Approved New York State ESSA Plan

Request for Public Comments on Reimagine Phase ESSA Plan Proposal 

Beyond the current Rebuild Phase, which will end after the 2024-25 school year, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has collaborated with stakeholders, consulted with educational experts, and reviewed feedback from the Restart and Rebuild Phases of New York State's accountability system to plan for the transition into the Reimagine Phase, which will begin in the 2025-26 school year using 2024-25 school year results. NYSED has prepared proposals to amend the accountability section of the New York State consolidated State plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). 

Incorporating input from educational experts and stakeholders, including public comment from a recent survey that closed on May 31, 2024, the proposed amendments include:  

• Modifications to components from the two-year Rebuild Phase, such as accountability indicators, identification criteria, and exit criteria;  

• Reintroduction of the elementary/middle level Growth and high school level College, Career, and Civic Readiness (CCCR) accountability indicators; and 

• Replacement of Chronic Absenteeism indicator with a new Attendance indicator. 

NYSED is opening another public comment opportunity on these proposed amendments. Public comments can be emailed to ESSAComments@nysed.gov through Wednesday, July 31, 2024.   

A redline draft version of the New York State consolidated State plan under ESSA can be found here. The redline amendments can be found on pages 1-144 and 222-238 of the plan. 

2025-26 Redline Draft of the New York State Consolidated State Plan under ESSA 

The “Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Accountability Reimagine Phase” informational webinar, available on the NYSED Reimagine Accountability webpage, also provides information about the proposed Reimagine Phase.  

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