Program Requirements for Students in Prekindergarten and Kindergarten
NY-ADR
10/3/07 N.Y. St. Reg. EDU-26-07-00012-A
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXIX, ISSUE 40
October 03, 2007
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
I.D No. EDU-26-07-00012-A
Filing No. 995
Filing Date. Sept. 18, 2007
Effective Date. Oct. 04, 2007
Program Requirements for Students in Prekindergarten and Kindergarten
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
Amendment of section 100.3 of Title 8 NYCRR.
Statutory authority:
Education Law, sections 101 (not subdivided), 207 (not subdivided), 208 (not subdivided), 215 (not subdivided), 305(1) and (2), 308 (not subdivided) and 309 (not subdivided)
Subject:
Program requirements for students in prekindergarten and kindergarten.
Purpose:
To align program requirements for prekindergarten and kindergarten programs operated by school districts and voluntarily registered nonpublic schools with those established for State-funded universal kindergarten programs.
Text or summary was published
in the notice of proposed rule making, I.D. No. EDU-26-07-00012-P, Issue of June 27, 2007.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Anne Marie Koschnick, Legal Assistant, Office of Counsel, Education Department, State Education Bldg., Rm. 148, Albany, NY 12234, (518) 473-8296, e-mail: [email protected]
Assessment of Public Comment
Since publication of a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in the State Register on June 27, 2007, the State Education Department received the following comment on the proposed rule.
COMMENT:
Currently, section 100.3(a)(3) requires schools operating prekindergarten and kindergarten programs to develop procedures “to actively involve each child's parents or guardians in such programs.” The proposed rule would replace this with a requirement in new section 100.3(a)(4) to develop procedures “to ensure the active engagement of parents and guardians in the education of their children.” The commenter requested clarification on whether the proposed change in phraseology is intended to change the focus of the regulations with regard to parental involvement.
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE:
The intent of the proposed new language, as well as the existing language, is to reinforce the importance of parents playing an active role in the education of their children. The terms parent involvement and parent engagement are used interchangeably in much of the literature on this subject. The revised Board of Regents policy on parent and family partnerships defines partnership as active engagement between parents and families and the education community supporting student achievement. The proposed language in section 100.3(a)(4) is consistent with the Regents policy and no change to the proposed rule is required.
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