Children are placed in BOCES special education programs at the direction of their local school districts Committee on Special Education (CSE). CSE teams, including the district CSE chairperson, classroom teacher, parents and service providers collaborate to develop an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for any student identified as requiring special education services. Contact your local school district’s CSE chairperson for more information.

Referral Process

If you are a school district CSE chairperson responsible for student referrals and would like a copy of the division’s Student Referral Form, please contact Special Education Intakes at 518-464-6315 or sestudent.intake@neric.org. 

We accept referrals through a secure system.  Please email us to begin the referral process. We will send you a link so that you can securely upload student information.