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Riverhead schools outline expanded special-education services and districtwide literacy screening
Summary
The Riverhead Central School District detailed current and planned special education services for 2025–26, including expanded integrated co-teaching, districtwide SPIRE reading instruction, a dyslexia evaluation pathway and shifts in placement models across elementary and secondary schools.
Melissa DeRosa, director of special education for the Riverhead Central School District, presented a districtwide review of special education programming at the board’s April 29 meeting, describing current services and projected changes for the 2025–26 school year.
DeRosa told the board the district has implemented a special education manual intended to align programming and services across schools and to help staff and parents understand placement decisions. She described program models used by the district, including consultant teacher services (CT), Resource Room, integrated co-teaching (ICT), and specialized classroom ratios such as 15:1:1, 12:1:1 (BSD) and 8:1:1. DeRosa said SPIRE, a structured literacy program used for reading, is in use in resource rooms and as a related…
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