Special Education

The Bethlehem Central School District is responsible for providing special education services to all resident students who qualify for such supports. These services are coordinated by the district's Pupil Personnel Services Department, which encompasses the district's Committees for Special Education at the preschool, elementary and secondary levels. PPS also oversees the district's health, counseling and mental health services for all resident students.

News & Announcements

summer program descriptions now online

Download the Extended School Year Program Descriptions for 2010. [PDF]

New issue of learning zone newsletter now available

Download the January 2010 issue of Learning Zone, the PPS department newsletter. [PDF]

New York state launches new web site for autism resources

New York State's Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities (OMRDD) and the State Education Department (SED) have
announced the launch of the New York ACTS Web site. Individuals with
Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families now have a single
comprehensive resource to go to for important information and the State
services available to address the needs of these individuals and their
families. http://www.nyacts.org/

workshop: homework struggles & strategies to help

Do your children struggle with homework assignments and do you struggle to assist them? Learn more about common homework struggles and discover strategies to assist with behavior issues, building literacy skills, and technology tools. This session will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school's PPS conference room. To register for this program please call 439-8886 ext. 25469 or e-mail Amy Grant.

information for parents of students using co:writer or read:out Loud software

• Co:Writer letter

• Read:Out Loud letter 

• Resources & Links 

• Software request letter (Word doc) 

 

BCHS junior helps fill in autism puzzle with bookcase project

Awareness is an important part of the autism puzzle, and BCHS junior Daniel Rios is doing his part to raise some of it in BC. READ MORE »

 

Notice to parents: Committee on special Education Meetigns and inclement weather

Information about how school closings and delays due to inclement weather will affect schedule Committee on Special Education meetings this winter. MORE »

Special Education School District Data Profile for the Bethlehem Central School District

The Special Education School District Data Profile is prepared in accordance with the requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Each State must have a State Performance Plan (SPP) to evaluate the State's efforts to meet the requirements and purposes of the implementation of IDEA. MORE »

boe's approved special education plan

A new plan must be approved by the board of education every two years. Therefore, this plan will meet the requirements indicated above for the period of 2009-2011. A requirement of this plan is that the data included must be from the State submitted data report. Therefore, the data cited is point in time data submission each year and the latest data available is December 1, 2008. This plan, therefore, is intended to reflect certain data and programmatic requirements to meet this obligation.

• Download the district's special education plan [PDF]

• View a PowerPoint presentation about the plan [PPT] 

 

MORE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS »

Special education links

• Announcements

• Director's Message

• Program Information

• Due Process

• Family Resources

• State Education Department Resources

• Rubric for Assistive Technology [PDF]

• Professional Development Schedule for 2009-10 [PDF]

• Autism Information

• Family Training Schedule [PDF]

• Physician Recommendation Form [PDF]