School Age Program (5-21)

School Age (5 to 21 years of age)

The school age program services youngsters 5-21 years of age with mental retardation, multiple disabilities traumatic brain injury and autism.  Children are referred to this program from their local school district's committee on special education.  Children in the program benefit from a high staff to student ratio, 12:1:4, 10:1:3 or 6:1:3.5 (please see Autism Program 6:1:3.5 student to staff ratio).

Students are grouped according to age and academic needs.  Each class is a program to itself and curriculum is driven by the student's Individual Education Plan and New York State Education Departments' Standards for Education.

Students may receive an array of services as mandated by their Individual Education Program:

Psychological Services

Counseling, testing assessment, functional behavioral analysis, behavior management and parent training.

Speech Pathology Services

Speech language and communication therapy, augmentative communication use, oral motor and feeding therapy.

Occupational Therapy Services

Fine motor, visual perception activities of daily living and sensory integration therapy, hand writing and key boarding.

Physical Therapy Services

Neuro-developmental treatment, gross motor development, splinting, adaptive equipment, assistance with wheelchair design and adaptive equipment for the home.

Skilled Nursing Services

Dispense medication, nebulizer treatments, g-tube feedings.

All students receive music, art and adaptive physical education.  Dependent upon the level of function, students receive academic education services in areas of reading, hand-writing, functional mathematics, socialization, activities of daily living and programs related to the New York State Education Department Standards of Alternate Assessment.

Transition programming to adult services is available to all adolescent students.  Prevocational training is offered at community based sites and within the community.

For more information on our School Age Program, please contact:

Marianne R. Klotz, Assistant Executive Director

Barbara Huber, Assistant Director

AHRC Nassau Children's Education Center

189 Wheatley Road

Phone: (516) 626-1000, ext. 3353

Fax: (516) 626-2039

Email: bhuber@ahrc.org