Staff directory -- including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses

Special Education Services Plan 2006-2008 -- Download the plan and appendices (PDF document*)

Parent Guide to Special Education -- Link to this helpful publication from the New York State Education Department

Do you have a preschool child with disabilities? -- Information on the Committee on Preschool Special Education

School district seeks parent volunteers for Special Education committees
The Niskayuna Central School District Student Support Services Office is seeking parent volunteers to join the Committee on Special Education (CSE) or the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE). State laws require school districts to have parent representation during CSE and CPSE meetings. If a parent representative is not present for full CSE/CPSE meetings, those meetings must be canceled. Presently, the Niskayuna school district does not have sufficient parent representatives for CSE and CPSE meetings. If you are interested in becoming a CSE/CPSE parent member, please call the Student Support Services Office at 382-2525, ext. 50739, 50738 or 50735 by November 7. More information about becoming a parent representative

Niskayuna introduces Model Transition Program to help students with disabilities transition to life after high school
Niskayuna Central School District’s Office of Student Support Services has partnered with the Guilderland and Mohonasen school districts to present a series of workshops for parents and students with disabilities to help plan for life beyond high school—whether that includes continuing their education at college, participating in vocational training or joining the workforce.
The New York State Model Transition Program (MTP), an initiative between the New York State Education Department (NYSED), Cornell University, and the University at Buffalo, is designed to assist students with disabilities and their parents to become acquainted with many of the issues related to post-high school planning. Parents are invited to attend workshops that you consider relevant to you and your student. At the end of each workshop, there will be an opportunity to ask questions to the presenter(s) and/or network with other parents and students.
Information below describes the second workshop, which takes place on Thursday, Nov. 6 at Guilderland High School.

The High School to College Transition: Nuts, Bolts and Legal Issues

When: Thursday, November 6, 2008 6:30 to 8:30 p.m
Host District: Guilderland Central School District
Audience: College bound students with disabilities (juniors/ seniors) and their parents

This workshop will familiarize audience members with an overview of legislation regarding the rights of students with disabilities in post secondary education. Highlighted will be the differences between special education entitlements through high school and accommodations at the college level. Additionally, this workshop will provide answers to questions about the college application process, expectations at the college level, self advocacy, parents’ role, career exploration and many other questions that students and parents typically encounter when navigating from high school to college.

Download program brochure for more information and a list of upcoming workshops. To sign up for the workshops, contact Carol Wall, Training Coordinator, 518-352-2511 ext. 4085.

*Note: Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF documents and can be downloaded for free from the Adobe Acrobat Web site.

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