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Continuum of Services
Committee on Preschool Special
Education (CPSE)
CPSE Meeting Dates
Extended Year School Program
Helpful Links
Procedural Safeguards Notice
(.pdf file)
Referral Process
Quality Assurance
Review Process
Parent Resources |
Watervliet City Schools
believes in placing students in programs that are in
the least restrictive environment which is
consistent with New York State Education Department
(NYSED) regulations. This means that a student with
disabilities is provided with special education and
services to the maximum extent appropriate with
other students who do not have disabilities and as
close as possible to the student's home.
Special education services are available to any
student with a mental, physical or emotional
impairment that affects his or her educational
performance. For school-age children, this may
include autism, deafness, deaf-blindness, emotional
disturbance, hearing impairment, learning
disability, mental retardation, multiple
disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health
impairment, speech or language impairment, traumatic
brain injury, or visual impairment (including
blindness).
The Individual with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) establishes a prominent and active role for
parents and teachers in planning and implementing
educational programs for students with disabilities.
Parents work hand-in-hand with their child's
teachers and other district staff to formulate their
child's IEP.
Please follow the links to the left for more
information about Watervliet's Special Education
Program.
Special Education Contacts:
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Janelle
0. Yanni |
Director of Programs
and Pupil Services |
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Barbara DiPofi |
Special Education
Secretary |
| Elizabeth
Slate |
Special Education
Secretary |
| Phone:
518.629-3202 |
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| Fax:
518.629.3262 |
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