Special Education at Automotive High School provides an array of services for all students, according to their Individualized Education Program (IEP). Special educators are committed to differentiated instruction and promoting positive educational outcomes for our students with disabilities. Students in self-contained (15:1 and 12:1:1) classes receive instruction in special education classrooms, often with a paraprofessional assisting. Students in Collaborative Team Teaching (CTT) classes receive instruction in the general education setting from both a special education teacher and a general education teacher. Many students receive Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS), formerly known as Resource Room, for two to five periods per week, to address learning deficits. Other support services include counseling, speech and language therapy, hearing education, and transition services. The Instructional Support Services Department has an on-site evaluation team with a school psychologist as case manager.
The following are some helpful resources for families of students with disabilities:
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
An independent, not-for-profit organization that provides information and referral, case management and support, individual and systemic advocacy, parent and professional training, library and information services to New York City parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and special needs and to the professionals who work with them.
United We Stand of New York
United We Stand of New York was founded in 1990 by parents of children with disabilities that reside in the Greenpoint / Williamsburg sections of Brooklyn, NY. We are a community based parent resource center servicing primarily culturally diverse families, who have children with disabilities who reside in, but not limited to, the Greenpoint/Williamsburg sections of Brooklyn.
LD Online
An informative website for parents and teachers on learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
The Mission of the VESID is to promote educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities while ensuring that they receive the rights and protection to which they are entitled; assure appropriate continuity between the child and adult services systems; and provide the highest quality vocational rehabilitation and independent living services to all eligible persons as quickly as those services are required to enable them to work and live independent, self-directed lives.
For additional questions, contact Joanna Murphy, Assistant Principal of Special Education (I.A.), in the Instructional Support Services Department at:
718-218-9301 x 2132 or JMurphy23@schools.nyc.gov
