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District outlines 2025–27 special-education plan, reports growing preschool demand

Binghamton City School District Board of Education · December 18, 2024
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Summary

District presenters described the continuum of special-education services for 2025–2027—from in-class supports to therapeutic placements—reported largely stable counts of students with disabilities, noted an increase in autism classifications, and urged state funding increases for preschool special-education services.

District special-education staff presented a 2025–2027 snapshot to the board that described the continuum of services available in Binghamton: in-class accommodations, resource rooms, self-contained classrooms, PALS and targeted programs such as MOVE, Oak Tree, Futures, Crossroads and Reclaim, along with outside placements (BOCES, SUNY programs, Children’s Home, hospital or residential care when necessary).

Presenters said most students with disabilities remain…

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