The Edwards-Knox Central School District provides Academic Intervention Services (AIS) to students who score below the state designated performance level on state assessments and/or who are at risk of not achieving the state learning standards as measured utilizing a variety of district determined assessments.
Academic Intervention Services (AIS) means additional instruction, which supplements the instruction provided in the general curriculum. Academic Intervention Services are intended to help eligible students achieve the NYS Learning Standards in English language arts, mathematics, social studies and/or science. Additionally, students who are at risk of not gaining the knowledge and skills needed to meet or exceed designated performance levels on state assessments are required to receive AIS.
These services may include:
- Additional instruction that supplements the general curriculum and/or
- Student support services needed to address barriers to improved academic performance.
The intensity of AIS may vary; it is designed to respond to student needs as indicated through State
and/or district, formal or informal assessments.
According to NYSED Reopening Schools Guidance, Academic Intervention Services Students in Grades 3-8, including students with disabilities and English Language learners, who are at risk of not achieving State Learning Standards in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and or Science are entitled to receive Academic Intervention Services in accordance with Commissioner’s Regulations section 100.2(ee). Districts shall use a district developed procedure to be applied uniformly at each grade level for determining which students are entitled to such services. Districts may consider students’ scores on multiple measures of student performance, which include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following measures:
- Developmental reading assessment
- Benchmark and lesson embedded assessments
- Common formative assessments
- Unit and lesson assessments
- Results of psychoeducational evaluations
- Diagnostic screening for vision, hearing, and physical disabilities as well as screening for
possible disabilities pursuant to Commissioners Regulations Part 117.