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Special-education leader outlines services for about 2,300 students, highlights transition programs
Summary
Pam Smolci told the Utica City School District board her department manages 'a little over 2,300 students' in special education, described placements and partnerships (BOCES, Upstate Caring Partners, OPWDD, ICAN) and outlined transition programs including AccessVR, Pre-ETS and ARC school-to-work options.
Pam Smolci presented an overview of the district’s special education services, saying the department currently manages "a little over 2,300 students" and emphasizing programs designed to prepare students for life after high school.
Smolci told the board the department oversees more than 2,000 students classified under the Committee on Special Education (K–12), about 175 preschool students (ages 3–5) and 132 students receiving services under Section 504 plans. "A little over 2,300 students managed under the special education department," she said.
Why it matters: Smolci placed the department’s work in the district mission and the Commissioner's regulations, explaining that the special education mission aims to "provide high quality programs to promote our students' unique learning needs while following the regulations of the commissioner of education,…
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