The 12 Month Program, Tuition and Transportation

Direct door-to-door

transportation is provided

at no cost as part of the

funding for center-based

special education programs.

Educational services extend for six weeks during the summer to provide year-round comprehensive instruction and minimize student regression. A summer program is offered for itinerant services
and, in both the Kingston and Ellenville, for eligible preschool and school age children. Students' Individual Education Plans must establish the need for the summer programs to maintain mastered materials and continue educational instruction. Typically functioning students also attend Kingston summer classes and provide peer role models and friendship opportunities.

Referrals are accepted from school districts for school age children and from school districts, county of residence, other professionals and parents for preschool age children. Decisions about a candidate's suitability for Children's Annex programs are made by The Children's Annex admissions team after receipt of educational and medical records, the review of current evaluative information, interviews with families, and
observations of the child in a school or home setting.

All Children's Annex special education programs are free of charge to families of qualified students. Children who are preschool age are funded through the county of residence following a committee approval process. School age children must be approved by their local school district Committee on Special Education which is responsible for payment. Direct door-to-door transportation is provided at no cost as part of the funding for center-based special education programs. Parents of preschool age children may also receive mileage reimbursement if they choose to transport their child. Tuition assistance to The Community Circle of Friends Childcare Center is available to qualified families through The Office of Children and Families. If not eligible for this assistance, parents are responsible for their child's childcare tuition payments.