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Office of Accountability
The Office of Accountability oversees the compliance for schools and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in New York State. The Office works to close the achievement gap by identifying and supporting schools and LEAs that are low-performing, as well as those interested in replicating the best practices of the State’s high performing and rapidly improving schools and districts. The Office implements New York’s Differentiated Accountability system by supporting schools and LEAs that are in improvement, corrective action or restructuring through the assignment of School Quality Review Teams, Joint Intervention Teams, and Distinguished Educators, who review organizational structures and educational practices and make recommendations for improvement.
In addition, the Office oversees initiatives that provide support and technical assistance in the development, implementation and evaluation of programs for limited English proficient / English language learners (LEP/ELLs), as well as to foreign language (FL) students within the State’s P-12 initiative.
The Office has five units that oversees several programs/initiatives, which work to ensure equity and access to high quality educational programs for all students by managing State and Federal allocations to LEAs, including budget approvals and monitoring of grant programs that serve low-income, migrant, homeless, LEP/ELLs, and neglected and delinquent youth.
The five units within the Office of Accountability are as follows:
- Accountability, Policy and Administration
- Bilingual Education & Foreign Language Studies
- Intervention, Evaluation and Best Practices
- School Improvement
- Title I School and Community Services