Important Information for Families
What are the Committees on Special Education (CSEs) and Committees on Preschool Special Education (CPSEs) and who do they Serve?
There are 11 CSE/CPSEs across the city, and they are responsible for coordinating the special education process for:
- Preschool children (ages 3-5)
- Students attending a private, parochial, charter, State Supported or State Approved Non-Public school in New York City
- Students who live in New York City and attend non-public schools outside New York City and New York State
- Students who receive home or hospital instruction as their placement on their IEP. (This does not include students on temporary home instruction, as these students are expected to return to their prior school)
- Students who are being home-schooled
- Students who are not attending school
How can my child be considered for special education services/how do I submit a referral to the CSEs/CPSEs?
If your child is in one of the categories listed above and you suspect they may have a disability or a delay that impacts their learning, you may submit a referral for a special education evaluation to the CSE associated with your location. See below for email addresses, fax numbers and addresses of where you can submit a referral.
How do I figure out which of the 10 CSEs/CPSEs to contact?
CSE/CPSE offices work with families based on school districts, with each CSE/CPSE supporting families in three-four districts. For preschool-age students (ages 3-5), you are assigned to the CPSE based on where your child lives. For school-age students (ages 5-21), you are assigned to the CSE where your child goes to school except in the following circumstances, in which case you are assigned to the CSE based on where your child lives:
- If your child attends a school outside of the city
- If your child is homeschooled
- If your child is not attending school and has an IEP
To learn what district you live in, go to the New York City Geographic Online Address Translator (GOAT), Click FUNCTION 1B under ADDRESS FUNCTIONS, type in your address, and then scroll down to “City Service information” where you will see “School District..."
Where should I go if I need more information about special education?
What is the contact information for each CSE/CPSE and for submitting referrals to CSE/CPSE?
Click on each CSE region below to get contacts for CSE or CPSE, which you may use to send inquires and submit referrals. You may also hand-deliver referrals to CSE/CPSE offices, which are open to the public from 8am-4pm, Monday-Friday.
When emailing the CSE/CPSE, please include:
- Your child's first name, last name, and date of birth
- If you need support in another language
- If you (the child's parent/guardian) are deaf or hard-of-hearing
- The nature of your inquiry
The CSE and CPSE will make every effort to respond to all inquiries within 48 hours.
What can I do if my child has hearing issues, and they attend a non-public or public school?
If your child has a hearing loss, there are audiologists/hearing specialists at the CSE offices. They can support your child’s needs through the evaluation and recommendation process. Please contact your local CSE office and if you have prior evaluations to share, please include that in your communication to the CSE personnel.
What information should I include in my initial referral for a special education evaluation?
- Describe your concerns about your child’s development, learning, and/ or behavior
- State that you are requesting a special education evaluation
- Please provide the name and address of your child’s current school (if attending)
- List any services your child has received or is currently receiving
- Include your child’s full legal name and date of birth
- Include your name, email address, mailing address, and telephone number
- State your preferred language (if it is not English)
Important Information for Families of Students with IESPs
Welcome, Families!
Below, you will find answers to frequently asked questions to guide you through the decision-making process for Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS) and related services on your child’s IESP. New York City Public Schools will keep updating this resource based on your feedback and questions.
New York City Public Schools is committed to ensuring your family has resources available to make the best decision that suits your needs and that you are supported through this process. If you need assistance, do not hesitate to contact your local Committee on Special Education (“CSE”). We are here to support you!
Overview Questions
Will New York City Public Schools arrange Special Education Teacher Support Services (“SETSS”) and related services for families with IESPs who missed the June 1 Notice of Intent deadline for the 2024-2025 school year?
Yes, upon receipt of a signed waiver, New York City Public Schools will arrange SETSS and related services for families who submitted a Notice of Intent by December 31, 2024 but missed the June 1 deadline.
Is the waiver a requirement to receive special education services during the 2024-2025 school year for students whose families missed the June 1 deadline?
Yes. New York City Public Schools will provide special education services to families that missed the June 1 deadline. However, in response to a recent state appeals decision, New York City Public Schools cannot provide these services without a signed waiver.
Where can families who filed a Notice of Intent after the June 1 deadline access the waiver?
The waiver was emailed and/or mailed to families. If you have not yet received the waiver, please contact your CSE. Contact information for the CSEs is located here: www.schools.nyc.gov/cse
Waiver-Specific Questions
Does signing the waiver take away my rights permanently? What does signing the waiver mean?
No. The waiver is limited to this school year only. Signing the waiver means you agree not to file legal actions, complaints, or seek compensation from New York City Public Schools or the City of New York related to your child’s IESP services only for the 2024-2025 school year. After signing, New York City Public Schools will arrange or issue vouchers for the services in your child’s IESP within 2-3 days.
Will New York City Public Schools accept a waiver with changes or modifications?
No. New York City Public Schools will only accept waivers that are submitted without any additions or changes.
What type of signature is required on the waiver?
A pen-and-ink signature from the parent/guardian is required. E-Signatures will only be accepted using DocuSign and if the email comes directly from the parent/guardian.
How should the waiver be returned to New York City Public Schools?
The waiver should be emailed, mailed, or hand-delivered to your CSE within two weeks of receipt. Please include “PNI Waiver” in the email subject line if submitting via email.
Find your CSE’s contact information here: www.schools.nyc.gov/cse
I do not want to sign the waiver. What can I do?
Families who decline to sign the waiver will not receive vouchers for services for the 2024-2025 school year but are welcome to pursue due process to receive services if they choose.
For more information on parental due process rights, please read the procedural safeguards notice located at the bottom of the linked webpage: www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/special-education/due-process-impartial-hearings-and-mediation/due-process-rights
I do not have a provider. Will you help me find one?
You may contact your CSE to help with identifying a provider(s) to implement the services on your child’s IESP. Contact information for each CSE is located here: www.schools.nyc.gov/cse
You may also visit the New York City Public Schools Website to review independent provider lists for SETSS and related services.
Service Arrangements and Deadlines
What happens after the waiver is signed?
Upon receiving the signed waiver, New York City Public Schools will issue SETSS (P-4) authorization forms within 2-3 days. An update on vouchers for speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and other related services will be provided in early December, and these also require a signed waiver.
Eligibility Questions
Will New York City Public Schools grant my request for enhanced rate services if my Notice of Intent was received by New York City Public Schools after the June 1 deadline?
No. New York City Public Schools will not provide enhanced rate services but will fund the SETSS and/or related services on your child’s current IESP at New York City Public Schools’ standard rates upon receipt of a signed waiver. New York City Public Schools’ standard rate for 1:1 SETSS is $85.91 and $90.00 for 1:1 related services. Families have due process rights if they are seeking services at an enhanced rate.
Will New York City Public Schools grant my request for make-up services if my Notice of Intent was received by New York City Public Schools after the June 1 deadline?
No. New York City Public Schools will not provide make-up services to families who missed the June 1 deadline. Because of the need to serve families who did comply with the legal requirement to provide timely notice, New York City Public Schools cannot offer a retroactive entitlement for services.
I sent an email to the CSE but did not submit a Notice of Intent. Will my child still receive services?
Families can contact the CSE to request services for the 2024-2025 school year and receive support with submitting a Notice of Intent. Contact information for each CSE is located here: www.schools.nyc.gov/cse
Confirmation of Notice of Intent
How do I know if my Notice of Intent was accepted by New York City Public Schools?
If you received a SETSS or related service voucher, or if the CSE contacted you to arrange services, your Notice of Intent was accepted. If you are unsure, contact your CSE for confirmation.
Are there any fees or costs associated with submitting the Notice of Intent?
No. There is no fee or cost to submit a Notice of Intent, and submitting your Notice of Intent is fast and easy.
If I have placed my child in a New York City non-public school, what do I have to do for my child to receive special education services for next school year?
If you have placed your child in a non-public school located in New York City at your expense and want your child to continue receiving special education services while enrolled at that school next school year, you must mail a letter with the information below or email the information below to the Committee on Special Education (CSE) office for your child’s school no later than June 1.
See links below for letter/email template in your preferred language.
Parental Notice of Intent Guidance – 2025-2026 School Year
Dear Families,
If you are placing your child in a nonpublic school or intend to homeschool your child for the 2025-2026 school year and would like your child to receive special education services while enrolled in a nonpublic school or homeschool, you must request those services in writing (Notice of Intent) for receipt by the Committee on Special Education (“CSE”) where your nonpublic school is located (District of Location). The Notice of Intent must be emailed, mailed, or hand-delivered to your CSE and received no later than June 1, 2025. Please use the Geographic Online Address Translator (GOAT) linked further below to help identify your CSE.
New York City Public Schools is committed to ensuring you have all the information needed to plan for the upcoming school year and have included relevant information below.
If you need assistance, do not hesitate to contact your local CSE whose information is located at www.schools.nyc.gov/cse. We are here to support you!
Nonpublic (Private/Religious) School Students with Disabilities
New York City Public Schools has special education responsibilities for students placed by their parents in private or religious schools in New York City at their own expense, including the obligation to identify, locate and evaluate them. This obligation extends to students who reside in New York State outside New York City, and students who reside outside New York State, but are placed by their parents in private or religious schools in New York City at their own expense.
Homeschooled Students with Disabilities
Under New York Education Law Section 3602-c, to receive special education services, homeschooled students with disabilities are deemed nonpublic school students. Homeschooled children with disabilities are treated the same way as other parentally placed private school children with disabilities for purposes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. For homeschooled students with disabilities, New York City Public Schools will determine the location where special education services will be available, which could include the site of a student’s home (community) school.
Families who intend to homeschool their children for the 2025-2026 school year should be aware of the following deadlines. While the deadline to notify NYCPS of your intent to homeschool is July 1, 2025, your request for special education services must be received by June 1, 2025.
- June 1, 2025 – Deadline for NYCPS to receive your request for special education services for your child(ren) that you intend to homeschool.
- July 1, 2025 – Returning homeschooling families must annually submit a Letter of Intent for each child due on or about July 1, 2025 (the start of the school year). Parents who determine to commence home schooling (or who establish residence in the school district after the start of the school year) must submit a Letter of Intent to home school within 14-days following the start of home schooling within the school district.
In addition, to be eligible for special education services, a homeschooled student must have an Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP) that complies with Part 100.10 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. For returning homeschoolers, IHIPs are due by August 15, 2025. For new homeschoolers, IHIPs are due 28-days after the Letter of Intent is submitted.
For more information about homeschooling your child(ren), please visit www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enrollment-help/home-schooling
Requirements for the Parental Notice of Intent
The Notice of Intent requesting special education services must be received by the CSE on or before June 1, 2025, with the required elements listed below.
- The Notice of Intent must be submitted by the student’s parent or by an attorney representing the family; and if submitted by an attorney on the family’s behalf, the notice must also include a confidentiality release for the 2025-2026 school year, signed by the parent with a pen-and-ink signature. Please note that representation in a due process proceeding or other proceeding concerning a prior school year will not suffice and cannot replace the required confidentiality release for the 2025-2026 school year. A notice of intent from a third party other than an attorney will not be accepted, with or without a confidentiality release.
- The Notice of Intent must include:
- Name of Student
- NYCID of Student (if known) (included on the Student’s IESP)
- Date of Birth
- Home address
- Parent Name
- Parent phone number
- Parent email address
- Name of the school the student will attend for the 2025-2026 school year
- Address of the school the student will attend for the 2025-2026 school year
Please note that for ease of use, NYCPS has created a Parental Notice of Intent template that you may use. The template is available at www.schools.nyc.gov/cse under the question If I have placed my child in a New York City non-public school, what do I have to do for my child to receive special education services for next school year?
- When submitted by email, unless submitted by an attorney representing the family, the Notice of Intent will be accepted only when sent from the parent/guardian directly using the email address the parent/guardian has on file for NYCPS.
- Unless submitted by email directly from the email address the parent/guardian has on file for NYCPS or submitted by an attorney with a signed confidentiality release for the 2025-2026 school year, a Notice of Intent must be signed by parent using a pen-and-ink signature or an E-signature. E-Signatures will only be accepted using DocuSign when the email with the DocuSign signature comes directly from the family. Please note that a signed confidentiality release authorizing an attorney to act on behalf of a family must also contain a pen-and-ink signature.
When the Notice of Intent is emailed, the subject of the email to the CSE should be “Notice of Intent 2025-2026 SY”.
The CSE will confirm in writing that the PNI has been accepted or will provide technical assistance to a family or to an attorney representing a family to submit a PNI that meets the above requirements.
Identifying the District of my Child’s Homeschool/Nonpublic School
To determine which CSE must receive your Parental Notice of Intent, please visit the New York City Geographic Online Address Translator (GOAT), then on the left side of the page under ADDRESS FUNCTIONS, Click FUNCTION 1B, type in your nonpublic school or homeschooling address, and then scroll down to “City Service information” where you will see “School District”. Please visit the Identifying my Committee on Special Education section on this page to locate your CSE by school district along with the CSE’s contact information.
Identifying my Committee on Special Education (District of Location)
Contact information for the CSEs including the school districts in each CSE are included below. Sending the notice of intent to multiple CSEs or to the CSE not affiliated with your private school may result in delays with the processing of your Parental Notice of Intent.
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- CSE 2 (Districts 8, 11, 12)
- Email: CSE2PNI@schools.nyc.gov
- Address: 3450 E. Tremont Avenue, 2nd Fl.
- Bronx, New York 10465
| - CSE 8 (Districts 13, 14, 15, 16)
- Email: CSE8PNI@schools.nyc.gov
- Address: 131 Livingston Street, 4th Floor
- Brooklyn, New York 11201
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- CSE 3 (Districts 25, 26, 28, 29)
- Email: CSE3PNI@schools.nyc.gov
- Address for Districts 25 & 26
- 30‐48 Linden Place
- Flushing, New York 11354
- Address for Districts 28 & 29
- 90‐27 Sutphin Boulevard
- Jamaica, New York 11435
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- CSE 4 (Districts 24, 27, 30)
- Email:CSE4PNI@schools.nyc.gov
- Address for Districts 24 & 30
- 28‐11 Queens Plaza North, 5th Floor
- Long Island City, New York 11101
- Address for District 27
- 82‐01 Rockaway Boulevard. 2nd Floor
- Ozone Park, New York 11416
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Late filings for the 2025-2026 School Year
The June 1 deadline will be strictly enforced for the 2025-2026 school year.
CPSE/CSE Contact Information
CPSE/CSE 1 Districts: 7, 9, 10
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 1 Address and Phone Number
- 1 Fordham Plaza, 7th Floor
Bronx, New York 10458 - Phone Number: 718-329-8000
CPSE/CSE 2 Districts: 8, 11, 12
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 2 Address and Phone Number
- 3450 E. Tremont Avenue, 2nd Floor
Bronx, New York 10465 - Phone Number: 718-794-7420
CSE/CPSE 3 Districts: 25, 26, 28, 29
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 3 Addresses and Phone Numbers
- Districts 25 & 26:
30‐48 Linden Place
Flushing, New York 11354 - Phone Number: 718-281-3461
- Districts 28 & 29:
90‐27 Sutphin Boulevard
Jamaica, New York 11435 - Phone Number: 718-557-2724
CPSE/CSE 4 Districts: 24, 27, 30
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 4 Addresses and Phone Numbers
- Districts 24 & 30:
28‐11 Queens Plaza North, 5th Floor
Long Island City, New York 11101 - Phone Number (Queens Plaza North): 718-391-8405
- District 27:
82‐01 Rockaway Boulevard. 2nd Floor
Ozone Park, New York 11416 - Phone Number (Rockaway): 718-642-5715
CPSE/CSE 5 Districts: 19, 23, 32
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 5 Address and Phone Number
- 1665 St. Marks Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11233 - Phone Number: 718-240-3557
CPSE/CSE 6 Districts: 17, 18, 22
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 6 Address and Phone Number
- 5619 Flatlands Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11234 - Phone Number: 718-968-6200
CPSE/CSE 7 Districts: 20, 21
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 7 Address and Phone Number
- 415 89th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11209 - Phone Number: 718-759-4983
CPSE/CSE 8 Districts: 13, 14, 15, 16
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 8 Address and Phone Number
- 131 Livingston Street, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11201 - Phone Number: 718-935-4900
CPSE/CSE 9 Districts: 1, 2, 4
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 9 Address and Phone Number
- 333 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10001 - Phone Number: 917-339-1600
CPSE/CSE 10 Districts: 3, 5, 6
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 10 Address and Phone Number
- 388 West 125th Street
New York, New York 10027 - Phone Number: 212-345-8302
CPSE/CSE 11 District: 31 (new as of March 2024)
CPSE/Preschool Inquiries
CSE/School Age (K-12th grade) Inquiries
CPSE/CSE 11 Address and Phone Number
In your email, please let us know:
- Your child's first name, last name, and date of birth
- If you need support in another language
- If you (the child's parent/guardian) are deaf or hard-of-hearing
- The nature of your inquiry
There may be higher than usual volume, but we will make every effort to respond to your request within 48 hours.
Committee on Special Education Staff Can Support With the Following:
- Coordinating the special education process for preschool children ages three to five. Students attending a private, parochial, charter, State Supported or State Approved Non-Public school
- Students attending non-public schools outside New York City and New York State
- Students who receive home or hospital instruction as their placement on their IEP (this does not include students on temporary home instruction, as these students are expected to return to their prior school)
- Students who are being home-schooled
- Students who are non-attending