The Lowell School

Founded in 1968, The Summit School in Flushing, Queens, is a New York State Education Department (NYSED) approved Chapter 853 nonpublic special education school. Summit provides a comprehensive, highly supportive educational program for children in Grades K through 12 who experience learning disabilities, speech and language impairments, executive functioning deficits, or mild social-emotional challenges. The school's multidisciplinary team of certified special education teachers, licensed speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, clinical psychologists, and social workers collaborates to create an individualized academic and therapeutic plan for every student. Classrooms maintain low student-to-staff ratios (such as 10:1:1 or 12:1:1), fostering individualized instruction and continuous academic growth. Summit features specialized computer labs, expressive arts studios, adaptive physical education facilities, and transition guidance services designed to prepare students for higher education, vocational training, and independent living.

Robert Williams School is a Nassau BOCES middle school program providing an academic setting with a multidisciplinary team for students with learning, behavioral, emotional, and developmental disabilities. Instruction is aligned to New York State standards and includes opportunities toward a Regents diploma or other state-approved diplomas, along with CDOS-aligned work-based learning where appropriate. School-wide PBIS and explicit pro-social skill instruction are integrated to support social-emotional growth and independence. Key programs include academics aligned to New York State standards tailored to students' cognitive levels and learning styles. The school offers pathways toward a NYS Regents diploma or other approved diplomas with CDOS-related instructional and work-based learning opportunities. The Therapeutic Learning Collaborative (TLC) provides two specialized programs: the Intensive Support Program (ISP) offering counseling partnership with North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center for individual, group, family counseling and psychiatric care; and the Transitional Support Program (TSP) supporting transition to less restrictive settings with counseling from BOCES psychologists, social workers, and guidance counselors. Guidance services include transitional planning beginning at age 14 and assistance with working papers. Placement is through the home district's Committee on Special Education (CSE) as part of the student's IEP process.