Special Education
Special Education is a Service, Not a Place.
ABOUT US
Special education services are provided when a student qualifies according to Part 200 of the New York State Regulations.
All students are provided interventions and supports in general education before being referred for an eligibility determination in special education. When data shows that students are not making adequate progress toward meeting grade level standards when supported by tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3 interventions in general education, a referral to special education will be made to determine eligibility for special education.
CONTINUUM OF SERVICES & LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT
Special education services are provided on a continuum from least restrictive to most restrictive.
All services on the continuum are available for consideration to meet student needs. Skaneateles Central Schools provides services and supports to allow all students to access grade level standards and content delivered in regular education along side their grade level peers.
Services and supports are provided in regular education so that the student can make meaningful progress toward IEP goals with supplementary aides and services. Removal from the regular education environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability of the child is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved successfully.
• Continuum of Services
• General Education
• General Education with Related Services
• Consultant Teacher Services
• Resource Room
• Integrated Co-Teaching (Grades 1-5 ELA)
• Special Class (District and BOCES)
PROVIDERS/STAFF/TEAMS
Service providers in special education include special education teachers, general education teachers, reading teachers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists. We contract with local BOCES for hearing and vision services.
Jennifer Whipple
Director of Learning
jwhipple@skanschools.org
Shelly Hutson
CSE/CPSE Secretary
mhutson@skanschools.org
