School and District Accountability

Approved Reimagine Phase Beginning in the 2025-26 School Year

The United States Department of Education approved amendments to the accountability section of the New York State Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan on January 8, 2025. The approved New York State ESSA plan can be found on the Approved New York State ESSA Plan page.

At the June 2025 Board of Regents meeting, amendments to Sections 100.19 and 100.21 of Commissioner’s Regulations were approved under permanent action. 

Static Cut Points and Statewide Measures of Interim Progress and Long-Term Goals

In alignment with the approved ESSA plan, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) released the static cut points for the Core Subject Performance and Attendance indicators, as well as the statewide Measures of Interim Progress and Long-Term Goals, which can be used to inform continuous improvement planning. These resource are available on the NYSED School and District Accountability Resources and Data webpage. 

Reimagine Phase Accountability Fact Sheets

NYSED has released a series of informational fact sheets about New York State’s accountability system Reimagine Phase to provide general overviews of: 

• major components of the Reimagine Phase accountability system;  
• accountability support model identification and exit criteria; and  
• accountability indicators. 

Fact sheets and additional resources can be found on the NYSED School and District Accountability Resources and Data webpage.

Questions about the New York State accountability system can be sent to AccountInfo@nysed.gov.