Transparency is key to effective advocacy. This page serves as a public archive of all formal letters sent by NYCCAL member organizations to the New York State Education Department. Explore our recent work regarding state funding delays, grant application impacts, the urgent need for increased testing accessibility across the five boroughs, among other challenges.

Date	Subject/Issue	Recipient	Outcome
10/14/2025	Request for ALE Funding Information	Deputy Commissioner Meyers-Ruff	Unanswered
6/26/2025	Timeline of ALE Awards	Deputy Commissioner Meyers-Ruff	Released
3/19/2025	Request to Discuss HSE	Deputy Commissioner Ceylane Meyers-Ruff, Directors Fiormelissa Johnson and Ruth Singer	Meeting and inclusion of more HSE data in future RAEN Program Managers Meetings
3/20/2023	Lack of GED Testing Seats	Deputy Commissioner Ceylane Meyers-Ruff, Directors Fiormelissa Johnson and Ruth Singer	Two meetings and AEPP resolved to keep discussion of GED issues as part of RAEN Program Managers Mtgs