Forms

This site gathers together many State Education Department publications and forms. Some of the documents are PDF files. In order to view them, you will need to use Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader for free.  (www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep2.html)

Forms:

Appeals to the Commissioner - Instructions and forms for filing an Appeal to the Commissioner.

Consent Process - Some educational institutions must be incorporated by the Board of Regents (e.g. historical societies, libraries, museums and charter schools). Other entities may be formed under the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, the Business Corporation Law, the Partnership Law or the Limited Liability Company Law with the consent of the Commissioner of Education.

Forms and Applications for Individuals with Disabilities - Applications for the Talking Book and Braille Library, the New York State School for the Blind, and financial aid for students who are deaf, deaf/blind, or hard of hearing.

Forms and Applications Related to Teachers - Forms for teacher certification, teacher discipline, and certification verification.

Forms for Institutions of Higher Education - Data collection forms for non-degree granting proprietary schools.

Forms for Professional Licenses - Forms available through the Office of the Professions, including license applications, professional discipline complaint forms, and online license verifications.

Forms for School Districts and Schools - Numerous State Aid forms, special education forms, charter school applications and forms, nonpublic secondary school registration forms, and other forms.

Forms for the New York State Library - Online forms for individual borrowers and libraries.

Grants and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) - Grant programs administered by SED and RFPs issued by SED offices.

Miscellaneous Forms and Regulations - Includes "Notice of Appearance" forms plus information and forms for Student Support Services, home schooling, and Long Term Sheltered Employment.
 

Form Links:

Appeals to the Commissioner

• Information and Forms for Appeals to the Commissioner 
• Forms for Filing an Appeal to the Commissioner Involving Homeless Children or Youth

Consent Process

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Consent Forms

Forms and Applications for Individuals with Disabilities

• Application for Admission to the New York State School for the Blind 
• Application for the Talking Book and Braille Library 
• Information and Forms for Appeals to the State Review Officer (SRO)
• Information on Applications for Financial Aid for Students who are Deaf, Deaf/Blind, or Hard of Hearing

Forms and Applications Related to Teachers

• Better Beginnings Award Application
• Employer-Employee Relations Forms - Teaching
• Fingerprinting and Background Check Forms for Teachers 
• Teacher Certification Forms
• Teacher Discipline Forms
• Teacher of the Year Application

Forms for Institutions of Higher Education

• Data Collection Forms for Institutions of Higher Education - Available through the Office of Research and Information Systems ORIS
• Distance Education Program Registration
• Forms for Non-Degree Granting Proprietary Schools
• Registration of Post secondary Education Programs
• Registration of Programs Preparing Classroom Teachers

Forms for Professional Licenses

• Forms Available Through the Office of the Professions 
• Online License Verifications 
• Professional Discipline Complaint Form
• Regents Health Care Scholarship Application
• Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarship Application

Forms for School Districts and Schools

• BOCES Forms
• Charter Schools Application Guide and Forms 
• Charter School Applications and Technical Assistance Advisory 
• Child Nutrition Forms
• Educational Management Services (Includes links to pupil transportation and school budget guidelines and forms)
• Grants Finance Unit Forms (FS-10, FS-10-A, FS-10-F, FS-25)
• Nonpublic Secondary School Registration Forms for Nonpublic School Authorities to Register with the University of the State of New York 
• NYS Indian Aid Application
• Other Data Collection Forms for Schools and BOCES 
• Pupil Transportation Forms
• Rate Setting Unit Forms 
• School Facilities and Building Aid Forms 
• STAC and Special Aids Unit Forms and Publications
• State Aid Forms 
• Strategic Evaluation Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting SEDCAR, Information and Forms, including PD-1/4 Report 
• Summer School Handbook and Forms 

Forms for the New York State Library

• New York State Library Forms 

Grants and Requests for Proposals RFPs

• Grant Finance Forms for Local Agencies 
• Library Grants Information 
• P-16 (Elementary, Middle, Secondary & Continuing Education) Funding Opportunities
• RFPs from the Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
• State Archives Grant Programs 

Miscellaneous Forms and Regulations

• Computer Recycling for Education and Technology Enhancement Act (CREATE) Application
• Home Schooling in New York State
• Long Term Sheltered Employment (LTSE) Roster
• Notice of Appearance Form for an Individual who Appears Before the State Education Department for a Fee or as a Third Party
• Student Support Services

Last Updated: Thursday, December 27, 2007

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New York State Education Department 89 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12234 If you have a question or comment about any of the New York State Education Department program areas or topic areas, please call (518) 474-3852 or check the NYSED Functional Telephone Directory at http://usny.nysed.gov/phone/ . You can also visit the Contact SED page for further information. For any questions regarding teacher certification, teacher certificates or teacher certificate extensions, please go to http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/contact.htm or call (518) 474-3901 For individuals experiencing problems with the TEACH System, please go to https://portals.nysed.gov/tcert/technical.htm or call (518) 486-6041 For questions regarding professional licenses, professional license applications, or verifications of professional licenses, please call (518) 474-3817 or go to http://www.op.nysed.gov For any questions regarding GED exams, GED diplomas, or verifications of GED degrees, please call (518) 474-5906 or go to http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ged/contact.shtml For individuals unable to access the State Aid Management System (SAMS), please call the SAMS help desk at (518) 474-2978 or email omssams@mail.nysed.gov For any questions regarding vocational rehabilitation, please call (518) 486-4031 or go to  http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/all/contact.htm If you are a person with a disability and you have a problem accessing the content on this web site, please contact: webadmin@mail.nysed.gov or call (518) 473-4501.  Please Note: The above listed phone number and/or email address is NOT to be used to request or inquire about professional licenses, student testing, teacher certification, teacher certificates, teacher certificate extensions, the TEACH system, education degrees (i.e. GED diplomas or high school/college transcripts), or any other NYSED program area or topic.

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