Extended year services, as defined by Part 200.6 of Education Law, section 4410, are available for students who meet the eligibility requirements outlined below. Students shall be considered by the CSE for 12-month special services and/or programs in accordance with their need to prevent substantial regression, if they are:
 
(i) students whose management needs are determined to be highly intensive and require a high degree of individualized attention and intervention who are placed in special programs;

(ii) students with severe multiple disabilities, whose programs consist primarily of habilitation and treatment and are placed in special classes;

(iii) students who are recommended for home and hospital instruction whose special education needs are determined to be highly intensive and require a high degree of individualized attention and intervention or who have severe multiple disabilities and require primarily habilitation and treatment;

(iv) students whose needs are so severe that they can be met only in a seven-day residential program; or

(v) students who are not in programs as described in subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of this paragraph during the period from September through June and who, because of their disabilities, exhibit the need for a 12-month special service and/or program provided in a structured learning environment of up to 12 months duration in order to prevent substantial regression as determined by the committee on special education.
12-month services are not provided to “catch students up.” Substantial regression must be documented following breaks in educational services throughout the school year, and presented to the CSE at the time of the annual review. Substantial regression is defined as regression of skills and concepts, such that the skills cannot be regained in a time period equal to the break in services. It is expected that if a student does not receive services for July and August (8 weeks) that he/she would be expected to take up to 8 weeks to regain the skills possessed prior to the break in services. If it takes longer, then substantial regression is indicated.

Duanesburg recognizes that all students would benefit from receiving 12-month programming, but state and federal laws do not currently provide for such services.
 

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