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Field Memos

2025-2026 School Year

DATE ISSUED TITLE
July 7, 2025

2025-2026 Child Counts Memo
May 27, 2025

Understanding Your 2025-2026 Prekindergarten Funding

 

2024-2025 School Year

DATE ISSUED TITLE
July 12, 2024 Financial Management System and Personnel Activity Reports -Internal Controls
July 12, 2024 2024-2025 PreK Child Counts Reporting Deadline (March 12, 2025) and Guidance on Reporting UPK and SUFDPK Children in SIRS
May 30, 2024 Field Guidance for Promoting Positive Behavior and Addressing Exclusionary Discipline Practices in Prekindergarten Programs
May 13, 2024 Understanding Your 2024-2025 Prekindergarten Funding
May 6, 2024 Field Guidance for 2025 New Law
April 15, 2024 2024-2025 Prekindergarten Initial Survey and Application

 

2023-2024 School Year

DATE ISSUED TITLE
March 22, 2024 Field Guidance for the Use of Building Aid to Support Expansion of UPK/SUFDPK Spaces
September 29, 2023 Prekindergarten & Kindergarten Guidance for Supporting Toilet Learning
September 21, 2023 2023-2024 PreK Child Counts Reporting Deadline and Guidance on Reporting Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) and Statewide Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten (SUFDPK) Children in SIRS
July 1, 2023

State-Administered Prekindergarten Important Dates Calendar
June 1, 2023 Understanding Your 2023-2024 UPK Allocation & UPK Federal Expansions Allocation

 

2022-2023 School Year

DATE ISSUED TITLE
June 1, 2023 Guidance for Commissioner’s Regulations Section 151-1.3 regarding the staffing qualifications for eligible agencies who partner with a public school district for the provision of prekindergarten (PreK) services.

January 6, 2023

Prekindergarten Health and Safety Checklist
September 29, 2022 2022-2023 Guidance on Reporting Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) and Statewide Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten (SUFDPK) Children in SIRS
September 20, 2022 Approval of Emergency Regulations at the September Board of Regents Meeting
August 5, 2022 Understanding Your 2022-2023 Universal Prekindergarten Allocation and Universal Prekindergarten Expansions Grant Allocation
August 5, 2022 Understanding Your 2022-2023 SUFDPK Award

 

2021-2022 School Year

DATE ISSUED TITLE
February 17, 2022 2021 – 2022 Important Prekindergarten Deadlines
January 13, 2022 Voluntarily Registered Nursery Schools' and Kindergartens' Communication With OEL
January 12, 2022 Memo to Districts Running Expansion Programs in 21-22

December 9, 2021

 UPDATED 2021-2022 Guidance on Reporting Universal Prekindergarten (PreK) and Statewide Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten (SUFDPK) Children in SIRS | New York State Education Department 
September 27, 2021 2021-2022 Guidance on Reporting Prekindergarten (PreK) Children in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS)
May 14, 2021 Understanding Your 2021-2022 Universal Prekindergarten Allocation & Universal Prekindergarten Expansions Grant Allocation 
May 14, 2021 Understanding Your 2021-2022 SUFDPK Award
July 1, 2021 School District Responsibilities for Preschool Inclusion in Publicly Funded Prekindergarten Programs 

 

2020-2021 School Year

DATE ISSUED TITLE

March 2015

Re-posted May 6, 2021

 Eligibility of State-Administered Pre-K Programs for Child Nutrition Programs
January 12, 2021 Reminder to Submit FS-10-A Amendments for the 2020-2021 School Year
January 5, 2021 2020-21SY Child Count Reporting for State-funded UPK Programs
January 4, 2021 Acceptable Experience for Professional Teacher Certification in Early Childhood Settings
November 3, 2020 2020-21SY Child Count Change in Data Pull Date
September 30, 2020 2020-2021 Guidance on Reporting Pre-K Children in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS)
September 23, 2020 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on School Reopening Regarding Teaching and Learning
August 14, 2020 Understanding Your 2020-2021 Universal Prekindergarten Allocation
August 14, 2020 2020-2021 Statewide Universal Prekindergarten Allocation and Application
August 14, 2020 2020-2021 TPK Allocation and Application

Previous School Years

DATE ISSUED TITLE

March 2015

Re-posted May 6, 2021

 Eligibility of State-Administered Pre-K Programs for Child Nutrition Programs