-r"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-9" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-9"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="p-nospace"> <h2>EMAIL CONTACTS  </h2> <p><a href="http://www.acces.nysed.gov/contact-us">Adult Education &amp; Vocational Services </a></p> <p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><a href="mailto:archinfo@nysed.gov">New York State Archives </a></p> <p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><a href="mailto:nyslweb@nysed.gov">New York State Library </a></p> <p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><a href="mailto:nysmweb@nysed.gov">New York State Museum </a></p> <p><a href="mailto:hedepcom@nysed.gov">Office of Higher Education </a></p> <p><a href="https://eservices.nysed.gov/professions/contact-us/#/">Office of the Professions</a></p> <p><a href="mailto:NYSEDP20@nysed.gov">Office of Education Policy (P-20)</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-bottom-footer-copyright-menu" id="pane-footer-copyright" id="pane-footer-copyright" class="panel-pane pane-panels-mini pane-bottom-footer-copyright-menu"> <div class="pane-content"> <div class="panel-display panel-2col clearfix" id="mini-panel-bottom_footer_copyright_menu"> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-first-l"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-10" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-10"> <div class="pane-content"> <p>© 2015 - 2024 New York State Education Department</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-last-rt"> <div class="inside"><div class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-11" class="panel-pane pane-custom pane-11"> <div class="pane-content"> <div> <p class="bottom-links"><a href="https://www.nysed.gov/office-diversity-and-access">Diversity &amp; Access</a> | <a href="https://www.nysed.gov/terms-of-use#Accessibility">Accessibility</a> | <a href="https://www.nysed.gov/privacy-policy">Internet Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://www.nysed.gov/terms-of-use#Disclaimers">Disclaimer</a> | <a href="https://www.nysed.gov/terms-of-use">Terms of Use</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/picture/picturefill2/picturefill.min.js?v=2.3.1"></script> <script src="https://www.nysed.gov/sites/all/modules/picture/picture.min.js?v=7.102"></script> <script src="/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/js/showhidereadmore.js"></script> <script src="/sites/default/themes/nysed_0/js/siteimprove-analytics.js"></script> </body> </html>

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10