Unwaivering Decision
Scores of parents and advocacy groups from across New York state converged on the State Capital yesterday in a zero hour attempt to persuade the Board of Regents to vote “no” on the adoption of an amendment to NYSED regulation CR-100.2(ee) which would allow local school districts to waive the provision of academic intervention services (AIS) for certain students that do not currently meet grade standards in math or ELA.
Under rules adopted in 2000, students that score Level 1 or 2 on state exams are entitled to receive AIS. However, as a result of the recent test score recalibration, the amendment will allow districts the sole discretion to exempt students from these services if they would have
