For the special education district plan and a parent handbook, please view the files linked at the bottom of the page.
Philosophy
The philosophy of Special Education in the °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±¼Ç¼ City School District is to provide for the early identification and assessment of potentially disabled students. This District is committed to provide an appropriate individualized Special Education Program for students deemed by New York State Education Department Regulations and the committee on Special Education.
The °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±¼Ç¼ City School District Special Education Department provides the continuum of service models. This model includes, but is not limited to the provision of the following: related services, transitional support services, resource room, inclusion, consultant teacher services, self-contained classes, BOCES programs, 853 Day School, homebound/hospital instruction and residential placement.
Students with disabilities, in the °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±¼Ç¼ City School District, are considered an integral part of the total student population. The District is committed to provide excellence in education to both disabled students and their non-disabled peers.
It is the goal of the Teaching and Learning Department, in conjunction with the Board of Education policies, to provide the least restrictive learning environment for disabled students within the regular school program. Management, academic, physical and social needs are addressed for each student in order to promote success in regular settings on all levels of education.
Special Education Team
Special Education Office: 845-943-3073
Ms. Beth Lewis-Jackson, Director of Special Education
Mrs. Kimberly S. Terwilliger, Assistant Director of Special Education Elementary
Ms. Angela Sterbenz, Assistant Director of Special Education Secondary, 845-943-3764
Secretaries to Directors:
Amy Pettit, 845-943-3023
Purchasing Secretary: Erica Peterson, 845-943-3074
Julie Craig, CPSE Chairperson, 845-943-3531
Secretary: Ann Marie Melchionne, 845-943-3076
Sharon Braswell, Middle School CSE Chairperson, 845-943-3071
Secretary: Amie Terpening, 845-943-3062
Allison Taylor, Elementary CSE Chairperson, 845-943-3080
Secretary: Alexander (Rex) Borcherdt, 845-943-3079
Jennifer Freer, KHS CSE Chairperson
Secretary: Lisa Naccarato, 845-943-3768
Important Links:
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Parts 200 and 201
Parent's Guide to Special Education Including Due Process
Parents of Parentally Placed Students with Disabilities in Elementary and Secondary Nonpublic Schools
New York State Education Department Office of Special Education
New York State Office of Mental Health
Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Autism Consortium
