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Learning Support Services/Special Education
Hilton School District's
Learning Support Services Office is here to help you
navigate special education, student registration and
other aspects of student services.
We are located in District
Offices, 225 West Ave., Hilton.
District Services and
Procedures. Please call or e-mail us with
your question about school-age, preschool as well as
birth to preschool questions.
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Department Personnel
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Laura Whitcomb
585-392-1000 ext. 6056 -- Director
of Special Education
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Maureen Thayer
585-392-1000 ext. 6055 -- Director
of Student Services
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Julie
Gormont
585-392-1000 ext. 6186 -- Committee
on Special Education Chairperson
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Learning Support Services is responsible for the
evaluation, placement and service provision of and
for students with disabilities as defined by the
Part 200 of the Commissioner's Regulations and IDEA
[Individuals with Disabilities Education Act] which
mandates a free and appropriate education in the
least restrictive environment. Preschool
evaluations, English as a Second Language services,
tutoring services, health-related services, foster
care placements, social worker services,
psychological services, speech and language
services, occupational therapy, physical therapy,
extended school day and extended school year
programs are governed and coordinated through the
LSS Office. The Office develops Individualized
Education Plans [IEP] for students identified with
special education services. The process is
governed by State and Federal law and regulation
including Sect. 504 of the ADA [Americans with
Disabilities Act] which protects the rights of
individuals with disabilities in programs and
activities which receive federal funds from the US
Dept. of Education. For further
information, you may contact your child's school
counselor or call the office at 585-392-1000 ext.
6054.
Special Education BOCES Five-Year Plan 2004-09
PDF -
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Rotary Sunshine Camp Haccomo
Common Sense Parenting Course
TIES ~ Together Including
Every Student seeks to link student volunteers to special
needs children
Members of the
Committee on Special Education:
Parent[s] of the student.
Regular education teacher of the student whenever the
student is or may be participating in the regular education
environment.
Special education teacher of the student, or if
appropriate, special education provider of the student.
School district representative who is qualified to
provide or supervise special education and is knowledgeable
about the general curriculum and the availability of
resources of the school district [This person may also be
the special education teacher/provider or school
psychologist].
An individual who understands and can talk about the
evaluation results and how these results affect instruction
[This person may also be the special education
teacher/provider, regular education teacher, school
psychologist, school district. representative or someone
that the school district determines has knowledge or special
expertise regarding the student].
School Psychologist.
School Physician [upon request].
Parent member [unless the parent requests that the
parent member not participate)]
Other people that have knowledge or special expertise
regarding the student, including related services personnel
as appropriate [as requested by the parent or school
district].
The student, if appropriate.
Student Records Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act [FERPA]
affords parents and students over 18 certain rights
with respect to the students educational records.
For further information from the US. Dept. of
Education:
US Dept. of Education FERPA .
School Physicals in New York State
are required. Physical examinations must be completed
in grades K, 2, 4, 7 and 10 as well as new entrants to the
school. Please print out this form for your
pediatrician.
HEALTH APPRAISAL FORM
Health
Information Portability and Accountability Act [
HIPAA] - HIPAA
does affect the nature of
the exchange of information from the student’s health care
provider TO the school. Previous informal exchanges between
health providers and school health staff are no longer
permitted; explicit written authorization is required from
the parent or guardian in order for information to flow to
the school. For example, immunization records require such
authorization. s a federal law that imposes new
standards for the protection of individual health
information. It is important to distinguish between HIPAA
and FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).
Educational records that are subject to FERPA are expressly
exempted from HIPAA’s coverage. Therefore, the
confidentiality and privacy of school health records that
are part of the student’s educational record are governed
solely by FERPA. The passage of HIPAA does NOT change
that in any way. HIPAA does, however, affect the nature of
the exchange of information from the student’s health care
provider TO the school. Previous informal exchanges between
health providers and school health staff are no longer
permitted; explicit written authorization is required from
the parent or guardian in order for information to flow to
the school. For example, immunization records require such
authorization.
Within the school setting,
FERPA continues to govern the exchange of health care
information that is contained in the student’s educational
record. It is not necessary to obtain a release of
information from a parent or guardian in order to share such
information with school staff for the purposes of insuring
the best and most appropriate care for a student. For additional
information, please contact the
New York State School Health
Services Center at (585) 349-7630.
The Advocacy Center [Special
Education]
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