Special Education and Section 504

Special Education

The New York State Office of Special Education provides assistance related to services and programs for students with disabilities. Staff work to provide the most up to date policy and guidance, technical assistance, professional development, and monitoring to attain equal opportunities and positive results for students with disabilities across New York State.

Learn more about the New York State Office of Special Education.

Additional Resources

• Parent’s Guide to Special Education (via NYSED)
• Special Education Parent Resources (via NYSED)
• Procedural Safeguards Notice – English (via NYSED)
• Procedural Safeguards Notice – Spanish (via NYSED)

NYS Continuum of Services

The continuum of special education services for school-age students with disabilities is an array of services to meet an individual students’ needs. Research on specially designed instruction clearly supports high quality instruction provided to the greatest extent possible to meet the student’s individualized education program (IEP) in the general education classrooms where students with disabilities have the greatest likelihood of receiving curriculum content delivered by highly qualified teachers.  Schools may utilize a variety of combinations of special education supports and services to serve students with disabilities in general education settings and promote meaningful access, participation and progress in the general curriculum, including consultant teacher services, paraprofessional support, resource room services and integrated co-teaching.

Learn more about Continuum of Special Education Services for School-Age Students with Disabilities on the New York State Education Department website.

Section 504

• Frequently Asked Questions: Section 504 Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
• 504 Safeguards
• Developmental Milestones Before Starting School