Services

TRANSITION PLANNING

Veronique Dietrich, Transition Coordinator
53 Gibson Road
Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 291-0200, ext. 10250

"It is planning that begins with the end in mind and it is a lifelong process."
- National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, NTACT The Collaborative

Transition planning is an important and coordinated process of guiding students with education, skill development, experiences, supports and services that will help them achieve positive outcomes beyond high school.

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) the elements of transition planning are written into every students’ Individual Education Program, (IEP), with adherence to the following:                                          

• transition assessment 
• self-determination 
• academic preparation 
• family engagement 
• career exploration & employment experience  
• preparing for postsecondary education & training 
• involvement with adult agencies
• high quality IEPs
   

ORANGE COUNTY TRANSITION COUNCIL MEETINGS

Orange-Ulster BOCES hosts a monthly Transition Council which is comprised of schools, agencies, and community. This collaboration strives to create strong partnerships for students to successfully transition from school to adult life. 

Please join us and learn, share, access resources, inspire positive change, and support student success! Register through My Learning Plan / Frontline Education / OUB Regional Catalog

Meetings are held the first Friday of every month (September - June)  at the Carl P. Onken Conference Center, 53 Gibson Road, Goshen, N.Y., from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 

Please contact Veronique Dietrich, Transition Coordinator, for more information.

Annual Transition Fair

Transition planning is key in determining successful postsecondary outcomes for students and their families. The Transition Resource Fair helps families prepare students to reach their best possible future outcomes.
 
OU BOCES hosts an annual Transition Fair at the Emanuel Axelrod Education Center at 53 Gibson Road in Goshen, N.Y., in April.  (Tentative Date: April 24, 2025).

For more information please contact Veronique Dietrich. Phone: (845) 291-0200 ext. 10250

"“If you tell me, I will listen. If you show me, I will see. If you let me experience, I will learn!”    - Laozi 
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STUDENTS AT WORK!

Orange-Ulster BOCES’s School to Work program allows students to experience real world, hands-on job experience through on and off campus opportunities. It promotes important skill development and is part of transition planning to prepare them for life after school. 
 

Meghan Gildea, Principal
53 Gibson Road
Goshen, NY 10924

Phone: (845) 291-0200, ext. 10230 
 

Shared staff

The Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services provides an instructional service to the component districts through the use of shared teachers. This program provides teachers and administrators with support services, which enhance and upgrade educational programs. All services are operated in accordance with Education Law and Commissioners Regulations. At present, BOCES is offering shared professional services in the following areas:

• Blind and Visually Impaired
• Deaf and Hearing Impaired
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

• Nurse Practitioner

 In a single district, the maximum share of the service listed above is equivalent to 60% of full time or three days per week. There is no maximum share of service for Teachers of the Blind and Visually Impaired and English as a Second Language. Each position is shared among two or more districts and is full time for the ten month school year, unless otherwise identified.

Programs of service to pupils with limited English proficiency are eligible for LEP aid and are not eligible for BOCES aid. Programs of services to Blind and Visually Impaired students are eligible for excess cost aid and are not eligible for BOCES aid.

Admission

This service is available to component school districts upon application.
(See forms)

Cost Formula

Charges for these services will be based on FTEs. Costs of supervision, salary, fringe benefits, travel, staff development, and teacher supplies and materials where applicable are pooled and charged proportionately to each district based on the amount of service provided.
 

 

Jodie Maassen, Principal
53 Gibson Road
Goshen, NY 10924

845-291-0200 ext. 10290

The Orange-Ulster BOCES Diagnostic Center is comprised of several of our related service staff who complete evaluations for the following areas: Psycho-educational, Speech, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Vision Therapy, and Hearing Therapy. The diagnosticians work with school staff and families as they complete their thorough evaluations. 

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