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CETAS

Comprehensive
Educational
Technical
Assistance
Services

OCM BOCES—Special Education
4500 Crown Road
Liverpool, NY 13090
Liverpool, NY 13090
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CETAS

What is CETAS?

CETAS is a collaborative consultation and support service designed to assist school districts with students who require more specialized academic, behavioral, and technological interventions to promote successful student outcomes.
The goal of CETAS is to collaborate with school districts in order to provide supports for students, classrooms, and building wide with positive behavioral supports to enhance the learning environment.
CETAS can assist with applying newly learned skills in a “real” classroom situation by providing follow-up, coaching, training, and consultation.
Dominique Ricciardelli, Psy.D
CETAS Coordinator
Phone: 315-378-3040
dricciardelli@ocmboces.org
Staff Development
CETAS provides district-based supports for staff, administration, students, and families in the following ways:
Changing classroom / building climate to be more proactive
Responding effectively to students with challenging behavior
Classroom observation feedback and consultation
Effective FBA / BIP development following NYS regulations (pre / post data collection and progress monitoring)
Crisis Intervention Strategies
Coaching for paraprofessionals and specialized workshops, examples:
Working with students with executive functioning deficits
Learning styles / monitor and adjust curriculum to ensure all students are learning
Increasing student’s independence
Successful inclusion strategies
Strategies for students along the Autism Spectrum /TEACCH Training
Understanding psychological disorders / co-morbid diagnosis
Assistive Technology
Social skills training
Proactive crisis management techniques
Specializing in Assistive Technology (AT)
This service will provide consultation, evaluation, technological solutions, training and implementation to school districts regarding assistive technology (AT). Knowledgeable professional will work collaboratively with school district personnel and their students to promote academic success through the effective use of technology.
The composition of the CETAS team may include: a certified professional, a Special Education teacher, and a Speech Pathologist.
Evaluation/consult: augmentative communication
Evaluation/consult: technological supports for struggling readers/writers
Evaluation/consult: access to technology for students with cognitive or physical disabilities
Training: integration of technology into curriculum
Training: use of technology for student support (schedules, timers, organization, and data tracking)
Training: effective use of augmentative communication devices in school Contact info
Julie Mayhew jmayhew@ocmboces.org
Maureen Cook mcook@ocmboces.org