Student Support Services (SSS)
The Student Support Services office promotes school improvement by focusing on social and emotional development and learning through programs, services and activities related to:
- Dignity For All Students Act Web Site
- Pupil Personnel Services
- School and Student Health
- Expanded Learning Opportunities
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Safe Schools & Alternative Education
News
- 4/09/2018 - Resources to Combat Substance Abuse Among School-Aged Children, including Educational Resource Flash Drive Toolkit Available Free to Schools
- 2/28/2018 - Letter to Schools from State Education Commissioner Elia and Attorney General Schneiderman Reminding Schools that New York State Protects Transgender Students
- 2/23/2018 - Influenza Guidance for Schools from from the NYS Education Department and Department of Health
- 2/15/18 - February 12-15, 2018 is Respect For All (RFA) Week in all NYC public schools. Visit the NYCDOE’s Respect for All Week
for more information - 1/24/18 - NYS Education Department's Guidance Document on the Foundation Aid Community Schools Set-Aside Pursuant to the 2017-18 Enacted State Budget
- 1/10/2018 - Jan 15-19 is No Name Calling Week; Visit The New York State Center for School Safety's website for more information
- 1/3/2018 - Memo RE: Amendments to Commissioner's Regulations Related to School Counseling
- 10/10/2017 - October is School Vision Health Month. Download the New York Sees flier.
- 9/8/2017 - Memo RE: September is Sepsis Awareness Month
- 8/22/2017 - Memo RE: Academic Intervention Services for the 2017-18 School Year (link to pdf copy of memo)
- 8/22/17 - Memo RE: Supporting Mental Health Education in Schools Brief Survey
- 6/28/17 - Mental Health Education and Services in Schools
(772 KB) - Presentation by Renee Rider, Assistant Commissioner of Student Support Services at the Staff/Curriculum Development Network of New York State Conference (S/CDN) - 6/15/17 - Memo RE: Summer Training on 2017-18 School Safety and Educational Climate (SSEC) Reporting Requirements
- 6/9/2017 - Memo RE: School Safety and Educational Climate Data Collection for the 2016-17 School Year, and Important Information about Changes to Data Collection for 2017-18 School Year
- 5/16/2017 - Memo Regarding Verification and Certification of 2016-17 School Year Chronic Absenteeism Data
- 2/23/2017 - Reminder from Attorney General Schneiderman and Education Commissioner Elia that New York State Protects Transgender Students
- 2/22/2017 - Survey Regarding Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs and Resources to Help Combat Opioid Use and Abuse
- 2/22/2017 - Schools are Now Required to Post the Child Abuse Hotline in Schools
- Schools may develop their own notification, or use the Sample Notification developed by OCFS and NYSED
- 1/18/2017 - Resources for Schools on Trauma-Informed Care and Youth Witnessing a Suicide (273 KB
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Tuberculosis Tests and School Enrollment (263 KB )
- 12/2/2016 - Educational Stability and Transportation Provisions for Students in Foster Care
- Joint Memorandum to Local Education Agencies from the New York State Education Department and the Office of Children and Family Services
- List of Local Department of Social Services(LDSS) Points of Contact for Education Stability of Students in Foster Care
- School Points of Contact for Educational Stability of Students in Foster Care
- Districts
- Charter Schools
- 11/29/2016 - Information for Schools Regarding Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs
- 11/17/16 - Addressing Bullying, Harassment, Intimidation, and Discrimination in our Schools: includes information on how to create a school environment where students are free to learn without fear of discrimination, harassment or intimidation
- 10/24/16 - Community School Basics Webinar: Getting started! announced for Monday, November 7, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
- 8/12/2016 - Information Regarding Recent Statutory and Regulatory Changes Related to School Emergency Response Planning
- August 12 Memo Providing Additional Guidance Regarding Legislative Changes (370 KB )
- Questions and Answers (179 KB )
- Mental Health Resources (192 KB )
- August 12 Memo Providing Additional Guidance Regarding Legislative Changes (370 KB
- Framework for Safe and Successful School Environments (939 KB )
- Early Recognition, Coordination and Screening Initiative (939 KB )
- May 19 Memo Regarding Legislative Changes (58 KB )
- 8/9/2016 - Academic Intervention Services for the 2016-17 School Year Based on 2015-16 School Year 3-8 ELA and Math Scores
- 6/13/2016
- NYS Education Department's Guidance Document on the Foundation Aid Community Schools Set-Aside Pursuant to the 2016-17 Enacted State Budget
- List of District-by-district Community Schools Set-Aside Pursuant to the 2016-17 Enacted State Budget
- 5/19/2016 - Recent Legislative Changes Related to School Emergency Response Planning (58KB)
- 5/2/2016 - Guidance about Calculating Chronic Absenteeism (155KB)
- 5/2/2016 - VADIR/DASA Reporting for 2015-16 School Year (51KB)
- 3/17/2016 - Guidance Document Regarding Proposed Amendments to Commissioner's Regulations on School Counseling (85 KB)
- 8/28/15 - Memo regarding Academic Intervention Services Requirements for 2015-16 (134 KB)
- 10/27/14 - New York State Department of Health and NYSED Memo: Guidance on the Ebola Outbreak (298 KB)
- 10/24/14 – NYSED Presentation: Enrollment Procedures for Immigrant Students
- 10/17/14 - Memo from P-12 Deputy Commissioner Tangorra: Resources Regarding Recently Arrived Unaccompanied Children (140 KB)
- 9/10/14 - Memo from P-12 Deputy Commissioner Tangorra Regarding Educational Services for Recently Arrived Unaccompanied Children (258 KB)
- 8/22/14 - Memo from P-12 Deputy Commissioner Tangorra Regarding Academic Intervention Service Requirements for 2014-15 (226KB)
Last Updated:
April 9, 2018