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The New York State Education Department says that Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School needs to improve academically, according to new federal guidelines, while school officials say the school’s … more
A four-person panel met at Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages’s office on April 30 to discuss the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and provide parents with information about their legal rights with respect to special education services. more
The Valley Stream Central High School District appointed a new director of special education on Nov. 10. William J. Bushman, a school administrator and psychologist, will oversee special education services at the district’s four schools. more
Q: My school district in Nassau County, where my special needs child attends school, wants to move him to a different type of classroom situation that I think is inappropriate.  Can I keep him … more
Even though it’s summer, the lights are on at Clear Stream Avenue School and learning is continuing to take place. Almost every classroom is being used as about 200 children gather there every weekday morning to take part in District 30’s summer school program. more
From the outside, the room is discreet. Tucked into a corner where two wings meet at the Forest Road School, behind beige walls, is District 30’s new sensory gym, a space for students with various physical issues, from disabilities to hyperactivity. more
Computers have been in schools for the better part of three decades, continuing to evolve as a learning tool as new and more dynamic programs are introduced. In District 30, computers can be found in every classroom, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. more
For decades, leaders in Valley Stream District 30 have been committed to providing a quality special education program to ensure that every child’s needs were being met, no matter how severe their disability. That required placing each student in the right setting, which sometimes resulted in sending them to a school many miles away. more
Q: We planned on buying a home in a particular school district, but the sale fell through and we are still in our old home. Our children have already started school in … more
Q: My son is in the second grade and receiving special education services from our school district. I have just been sent a notice by my school district that we are having an “annual … more
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