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Special Education

Special Education

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CONTACT

Welcome to Camden Student Support Services, Special Education Office. Student Support services encompasses children from the ages of 2 1/2 through 21 years and services within CPSE, CSE and Section 504.  

Have the courage to move beyond mere discussion and act. Encourage and help others use their strengths. Live in a way that challenges others to reach for more and unlock the unlimited possibilities for positive change. Be a visionary! Take the first step even when others are content standing still in mediocrity."

- Elizabeth Stecher (Inspiring Children)

Phone

315-245-3410

Fax

315-245-4625

Email

cse@camdencsd.org

District Director of Special Education:

  • Mr. Nick Pulizzi

Assistant District Director of Special Education:

  • Mrs. Mindy Niles

Office Staff:

District Wide Related Service Staff:

Psychologists:

  • Mrs. Brianna Plumley
  • Mrs. Janice Plumley
  • Mrs. Edythe Russell
  • Mrs. Teresa Stowell-Hollis

Speech-Language Therapy:

  • Ms. Lauren Bostwick
  • Mrs. Betty Hogeboon
  • Mrs. Lindsey Smith
  • Mrs. Kaitlin Lindsley
  • Mrs. Casey Seckner

Occupational Therapy:

  • Mrs. Shannon Bell
  • Mrs. Kathleen Lucason
  • Mrs. Kari Cieslak

Physical Therapy:

  • Mrs. Christina Brown

Contract services: (Part-time supports)

  • Educational Audiology: CITI Oswego BOCES (Mrs. Jessie Bradley - District Wide)
  • Teacher of the Hearing Impaired: MO-BOCES (Mr. Paul Mancerella - District Wide)

Support Services

Services for students with Section 504 plans and IEPs vary depending on the needs of the student. We always look for ways to meet the student's needs within the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE).

Special Education Programs: Resource Room, Consultant Teacher (Direct and Indirect), 15:1 classes, 15:1:1 classes, 15:1 Lite classes, 12:1:1 classes; including access to out-of-district programs such as 8:1:1 and 12:1:4.

Related Services: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Audiology, Teacher of the Hearing Impaired, Counseling...

Classifications

Under IDEA, there are 13 classifications. They are as follows:

  • Autism
  • Deaf-Blindness
  • Deafness
  • Emotional Disability(ED)
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Multiple Disabilities (MD)
  • Orthopedic Impairment
  • Other Health Impaired (OHI)
  • Learning Disability (LD)
  • Speech/Language Impairment
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Visual Impairment including blindness

In order to be eligible for Special Education, the disability must adversely affect educational performance.

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