APPR Executive Order, Re: COVID-19 School Closures
June 19, 2020
SUMMARY OF APPR PROVISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER: 1. Neither districts nor BOCES are required to complete 2019-20 evaluations of […]
Board of Regents and State Ed Department to Hold Reopening Schools Regional Task Force Meetings
June 11, 2020
The Board of Regents and the State Education Department will host four virtual Regional Task Force meetings. Each meeting will […]
SAANYS Letter to SED Interim Commissioner Tahoe Regarding In-person Special Education Services
June 11, 2020
This letter from SAANYS Executive Director Kevin Casey provided comments to SED regarding the new guidance for in-person special education […]
Annual Conference Canceled
June 10, 2020
It is with regret that the SAANYS Board of Directors announces the unprecedented and difficult decision to cancel the 2020 SAANYS Annual […]
Statement from SAANYS Executive Director Kevin Casey Regarding Recent Events
June 3, 2020
“What challenging times we are in. Amid the upheaval of a pandemic, we have all been stopped in our tracks […]
SAANYS Testimony to the Reimagine Education Advisory Council
May 28, 2020
Presented by: Kevin Casey, Executive Director May 27, 2020 Thank you for inviting me to present to the Reimagine Education […]
SAANYS Letter to Governor Cuomo Regarding Reimagine Education Council
May 12, 2020
The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor State of New York New York State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Dear Governor […]
Where Are the Principals on Cuomo’s New Education Council?
May 11, 2020
SAANYS NEWS RELEASE When Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the state’s new Reimagine Education Advisory Council on May 8, a large […]
COVID-19 and Special Education
May 1, 2020
“A crisis within a crisis” is how an article in the New York Times (4-16-2020) described providing special education programs […]
A SAANYS Special Report: Meeting the Challenges of a Pandemic and School Closures
April 13, 2020
“During a time of crisis, everyone looks to the leader. The leader’s behavior and the leader’s priorities set expectations for […]