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For the 2025–26 School Year and Beyond

91Ô­´´ State Education Department (91Ô­´´) has collaborated with stakeholders, consulted with educational experts, and reviewed feedback from the Restart and Rebuild Phases of 91Ô­´´ State's accountability system to develop the Reimagine Phase, which begins in the 2025-26 school year using 2024-25 school year results.

On January 8, 2025, the United States Education Department (USED) approved amendments to the accountability section of the 91Ô­´´ State Consolidated State Plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for the Reimagine Phase.

• USDE Approval Letter for Amendments to 91Ô­´´ State’s Consolidated State Plan under ESSA
• 91Ô­´´ State's Approved ESSA Plan
• 91Ô­´´ State's Approved ESSA with Tracked Changes

Fact sheets, webinars, and other resources that provide information about the Reimagine Phase of the accountability system are available on the 91Ô­´´ School and District Accountability Resources and Data webpage.

Questions about the 91Ô­´´ State accountability system can be sent to AccountInfo@nysed.gov.

ESSA Archive Information

Looking for historical information about 91Ô­´´ State's efforts to implement ESSA?

• Find archived information from 2016 to the 2024-25 school year here.