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A positive school climate promotes school safety, student self-esteem, emotional well-being, mental health, and lower incidences of substance abuse, student absenteeism, and suspensions. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) continues to promote initiatives to foster student engagement and thereby increase student achievement, safety, and wellness.

Our Social Emotional Learning materials support the state's ESSA plan priorities and promote a positive school climate. The resources outline benchmarks and frameworks for educators to implement Social Emotional Learning practices in their schools and classrooms.

Mental health education can assist young people and their families and result in positive decision-making and life-long success.

School Safety indicates the safety of the school’s environment based on reported incidents.

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Accountability Status

School Designations
Good Standing District	Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) School	Target District
A district in Good Standing demonstrates success in all performance goals.	Schools that struggled to prepare all of their students with some or all indicators of success.	Districts that struggled to prepare some of their student subgroups on some or all indicators are identified as Target Districts.

Financial Transparency

Learn about the equity and effectiveness of our federal, state, and local educational resources.

Fiscal transparency reports outline how much each school is spending per student and the source of the funds. These fiscal transparency reports were issued for the first time in 2020 for the 2018-19 school year, and annual releases will be available after April 1st in each subsequent year. At the district level, they will inform conversations within districts about whether equitable resources are being provided at the school level. At the state level, these reports will help inform future Board of Regents State Aid requests and other policymaking decisions.

College, Career, and Civic Readiness

College, Career, and Civic Readiness is an indication of how well the school or district has prepared its students for life beyond high school.

The College, Career, and Civic Readiness Index measures school quality and student success. The indicators included in the index measure how well students are prepared to be involved in activities important to being a productive citizen, whether they plan to attend college, or whether they plan to enter the workforce after high school. A school is awarded a level of 1-4, with 4 being the highest level a school can earn.

For more information about College, Career, and Civic Readiness (CCCR) levels by student subgroup, please refer to your school or district’s full report on CCCR levels.