NYSAA Links

New York State Alternate Assessment

• Vocational and Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities

The VESID website contains information and answers to many of your questions about Special Education and NYSAA. It is also a source of all State Education Department publications such as:

A Parent’s Guide to Special Education

Parts 200 and 201 of the Commissioner’s Regulations on Special Education

The Safety Net, and many more.

You can register at this site to receive e-mail notifications of publications.

• Office of State Assessment

• New York State Alternate Assessment

Web Sites for Tracking and Assessing Students with Disabilities

• OSEP Ideas that Work

State Education Department and Government Websites

• SED Web Page

• U.S. Department of Education - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

• National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)

• IDEA 2004