Continuum of Services - Out of District Services

Out-of-District Special Education Programs

• Private Schools- In-state or Out-of-State Private Schools - A student with a disability may be placed in a private school program when recommended by the Committee on Special Education. Private school placement shall only be recommended if such placement is in the least restrictive environment.

• Transitional Support Services- Students with disabilities at the High School level receive transitional support services to assist them through the transition from high school to post-secondary education or employment.

• Twelve Month Special Service - Students shall be considered for 12-month special services and/or programs in accordance with their need to prevent substantial regression, if they are students whose management needs are determined to be highly intensive and require a high degree of individualized attention; students with severe multiple disabilities, whose programs consist primarily of habilitation and treatment; students who are recommended for home and hospital instruction whose special education needs are determined to be highly intensive and require a high degree of individualized attention and intervention or who have severe multiple disabilities and require primarily habilitation and treatment; students whose needs are so severe that they can be met only in a seven-day residential program; or students who are not in programs during the period from September through June and who, because of their disabilities, exhibit the need for a 12-month special service and/or program provided in a structured learning environment of up to 12 months duration in order to prevent substantial regression as determined by the committee on special education.

• BOCES Services- Depending on the needs of the student as determined during the referral process, they may be referred to a program provided by Capital Region BOCES - click here to learn more

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