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Committee on Special Education (CSE)

Parent Services for Students with Disabilities

Vanessa Guerra LMSW, CSSW
33 Ash St 
Buffalo, NY 14204
(716) 816-4747
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Office of Coordinator for Parent Services

The Office of Parent Services strives to provide families of students with disabilities the information, services, support, and opportunity to enable them to become involved and knowledgeable advocates for their own children and for other children as well.

  • Serves as liaison between families and District administration & staff

  • Serves as liaison between the Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) and the school district

  • Collaborates with parents to resolve issues or concerns

  • Links parents with organizations and agencies throughout WNY that provide services & support to students with disabilities

  • Provides information on the CSE process, and on the continuum of special education programs & services within District schools

  • Recruits parents to serve as CSE Parent Member Volunteers & organizes training sessions

  • Assists in obtaining various printed publications regarding special education law & related topics of interest

  • Links parents with appropriate personnel to answer questions concerning their preschool children to their college bound children

NYS Education Department - Parent Guides (English & Spanish)

Medicaid Compliance Plan & Consent/Notification

Buffalo Public School District
Committee on Special Education
Nicole Donegan, Director of Special Education
MST #197
646 East Delavan Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215
716-816-7931

Dear Parent/Guardian:

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (34 CFR §300.9), a school district is required to obtain parental consent to bill Medicaid for Medicaid reimbursable services that are on your child’s individualized education program. This reimbursement has no effect on your personal Medicaid insurance. It is simply a way for a school district to access Medicaid funding to help meet the costs of providing special education services.

Attached you will find a form asking for your permission for the Buffalo Public Schools to bill Medicaid for services.  Please read and confirm the information by completing all blanks and returning to the Buffalo Public Schools.

If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please call Kim Hoelscher, Assistant Superintendent of Special Education, at 816-4732.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.