N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 100.20

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, May 8, 2024

Section 100.20 - Graduation and Diploma Requirements for Students Covered Under the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, in order to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents, school districts and charter schools that receive public funding and serve students of active duty military families who a re formally enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade shall comply with the provisions of Education Law §§ 3300-3307 and this section relating to educational records, enrollment, placement decisions, excused absences, residency determinations and graduation requirements.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) Military children shall mean those children for which the "interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children" applies as set forth in Education Law § 3303;

(2) Receiving state shall mean New York State, the State to which a child of a military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought; and

(3) Sending state shall mean the state from which a child of a military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought.

(c) Graduation and diploma requirements. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, in accordance with Education Law § 3307(2), a public school district or charter school, shall accept the following to meet the diploma requirements for such students in New York State:

(1) exit or end of course examinations required for graduation in the sending state, where the principal from the school in the sending state attests in writing to the principal of the school in the receiving state that the student has achieved a satisfactory passing score on such exam(s) and that he/she has met the proficiency standards for the course(s) assessed in the sending state; provided that, prior to accepting such exam(s), the principal of the school in the receiving state may request additional information regarding the course(s) and exam(s) from the principal of the school in the sending state;

(2) national norm referenced achievement tests, where the principal from the school in the sending state attests in writing that the student has achieved a score equal to or greater than the national grade equivalent corresponding to the grade in which the corresponding Regents examination required for graduation is typically administered; and

(3) where the principal of the school in the sending state has accepted course credit for a course that would typically culminate in an examination required for graduation in New York State, the principal of the school in the receiving state shall accept any corresponding alternative end of course local examination for such course(s), where the principal from the school in the sending state attests in writing that the student has achieved a score on such exam that meets the proficiency standards for the course assessed in the sending state; provided that, prior to accepting such exam(s), the principal of the school in the receiving state may request additional information regarding the course(s) and exam(s ) from the principal of the school in the sending state.

(d) If none of the alternatives in subdivision (c) of this section can be accommodated by the principal of the school in the receiving state for a student transferring into such school at the beginning of or during grade 12, then the principal of the school in the receiving state shall provide written notice to the principal of the school in the sending state which shall include notice that the school district in the sending state shall ensure that the student receives a diploma from the school district in the sending state if the student meets the graduation requirements of the school district in the sending state. In the event that the sending state is not a member of the interstate military compact, the receiving state shall use best efforts to facilitate on-time graduation of the student using the exams described in subdivision (c) of this section.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 100.20

Adopted New York State Register September 27, 2017/Volume XXXIX, Issue 39, eff. 9/27/2017