Contacts and Resources

NYCPS Special Education Contacts

Here is a list of contacts that can help answer questions and resolve concerns about your child’s special education evaluation, supports, and services.

All Students

• Division of Specialized Instruction and Student Support: SpecialEducation@schools.nyc.gov
• Special Education Hotline: 718-935-2007 or 311
• Related Services: RelatedServices@schools.nyc.gov

Preschool-Aged Students

• Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE):

• Pre-K For All and Elementary School Enrollment: ESEnrollment@schools.nyc.gov
• Pre-K For All Programs: EarlyChildhood@schools.nyc.gov
• Pre-K For All 504 Accommodations: EarlyChildhoodPolicy@schools.nyc.gov

Students Moving to Kindergarten

• Turning5@schools.nyc.gov

Students in DOE District Schools Grades K-12

• Your school: Use the Find a School tool to find contact information for your school
• Community and High School Superintendents

Students in District 75 Programs

• Your school: Use the Find a School tool to find contact information for your school
• District 75 Superintendent's Office 212-802-1500 or D75info@schools.nyc.gov

Students Attending or Interested in Attending Specialized Programs

• General: SpecializedPrograms@schools.nyc.gov
• Academic, Career, and Essential Skills (ACES) Program: ACESprograms@schools.nyc.gov
• Autism Programs (NEST and Horizon): Autismprograms@schools.nyc.gov
• Bilingual Special Education (BSE) Program: BSEPrograms@schools.nyc.gov

Students Not Attending or in Non-Public, Private, Parochial or Charter School

• Committee on Special Education (CSE)

NYCPS Resources

Transition Support

Transition and College Access Centers (TCACs)

The TCACs support students with IEPs and their families through the transition from school to adult life. TCACs offer trainings, workshops and opportunities that provide the tools needed to plan for adult life. Contact the center in your borough or visit them for help.

Brooklyn

• Address: Boys and Girls High School
  1700 Fulton Street,
  First Floor, Room G170
  Brooklyn, NY 11213
• Phone 718-804-6790
• Email: BKLYNTCAC@schools.nyc.gov
• Register for a workshop

Bronx

• Address: DeWitt Clinton High School
  100 W Mosholu Parkway South
  Room 150
  Bronx, NY 10468
• Phone: 718-581-2250
• Email: BXTCAC@schools.nyc.gov
• Register for a workshop

Manhattan

• Address: 269 West 35^th Street
  Room 702
  New York, NY 10024
• Phone: 212-609-8493
• E-mail: MNTCAC@schools.nyc.gov
• Register for a workshop

Queens

• Address: 90-27 Sutphin Boulevard
  Room 152
  Jamaica, New York 11435
• Phone: 718-557-2600
• E-mail: QNSTCAC@schools.nyc.gov
• Register for a workshop

Staten Island

• Address: 365 Bay Street
• Staten Island, NY 10301
• Phone: 917-722-3788
• E-mail: SITCAC@schools.nyc.gov
• Register for a workshop

Travel Training

Training that enables high school aged students with disabilities other than blindness to use public transportation and travel independently.

Contact: Steven Garcia at SGarcia12@schools.nyc.gov

Outside Contacts and Resources

This is a list of recommended resources and organizations outside of the DOE.

Advocacy and Help

• Advocates for Children of New York
• ARISE coalition
• Autism Speaks
• CIDA
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Legal Services NYC
• Mediation Centers / Community Dispute Resolution Centers
  
  • Bronx: IMCR Dispute Resolution Center
  • Brooklyn and Manhattan, : New York Peace Institute
  • Staten Island: NYCID
  • Queens: Community Mediation Services
• Mobilization for Justice
• New York Lawyers for Public Interest
• New York Legal Assistance Group
• Parents for Inclusive Education (PIE)
• Parent to Parent of NYS
• INCLUDEnyc
• Sinergia/Metropolitan Parent Center
• The Legal Aid Society
• United Cerebral Palsy
• YAI

City and Government

• Department of Youth and Community Development
• Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
• New York State Education Department

Events and Opportunities

• Cool Culture
• Cerebral Palsy Foundation
• Cerebral Palsy Group
• Cerebral Palsy Guidance
• Center for Parent Information and Resources
• LD Online- The Educators' Guide to Learning Disabilities and ADHD
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
• The Autism Society of America
• Understood
• Wrights Law

Preschool and Early Childhood

• ACS Childcare Options
• Advocates for Children of New York
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• CDC Developmental Milestones
• Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Edutopia- Social and Emotional Learning Strategies
• Zero to Three

Transition to Adulthood

• Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR)
• The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
• The Office of Mental Health
• Center for the Independence of the Disabled
• New York State Commission for the Blind
• Fedcap Career Design School
• INCLUDE NYC