New Tentative Dates for 2021 Regents Examination Periods
August 24, 2020
SED Memo: As the start of the school year gets underway, the NYSED will be mindful of the many uncertainties […]
Out-of-state vacations hitting head-on with executive order # 202.45
July 8, 2020
There has been some reported confusion about certain aspects of this executive order. In addition to requiring a 14-day quarantine […]
SAANYS Reopening Schools Focus Group: Considerations/Suggestions for Reopening Schools
July 2, 2020
Download the report here. Introduction School closures due to the COVID-19 crisis have resulted in profound and historic shifts in […]
A Message From Executive Director Kevin Casey
June 22, 2020
Dear Colleague: As the 2019–20 school year comes to a close, I think we all would agree it was an […]
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 […]