The Pathways Special Class Preschool program offers a variety of services to three and four year old children with disabilities. This program, approved by the New York State Department of Education, offers classes in the Avoca, Bath, and Hornell areas.
Pathways also offers an Integrated Preschool class for five-year olds in collaboration with the Bath and Campbell-Savona School Districts. The maximum enrollment for these classes is 15 children.
Full-day and half-day classes are offered as options for these youngsters. Special class services are provided for preschool aged children based on their individual needs as determined by their Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Services offered within these special classes include:
- Speech/Language Therapy
- Services for children with a visual or hearing impairment
- Physical and Occupational Therapy
- Sign language
The maximum class is 12 preschool children with at least one Special Education Teacher and one paraprofessional assigned to each class. A Licensed Practical Nurse is available on a daily basis to attend the medical needs of the children. Licensed Therapists are employed to provide Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech/Language Therapy. All referrals to the program are made via the child's school district's Committee on Preschool Special Education.
Special Education Itinerant Teacher Services
SEIT Services is a unique program providing services to preschool children with disabilities outside the formal preschool special class program. SEIT services offer a special education teacher to work with preschool children in their "natural setting." Natural setting is defined to include an approved or licensed pre-kindergarten program, Head Start programs, the child's home or any child care location. The special education teacher devises instructional programming centered around the child's needs, as indicated on his/her IEP. The teacher is also responsible to coordinate all related services necessary for each child by collaborating with Steuben County Department of Special Children's Services.
Children are referred for SEIT services via their school district's Committee on Preschool Special Education.
