Welcome to the Special Education website. We have designed this website to be as helpful as possible to parents, students, school districts and others interested in the education of children with disabilities.

This is an exciting and challenging time for all of us. Students with disabilities are telling us that they can meet higher standards and are expecting more out of all of us to ensure that the supports are there to help them achieve the knowledge and skills necessary to live independent, self-directed lives. Meeting the higher expectations of our students requires that families, educators and community leaders have access to the information and supports needed to assist students in the development and pursuit of their life goals.

To assure that you stay up to date, I encourage you to register to receive by electronic mail the latest memoranda and other technical assistance documents from VESID, Special Education.

Sincerely,

James P. DeLorenzo

Suggestions and comments you may have for making the web site more helpful may be sent to vesidspe@mail.nysed.gov .

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