Each school year, districts/schools must develop a policy or review the existing policy for providing Academic Intervention Services (AIS). The median scale scores between Levels 2 and 3 for the Grades 3-8 ELA and Mathematics assessments are provided below for the purpose of identifying students to receive AIS.

As per part 100.2 (ee) Regulations of the Commissioner effective July 18, 2023, districts/schools may, but are not required to, conduct the two-step identification process (outlined below) for grade 3-8 students. Those districts/schools that do not use the twostep identification process may make an identification based solely on district/school developed procedures applicable to all grade 3-8 students during the 2024-2025 school year.

2024 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests Median Scale Score between Level 2 and Level 3

Description of the Two-Step Process for Identifying Students to Receive AIS

All students performing below the median scale score between a Level 2/partially proficient and a Level 3/proficient on a Grade 3-8 ELA or Mathematics state assessment shall be considered for AIS. At district/school discretion, this step does not have to be used for SY 2024-2025.

As a second step for districts/schools using state assessment scores, or for all other districts/schools, a procedure that considers multiple measures of student performance must be used for deciding which students shall receive AIS. The district/school-developed procedure must be applied uniformly and equitably at each grade level. These multiple measures may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Developmental reading assessments for grades K-6;
2. New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT);
3. Benchmark and lesson-embedded assessments for reading and math in grades K-6 based on teacher designed and selected assessments;
4. Common formative assessments that provide information about students’ skills;
5. Unit and lesson assessments for ELA, mathematics, science, social studies and Languages Other than English (LOTE) for grades 7-8; and/or
6. Results of psychoeducational evaluations based on a variety of assessments and inventories.

After the district/schools considers a student’s scores on multiple measures of student performance, they will decide whether the student must receive AIS. District policies for providing AIS, including a description of which student performance measures and associated scores will be used to decide eligibility, must be posted on the district/school website and/or distributed to parents in writing. 

Questions about AIS can be directed to the Office of Student Support Services at (518) 486-6090 or StudentSupportServices@nysed.gov.