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September 2, 2021:  Interim New York State Department of Health Guidance for Classroom Instruction in P - 12 Schools During the 2021-2022 Academic Year

(Please click above to view the pdf of the guidance)

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New PTA Year, New Officer Checklist

You can email Lori Fontana, Region Director at suffolkrd1@gmail.com

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CDC & AAP Guidance on School Opening 2021-2022

Click here to view the CDC's Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools.  Click here to view the American Academy of Pediatrics' COVID-19 Guidance for Safe Schools.

Update on Reopening "Health and Safety Guide"

August 12, 2021 via NYS PTA:

To read the SED news release, click here

To read the "Health and Safety Guide", click here

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June 30, 2021 via NYS PTA:

"Special Education Update: We are so excited to share that a critical end of session priority of NYS PTA was just signed by Governor Cuomo - A.8021 (Abinati). This law allows school districts to continue to provide certain special education services to certain students who may have turned 21 during the 19-20 or 20-21 school years.

If you believe this new law, effective immediately, might apply to your child, please contact your school districts as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at execdirector@nyspta.org.

Thank you to the many advocates who worked with PTA leaders in the last days of session to get this done, and to Assemblyman Abinati, Senators Harckham and Mayer, Gov Cuomo, and SED for working extensively on this issue."