Self Assessment, Alternate Cohort, and Special Act Alternate Accountability System
The Accountability, Policy and Administration office is responsible for determining AYP for Self Assessment schools, and schools with Alternate Cohorts. This office also makes SURR determinations for Special Acts schools.
1. If you are looking for information on completing a Self Assessment for 11-12, please scroll down to Section 1
2. For information on alternate cohort accountability, please scroll down to section 2
3. Special Acts Alternate Accountability System is explained in Section 3
Section 1: Self Assessment System for Schools
Please Note: Self Assessment Requirements and Form for the 2011-12 School Year posted.
In accordance with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) must be determined for each public school and charter school in the State. To meet this requirement of NCLB, Commissioner’s Regulation Part 100.2(p) requires that a self-assessment be conducted in those schools for which decisions regarding AYP cannot be made based upon students’ participation in State assessments.
The deadline to submit the completed form is August 24, 2012. Completed forms should be sent via e-mail to Self Assessment Help .
Questions about this requirement may be directed to Paulette Coppin at (718) 722-4553.
Tentative List of Self Assessment Schools for 2011-12 (22 KB) 
Self Assessment Form for 2011-12
(33 KB)
NCLB Statewide Self Assessment Requirements
for 2011-12 (28 KB) 
Template of letter sent to respective
Districts/Charter Schools (45 KB)
Section 2: Accountability system for schools with alternate cohort
Section 100.2(p)(16)(iii) of Commissioner’s Regulations allows schools in which more than half the students enrolled have previously been enrolled in another high school or in which more than half the enrollment is receiving special education services to voluntarily submit the performance of an alternative high school cohort.
Alternate cohort Memo (44 KB)
Alternate Cohort data submission guidelines
for 2008 cohort (40 KB) 
Section 3: Special Act District Alternative Accountability System
Please note - Data collection for this program is suspended till further notice
Participating Special Act Districts have been approved to pilot the use of STAR assessments towards evaluating academic gains and gap reduction. The results from STAR assessments will be used only to determine SURR status, and will not be used to determine AYP status; unless the school does not have an accountability cohort.