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SPECIAL EDUCATION<br />

The Special Education Department <strong>of</strong>fers<br />

comprehensive services for students with disabilities<br />

ages 3 to 21 who are recommended to receive<br />

special education by the Committee on Special<br />

Education (CSE) or Committee on Preschool<br />

Special Education (CPSE). The programs provide<br />

individualized education in the least restrictive setting.<br />

The department provides advocacy and support and<br />

participates with the district’s SEPTA program.<br />

Each September, the district seeks to identify children<br />

with disabilities who will enter the public schools<br />

and are not identified by the district’s Committee on<br />

Special Education. Parents or guardians who believe<br />

their children may have a disability should contact<br />

the Office <strong>of</strong> Special Education, 515 North Ave.,<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>Rochelle</strong>, NY 10801, att: Yvette Goorevitch,<br />

Chairperson. Parents who suspect their preschool<br />

children may require special education services should<br />

contact: Chairperson, Committee on Preschool Special<br />

Education, Barnard <strong>School</strong>, 129 Barnard Road, <strong>New</strong><br />

<strong>Rochelle</strong>, NY 10801.<br />

ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS<br />

The district operates an inclusionary alternative high<br />

school program. The Campus <strong>School</strong>, situated in a<br />

small supportive environment, provides a high school<br />

course <strong>of</strong> study leading to a diploma. Contact the<br />

Campus <strong>School</strong> director, director <strong>of</strong> special education<br />

or assistant superintendent <strong>of</strong> secondary education<br />

for details. Homebound instruction is provided for<br />

students confined to their homes or hospitals for<br />

extended periods due to illness or injury.<br />

HEALTH SERVICES<br />

The Health Services Department, under the direction<br />

<strong>of</strong> a board-certified pediatrician, strives to care for the<br />

entire school community while <strong>of</strong>fering individualized<br />

care to students with identified acute and chronic<br />

health conditions. Students in public, private and<br />

parochial schools are medically evaluated. Physical<br />

examination certificates must be submitted for new<br />

entrants and students in grades K, 2, 4, 7 and 10. All<br />

students must comply with <strong>New</strong> York State Health<br />

Law immunization requirements. Through screening<br />

programs, students are examined for growth and<br />

nutritional status, vision and hearing impairment,<br />

scoliosis and hypertension, and health records are<br />

maintained. Parents are apprised <strong>of</strong> all medical factors<br />

identified in school. Special medical examinations<br />

and consultations are <strong>of</strong>fered based on referral from<br />

the building-level Pupil Personnel Services Team or<br />

Special Education Department. All candidates for<br />

interscholastic sports must have a medical evaluation,<br />

which includes an Athletic Health History review and<br />

examination by a school physician or the candidate’s<br />

personal physician.<br />

<strong>School</strong> nurses provide services for students with special<br />

health needs that must be met during the school day.<br />

These services are based on the private/clinic physician’s<br />

treatment plan and must be consistent with State<br />

Education Department and school district policy and<br />

procedure. <strong>School</strong> nurses are also a resource for parents<br />

who have concerns about how their child’s health<br />

status may impact his or her educational program.<br />

They are knowledgeable about health services available<br />

in the community and can assist families in locating<br />

appropriate sources <strong>of</strong> general and specialty pediatric<br />

and dental care.<br />

CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL &<br />

MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION<br />

The clinical staff <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong><br />

<strong>Rochelle</strong> ad<strong>here</strong>s to the standards <strong>of</strong> the Health<br />

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)<br />

to the extent that those standards are applicable to<br />

school districts. In addition, the confidentiality <strong>of</strong><br />

student medical/health information in student records is<br />

protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy<br />

Act (FERPA).<br />

WELLNESS<br />

The <strong>City</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Rochelle</strong> has a<br />

wellness policy and an active wellness program, with<br />

a <strong>School</strong> Wellness Council (SWC) in each building.<br />

The <strong>District</strong> Wellness Committee and SWC work<br />

with the Healthy <strong>School</strong>s Program <strong>of</strong> the Alliance for a<br />

Healthier Generation on a framework containing eight<br />

elements <strong>of</strong> wellness. Parents and staff are advised to<br />

visit the Wellness page on the district website (choose<br />

the Wellness Initiative on the left-side menu) and<br />

www.healthiergeneration.org. Please refer to the list <strong>of</strong><br />

Healthy Snacks. We encourage parents to send healthy<br />

snacks for students who have snacks in class. <strong>New</strong><br />

parent members <strong>of</strong> each SWC are welcome.<br />

www.nred.org

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