Center for Community Adjustment (CCA)

The Center for Community Adjustment (CCA) meets the unique learning needs of students who are emotionally, behaviorally, or developmentally disabled to a mild/moderate degree through three distinct programs on a closed campus. 

The Nassau Education and Treatment (NET) Program  

• Collaborative effort between Nassau BOCES, Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Hospital (Phase I) and North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center (Phase II) 

• Meets the therapeutic, medical and learning needs for students diagnosed with various psychiatric disorders. 
• Instructional program is aligned to the New York State Learning Standards and addresses students' cognitive levels and learning styles.  

 Students are given the opportunity to:  

• Earn a New York State Regents diploma or other state approved high school diploma.  

• Earn college credits through a partnership with S.U.N.Y Farmingdale State College. 

The Modified High School Program  

• Designed to meet the learning and behavioral needs of students with varying abilities 
• Curriculum balances transitional and prevocational skills training, functional academics and New York State Learning standards  
• Instruction is aligned to the Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) standards and leads to a Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential (SACC). 

 The Life Skills Enrichment Program  

• Offers a daily living skills curriculum with a functional academic base to develop job readiness skills.  
• Instruction is aligned with the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential (SACC).  
• Students participate in non-paid internships at public and non-profit facilities and agencies, such as supermarkets, offices, parks and small businesses supervised by Nassau BOCES staff and on-site personnel to learn a variety of entry level skills. 

CCA’s behavior support program encourages positive choices, recognizes student achievement and supports the school mission to provide specially designed instruction to meet the social-emotional, academic, behavioral and transitional needs of students. Through a collaborative process among students, staff, families, school districts and outside agencies, CCA maintains a safe and supportive learning community enabling students to become productive, functional and independent members of society.