New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter L - Finance › Part 175 - State Aid › Section 175.35 - Excellence in teaching apportionments for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
For the purposes of the apportionments pursuant to sections 1950 (15) and 3602 (27)  of the Education Law, the following definitions shall
					 apply:
(1)
Salary
shall mean the amount of compensation that is to be paid to a teacher exclusive
				  of the amounts paid on behalf of a teacher for employee benefits.
(2) Except as specified in subdivision (e) of
				  this section,
teacher
shall mean a certified or licensed
				  teacher reported to the New York State Education Department through the Basic
				  Educational Data System who provides classroom instruction to students in
				  grades kindergarten through 12 on a full-time basis.
(3)
(i)
Regions
shall mean the following geographic regions, organized
				  by county as specified in the following table:
Region
Counties
New York City:
New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond
Nassau-Suffolk:
Nassau, Suffolk
Mid-Hudson:
Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster,
								Westchester
Upper Hudson:
Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery,
								Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie
Lake Champlain - Lake George:
Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Warren, Washington
Black River - St. Lawrence:
Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence
Upper Mohawk Valley:
Herkimer, Oneida
Central:
Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego
Southern Tier-East:
Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego Tioga,
								Tompkins
Southern Tier-Central:
Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben
Southern Tier-West:
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua
Genesee - Finger Lakes:
Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans,
								Seneca, Wayne, Yates
Western:
Erie, Niagara, Wyoming
(ii) Existing school districts shall be
				  assigned to regions by the county in which they are located, as designated in
				  the Code Manual for Public School Districts of New York State, 1985-86 (The
				  University of the State of New York, State Education Department, Albany, NY
				  12234: available at the Information Center on Education, Room 385, Education
				  Building Annex, State Education Department, Albany, NY 12234). School districts
				  which are reorganized after the effective date of this section shall be
				  assigned to regions by the county in which they are located, as determined by
				  the commissioner.
(iii) Existing
				  boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) shall be assigned to regions
				  as specified in the following table; provided that BOCES which are reorganized
				  after the effective date of this section shall be assigned to regions as
				  determined by the commissioner and provided further that the commissioner may
				  consolidate two or more regions into a single region for any school year or on
				  a permanent basis whenever necessary:
Region
BOCES
Nassau-Suffolk:
Nassau, Suffolk 1, Suffolk 2, Suffolk 3
Mid-Hudson:
Dutchess, Orange-Ulster, Putnam-Westchester,
								Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester 2
Upper Hudson:
Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady,
								Otsego-Delaware-Schoharie- Greene, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene,
								Saratoga-Warren
Lake Champlain - Lake George:
Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington, Hamilton-Fulton-
								Montgomery, Washington-Warren-Hamilton-Essex
Black River - St. Lawrence:
Franklin-Essex-Hamilton,
								Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer- Oneida, St. Lawrence-Lewis
Upper Mohawk Valley:
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego,
								Oneida-Madison-Herkimer
Central:
Cayuga-Onondaga, Madison-Oneida, Onondaga-Cortland-
								Madison, Oswego
Southern Tier-East:
Broome-Delaware-Tioga,
								Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego, Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga
Southern Tier-Central:
Schuyler-Chemung-Tioga, Steuben-Allegany
Southern Tier-West:
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming
Genesee - Finger Lakes:
Genesee-Wyoming, Livingston-Steuben-Wyoming, Monroe
								1, Monroe 2-Orleans, Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne, Orleans-Niagara
Western:
Erie 1, Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus
(4)
First-year, second-year,
and
third-year
shall
				  mean the number of years employed as a teacher in any school district or board
				  of cooperative educational services in New York State.
(5)
Current year
shall mean
				  the school year during which the apportionment is to be paid.
(6)
Base year
shall mean the
				  school year immediately preceding the current year.