Services
Transition Services
TRANSITION PLANNING
Lauren Miller, Transition Coordinator
53 Gibson Road
Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 291-0200, ext. 10250
Working Together to Help Students Build a Successful Life After High School
Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, there lies your vocation.
-Aristotle
One of the primary goals of education is to prepare students for the world outside of school. Successful transition planning does just that - helping children see where their talents intersect with the world’s needs.
Orange-Ulster BOCES is proud to offer free Pre-Employment and Transition Services (Pre-ETS) under a 5-year grant awarded by New York State in 2020. This grant allows Orange-Ulster BOCES to provide free transition services to students 14-21 years of age who:
- Have an IEP or 504
- Are enrolled in secondary, post-secondary or other recognized education programs with barriers to employment.
- Live or attend school in Orange County.
- Do NOT have current applications to ACCES-VR.
Pre-ETS services fall into five categories:
- Job Exploration Counseling
- Job Readiness Skills
- Work-Based Learning
- Self-Advocacy
- Counseling on Post Secondary Options
*At this time all services are being delivered remotely*
Potential activities include:
- Business Tours
- Career Awareness
- Career Speakers
- College Accommodations
- College Tours
- Financial Aid/Tuition
- Financial Literacy
- Independent Living Skills
- Social Skills Training
- Transition Fairs
- Job Fairs
Please contact Sara Puccio, Transition Coordinator, for more information.
Shared Staff
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)
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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.
Diagnostic Center
Pilar Rocha, Principal
53 Gibson Road
Goshen, NY 10924
845-291-0200, ext. 10280
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.