Eligibility for academic intervention services (AIS) will be determined based on a student’s performance on state assessment exams and/or in accordance with the uniformly applied District-developed, District-adopted procedures. Academic intervention services may include additional instruction supplementing the instruction provided in the general curriculum and/or student support services such as guidance, counseling, attendance, and study skills needed to support improved academic performance.
Eligible students will receive services consistent with law and regulations which shall commence no later than the beginning of the semester following a determination that a student is eligible for such services.
Eligibility for academic intervention services (AIS) for students in grade three (3) to grade eight (8) will be determined based on a two-step process:
All students performing below the NYSED-determined median scale score as identified on the grade 3-8 NYS ELA and Mathematics assessments within their grade and subject per the Commissioner’s Regulations § 100.2 shall be considered for AIS.
Students identified to be considered for AIS pursuant to the first step set forth above, and/or students who do not have a grade 3-8 NYS ELA and Mathematics assessment score, shall receive AIS based upon multiple measures of quantitative and qualitative measures of student achievement, as determined by the District.
Students whose performance is only slightly higher than the benchmarks identified by the District for receiving AIS will be monitored by their teacher(s) and receive in-class support to ensure their growth in accordance with the District’s Response to Intervention Plan.
Parent Notification and Involvement
Notification on Commencement of Services
The Principal will notify the parents of a student determined to be in need of academic intervention services and the services to be provided, in writing, upon the commencement of such services. The teacher will contact the parent to discuss the reason(s) for the referral for academic intervention services.
Notification on Ending of Services
The Principal will notify the parent, in writing, when academic intervention services are no longer needed. The teacher will notify the parent of the reason(s) for concluding academic intervention services. In addition, the District/schools will provide ongoing communication with parents which must include opportunities to consult with teachers and other professional staff, regular reports on the student’s progress, and information on ways to monitor and work with educators to improve the student’s performance.
All parent notifications and communications will be done in English and translated, when appropriate, into the native language or mode of communication of the parents.
Description and Review of Academic Intervention Services
The Superintendent, in consultation with each Principal, will maintain a description of academic intervention and/or student support services for each school.
This description will include any variations in services in schools within the District and will specifically delineate:
the District-wide procedures used to determine the need for academic intervention services;
the academic intervention instructional and/or support services to be provided;
whether instructional services and/or support services are offered during the regular school day or during an extended school day or year; and
the criteria for ending services, including, if appropriate, performance levels that students must obtain on District-selected assessments.
Every two years, the Superintendent shall review and revise, as appropriate, the description of academic intervention services based on student performance results and present such revised description to the Board for approval.
Ref: 8 NYCRR §§100.1(g); 100.2(r), (ee); 100.4(b)(2)(vi), (c)(5), (h)
Adopted date : September 26, 2016
Amended date: December 4, 2023