Departments

The following programs and services are provided by District 75:

Academic Intervention Services		Academic Intervention Services offers additional instructional strategies and tools above and beyond the core curriculum and IEP mandates....
Applied Learning		Applied Learning focuses on the skill set students will require to become productive members of society
Arts		The Arts Department offers students multifaceted arts experiences....
Assessment		The link to the DOE's Division of Assessment and Accountability and New York State's Office of Alternate Assessment....
Attendance		Attendance Services and Home Schooling Forms.
Autism		To serve as a resource to D75 programs for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders....
Counseling		District 75 provides counseling services to its students....
English Language Learners		The purpose of the Office of English Language Learning is to ensure equitable standards-based bilingual and ESL educational services
Health		School Health Services are designed to address the specific health needs of the student....
Hearing		Hearing education services are designed to provide intensive instruction in speech reading, auditory training and language development...
Individualized Education Program		An Individualized Educational Program describes the special education and related services specifically designed to meet the unique educational needs of a student with a disability.
Inclusive Education		Inclusion in District 75 is a method of providing special education services in the least restrictive environment....
Interpreting Services		The Office of Sign Language Interpreting Services provides sign language interpreting services for all Board of Education non-classroom activities....
Literacy		The mission of the district literacy team is to enhance literacy programs in all District 75 schools, so that students may become lifelong readers and writers.
Mathematics		Using the New York State Standards and following the Core Curriculum as a foundation for math instruction, teachers engage their students in a rigorous math program
Multiple Disabilities		Multiple disabilities (also known as "multiply-challenged") refers to a student with concomitant impairments, such as mental retardation and orthopedic impairment, and so on....
Occupational Therapy		Occupational Therapy emphasizes independence in activities of daily living....
Office of Related and Contractual Services		Contracted agencies are issued a transmittal requesting service when there are no Department of Education therapists available to serve students....
Physical Education/Adaptive P.E.		To support schools and teachers in helping all students to develop the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors that lead to lifelong physical, mental, emotional and social wellness.
Physical Therapy		Physical Therapy emphasizes physical function and independence in various settings including the classroom....
Positive Behavior Support		The Office of Positive Behavior Support utilizes trained staff to foster school-wide PBS/PBIS initiatives.
Related Services		Related services are defined as developmental, corrective and other support services required to assist a student with a disability to benefit from instruction.
School Safety		Fostering safe and positive environments for students....
Science		The vision for improving student achievement in science rests on the ability to provide opportunities for students to become immersed in a variety of hands-on/minds-on learning experiences....
Social Studies		The Social Studies Department is focused on helping all students use a variety of learning skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas....
Speech		Speech/Language therapy is provided by teachers of speech improvement.
Technology Solutions		The Technology Office provides instruction and professional development, equipment disbursement (both programmatic and IEP-driven), and technology support to teachers, administrators, and parents.
Transition		Is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child's movement from school to post-school activities....
Travel Training		The Travel Training Program is a comprehensive program that teaches students with disabilities how to travel safely and independently on public transportation.
Educational Vision Services		Educational Vision Services provides instruction in utilizing Braille, Nemeth Code, large print, optical and non-optical low vision devices and other skills....

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