Erie 1 BOCES Workforce Development Center North

Green Acres and Maryvale give us two educational settings for children and young adults with disabilities at The Arc Erie County New York. Our Green Acres preschool serves eligible children ages three to five in self-contained or inclusion classrooms. We work with each child's Committee on Preschool Special Education to plan educational and therapeutic services around developmental needs. Before placement, our preschool evaluation program can provide a multidisciplinary evaluation. Families and their local district committee use the results to determine eligibility. Within Green Acres, we use the Greenspan Floortime approach, placing relationships and child-led experiences at the center of preschool learning. Neurotypical peers ages three to five can also join our enrolled students in classrooms. Art, music, physical education and play give children opportunities to practice sharing, taking turns and joining activities. Our accessible school participates in the New York State School Food program for breakfast and lunch. Maryvale serves school-age students from five to twenty-two. We teach through the Unique Curriculum and adapt lessons to different ability levels. Appropriately certified or licensed professionals provide related services under each student's individualized education program.