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| Special
Services |
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| Speech,
Language, Hearing progam |
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ability to speak effectively is important to students in their
social and community settings, as well as in school. To help
improve communication skills, speech and hearing teachers are
available to: assist in conducting our diagnostic screening
process; provide remediation to speech, language and hearing
impaired students; support teachers in other departments; and
provide related services to students with disabilities according
to their Individualized Educational Program (IEP). |
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| Special
Education |
The
District operates special education programs in compliance with
the Commissioner's Regulations, Part 200. Students eligible
for these programs are reviewed and classified by the Committee
on Special Education (CSE). This body evaluates children with
potential disabilities, monitors those already designated as
having a disability, and recommends appropriate placements to
the Board of Education.
Special education programs operated in-District include resource
rooms, inclusion and special classes. Students with special
needs are placed in these facilities according to their IEP
as developed by the CSE under state guidelines. Some classified
students are in regular programs for most of the day and receive
additional daily assistance from special education teachers.
Other students with special needs are placed in special classes,
where special education teachers instruct them in applicable
academic subjects. Whenever appropriate, these students are
mainstreamed into traditional classes.
Special education students whose IEP's demand out-of-District
placement are instructed in Board of Cooperative Education Services
(BOCES) schools, or other appropriate out-of-District facilities. |
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| Psychological
Services |
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staff of psychologists provides psychological services for District
students. One psychologist is assigned to each building. Diagnostic
and consultation services are available to students with emotional,
learning or behavioral problems, as well as to children with
special needs. Students are referred to these services primarily
through guidance counselors, teachers, and school administrators.
Parents may also request these services. In addition, the psychologists
provide group counseling for students in special education classes.
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| Other
Services |
| Where
the need arises, the District provides social workers offering
education intervention and prevention programs related to drug
and alcohol abuse, as well as home instruction for pupils unable
to attend school for an extended period of time because of illness
of accident. |
 
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2007 Copyright. Valley Stream Central High School District, Valley
Stream, NY. All Rights Reserved.
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