Frequently Used Special Education Applications
This page contains a list of applications frequently used related to the provision of special education services. This page will be updated as new or revised applications are available.
Program Approval Applications
Preschool
Please submit Preschool applications as MS Word or pdf document to: OSEAPPLICATIONS@NYSED.gov
- Initial Application for New York State Education Department Approval to Operate a Preschool Special Education and/or Multidisciplinary Evaluation Program - July 2013
- Preschool Reapproval Review Submission Packet - August 2013
- Modification Application for Approval to Expand and/or Modify a Preschool Special Education and/or Multidisciplinary Evaluation Program - September 2013
- Documentation of Preschool Regional Need
- New York City Regional Need
- CEO Change Notification - July 2020
School-Age
Please submit School-Age applications as MS Word or pdf document to: OSEAPPLICATIONS@NYSED.gov
Initial Application
- Field Advisory Memorandum - September 2013
- Initial Application for New York State Education Department Approval to Operate a Private School-Age (5-21) Special Education Program In-State or Out-of State Day/Residential - July 2020
- School-Age Intial Application-Evaluation Criteria - July 2020
Modification Application
- Field Advisory Memorandum - November 2013
- Modification Application for Approval to Expand and/or Modify a School-Age Approved Private School Program - July 2020
- Modification Application-Evaluation Criteria - July 2020
- Documentation of School-Age Regional Need
- CEO Change Notification - July 2020
Out-of-State Tuition Reimbursement Approval
Please submit Out-of-State Tuition Reimbursement Approval applications to: OOSAPP@NYSED.GOV
- Placements of Students with Disabilities in Approved Out-of-State Residential Schools 2020-21 School Year:
- Out-of-State Placement Applications – Previous School Years
Extended School Year
Please submit ESY applications as MS Word or pdf document to: OSEAPPLICATIONS@NYSED.gov
- Application Procedures and Questions and Answers on Extended School Year Programs and Services - June 2020
- Application for School Districts and BOCES Extended School Year Programs (Initial and Modification) - June 2020
- Report Listing of School District and BOCES Approved School-Age 2 Month Programs (Updated June 16, 2020)
Variance Applications
- Variance Procedures to Temporarily Exceed the Maximum Number of Students with Disabilities in an Integrated Co-teaching Services Class - January 2011
- Preschool Special Education Variance Requests - December 2017
- Special Education Variance Requests
- Variance from Section 200.15(b), (d-h) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education
Innovative Program Waivers
Commissioner's Appointments
- PHC-10 Application to the Commissioner of Education for Approval for an Evaluation to Attend a 4201 State-Supported School - September 2020
- Application to the Commissioner of Education for Approval an Evaluation to Attend a State-Operated School - PHC-10 - October 2015
- Application for Commissioner's Appointment for a Student to Attend a 4201 State-Supported School - September 2018
- Application for Tuition Assistance Program for Deaf Infants - September 2018
Miscellaneous
- Procedures for Administering State Assessments over Multiple Days to Students with Disabilities
- Annual Registration of All New Students Classified as Legally Blind for Procurement of Adapted Educational Materials Produced by the American Printing House for the Blind 2017-18
- Application for Joint CPSE