NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
MISSION
To raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York.
VISION
We will provide leadership for a system that yields the best educated people in the world.
REGENTS GOALS
- All students will meet high standards for academic performance and personal behavior and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required by a dynamic world.
- All educational institutions will meet Regents high performance standards.
- The public will be served by qualified, ethical professionals who remain current with best practice in their fields and reflect the diversity of New York State.
- Education, information, and cultural resources will be available and accessible to all people.
- Resources under our care will be used or maintained in the public interest.
- Our work environment will meet high standards.
OVERVIEW
The Program Description Handbook is a companion document to the Education Department's Budget Proposal Summary. The Handbook provides narrative descriptions of the various Department programs. The Program Description Handbook contains the following information:
PROGRAM: The program’s technical and familiar name plus any acronyms.
DESCRIPTION: A brief description of the program and the population which it serves.
REGENTS GOALS: Any of the six Regents goals which the program addresses.
AUTHORITY: The statutory and/or regulatory provisions establishing the program.
FUNDING SOURCE(S): The Program Description Handbook should not be used for definitive fiscal information. General program funding from all sources is shown (for the most recent prior year) to provide a general sense of overall program size. If more than one funding source is provided, the approximate percentage of each source is indicated. For more definitive, up-to-date and detailed fiscal information, the Budget Proposal summary should be consulted.
CONTACT OFFICE: The office and voice, fax and/or e-mail address where information regarding the program may be obtained.
Due to spending control restrictions the Program Description Handbook will no longer be printed. It will be available on the Education Department’s internet web site (http://www.oms.nysed.gov/budget/pro2010/) and additions and updates will be provided as needed throughout the year on the internet site.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Regents Goals | Overview | Index | OCE | EMSC | OHE | OMS | OP | VESID
Office of Cultural Education
Educational Television and Public Broadcasting
State Archives and Records Administration:
- State Archives – Archival Services
- State Archives – Archives Partnership Trust
- State Archives – Government Records Services
- State Archives – Public Education and Outreach Services
- State Library
- State Library – Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants
- State Library – Research Library Services
- State Museum – Public and Educational Services
- State Museum – Research, Research Services and Collections
- State Museum – Statewide Services
Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education
Academic Intervention for Nonpublic Schools
Adult Basic Education (Welfare Education Program – WEP)
Adult Literacy Education (ALE) Program
AIDS Institute Suballocation for HIV/AIDS
Career and Technical Education Improvement Act (CTEIA) Career Pathways Programs in Tech Prep
Career and Technical Education Improvement Act (CTEIA) Criminal Offender
Career and Technical Education Improvement Act (CTEIA) Services for Nontraditional Activities
Center for Disease Control Cooperative Agreement
Employment Preparation Education (EPE) State Aid
Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Program (ESD/SVP)
Learning Technology Grant (LTG) Program
National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
New York State Center for School Safety
Nonpublic Mandated Services Aid
Postsecondary Education Aid for Native Americans
School Bus Driver Safety Training Program
Schools Under Registration Review (SURR)
State Aid for Limited English Proficient Students
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Teacher Resource and Computer Training Centers
The Children’s Institute (formerly known as Primary Mental Health Project)
Title I, Part A–Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
Title I, Part A–School Improvement (Accountability)
Title I, Part B, Subpart 3–William F. Goodling Programs-Even Start Family Literacy
Title I, Part C–Education of Migratory Children
Title II, Part A-Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund (Formula)
Title II, Part B- Mathematics and Science Partnerships
Title II, Part D-Enhancing Education Through Technology (Formula)
Title II Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Integrated English Literacy/Civics Education
Title III Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient Students
Title IV, Part A–Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act-Allocational
Title IV, Part B-21st Century Community Learning Centers
Title VI, Part B, Subpart 2-Rural and Low-Income School Program
Title X, Part C–Homeless Education
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) - Title II
Office of Higher Education
Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP)
Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS)
Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP)
Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP)
Mentor Teacher Internship Program
Office of School Personnel Review and Accountability (OSPRA)
Office of Teaching Initiatives
Scholarships and Grants Administration Unit
Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP)
Teacher Opportunity Corps (TOC)
Teacher/Leader Quality Partnerships (TLQP)
Unrestricted Aid to Independent Colleges and Universities (Bundy Aid)
Office of Operations and Management Services
Education Department Capital Projects
Office of the Professions
Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
Early Childhood Direction Centers (ECDCs)
Education of Children with Disabilities
Independent Living Centers (ILCs)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)