Extends provisions of law relating to directing the commissioner of education to promulgate regulations limiting the engines of school vehicles to remain idling while parked or standing on school grounds.
Establishes a farm-to-school food service reimbursement program for school districts which have purchased at least thirty percent of their total food products, including both dairy and non-dairy products, for their food service programs from New York state farmers, growers, producers or processors, based upon the number of federally reimbursable meals served to students under such program agreements entered into by the commissioner and such districts.
Renames the Syracuse Comprehensive Education and Workforce Training Center as the Syracuse Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics high school.
Requires the commissioner of education to develop and adopt instruction in financial and insurance literacy for students in grades nine through twelve.
Requires the commissioner of education to develop guidelines to encourage those in high school to participate in apprenticeships and to raise awareness in apprenticeship opportunities.
Requires the regents of the university of the state of New York to make available to all public and private schools in the state materials and pacing guides to aid in the instruction of the Holocaust and other genocides; requires such materials and pacing guides to be developed to provide education aligned with the regents kindergarten through twelfth grade social studies framework and to be developed by the regents in consultation with Holocaust education centers and museums.
Relates to annual professional performance reviews of teachers and principals; establishes an optional system of annual professional performance review plans; repeals provisions relating to streamlined removal procedures for teachers rated ineffective.
Relates to annual professional performance reviews of teachers and principals; establishes an optional system of annual professional performance review plans; repeals provisions relating to streamlined removal procedures for teachers rated ineffective.
Establishes the task force on pandemic learning loss in New York state to assess the impact of remote learning on children's progress in various disciplines; requires a report; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.