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When students access school based mental health programs: Schools see an increase in grades, attendance, student self-esteem, overall child health, and parent and teacher knowledge of mental health issues. Schools also see a decrease in absenteeism and emergency room use for mental health services.
These accommodations help students with special health needs to participate in New York City Department of Education (DOE) programs and activities on an equal basis with their peers who do not have disabilities. This guide explains who qualifies for accommodations, how to apply, and how accommodation plans are developed.
Chancellor's Regulation A-411 sets the NYC Public Schools policy and guidelines for responding to and de-escalating situations when students are experiencing behavioral crises. The regulation requires for each school to establish a Crisis Team who prepares to assess and respond to the emotional needs of students, staff, and the school community ...
The Citywide Behavioral Expectations to Support Student Learning (including the Discipline Code) provide descriptions of conduct that meet the standards of behavior expected of NYC students, and it also outlines conduct that does not meet these standards.
The NYC Department of Education (DOE) and the Office of School Health (OSH) work together to provide health services to students with special health needs. If your child needs health services or medical accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, complete the applicable form(s) in this packet.
30 sie 2024 · • Updated guidance on holding Manifestation Determination Reviews (MDRs) for students whom the DOE is “deemed to know” have a disability. • Expanded information on completing exit summaries for students who will be graduating with a local or Regents diploma or aging out.
The NYC DOE must provide students with health education according to New York State Education Law 804, and under rules set out in Commissioner’s Regulations 135.