Q&A
Provision of related services for students awaiting special education seats
2:19:54
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Council Member Rita Joseph asks about the provision of related services for students waiting to be seated in special education seats. John Hammer from the DOE confirms that they are providing these services.
- The DOE acknowledges the need for related service providers and evaluators.
- They are working with City Hall and OMB to secure resources for speech, occupational therapy, and other related services.
- This issue was previously discussed in a January hearing, indicating ongoing attention to the matter.
Rita Joseph
2:19:54
Thank you for that.
2:19:55
Are you also providing related services as these students wait to be seated in special education seats?
John Hammer
2:20:03
We are and we also acknowledge that you know there's a need for related service providers evaluators.
2:20:10
Are you know kind of a need to look at this and ensure that there are resources across the you know across each part of the special education process.
2:20:18
We talked a bit about that at the January hearing and that's another area where we're working closely with City Hall and OMB to secure resources to ensure that children have access to speech occupational therapy and other related services.
Rita Joseph
2:20:30
While they wait for seats, thank you.