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Extended School Year Services (ESY)

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Office of Special Education

 

Extended School Year Services

ESY services are provided for those students with severe disabilities who require a structured learning environment of up to 12 months duration to prevent substantial regression. 

Pursuant to section 200.1, substantial regression means a student's inability to maintain developmental levels due to a loss of skill or knowledge during the months of July and August of such severity as to require an inordinate period of review at the beginning of the school year to reestablish and maintain IEP goals and objectives mastered at the end of the previous school year. Substantial regression is indicated by a student’s inability to maintain developmental levels due to a loss of skill, set of skill competencies, or knowledge during the months of July and August. Both quantitative and qualitative information should be reviewed by the CSE/CPSE to substantiate the need for providing ESY programs. A student is eligible for an ESY program when the period of review or reteaching required to recoup the skill or knowledge level attained by the end of the prior school year is beyond the time ordinarily reserved for that purpose at the beginning of the school year.

The typical period of review or reteaching, for any student who at the beginning of the school year after not having programs or services during the summer, ranges between 20 and 40 school days. As a guideline for determining eligibility for an ESY program, a review period of eight weeks or more upon return to school would indicate that substantial regression has occurred.

The Ballston Spa Central School District provides an academically focused 6 week ESY program for students in grades K through 12.  Please contact your child's case manager for additional information regarding extended school year services and eligibility.