Networked Educational Technologies, Ltd

Western Suffolk BOCES is a regional educational service agency and provides programs and services to more than 15 school districts, their students, parents and communities. Located in Dix Hills, N.Y., the agency serves more than 1,000 students. Its itinerant teachers provide diagnostic and support services to more than 450 students in their local school districts. The centers also serve youngsters with disabilities, including autism, mental disabilities, and physical and sensory impairments. Western Suffolk BOCES gives career and technical training to more than 16,000 secondary school students, out-of-school youth and adults and disabled students. Its technological center offers more than 30 programs for high school students and over 400 courses, including 35 certificates and licenses as well as online instruction for adults.

Variety Child Learning Center, founded in 1966 and located in Syosset, N.Y., is a nonprofit center providing child development programs and special education services to young children and their families. It offers services to children with learning disabilities, autism, developmental disorders and behavior problems. The organization provides special education programs and services at no cost to families living in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens counties in New York. It also offers support services for families, and research and training of early childhood personnel. VCLC provides special programs and services on- and off-site. It offers programs in local nursery schools, child care centers and school districts. It additionally offers Sunday respite care, social skills training groups, cultural arts performances, and applied research and training for early childhood personnel.