The Bronx is covered by two Committees on Special Education, and the line between them follows school district numbers rather than any neighborhood name a parent would use. If your child has an IEP and sessions were skipped, cut short or never started, this page explains which Bronx committee to reach and what families generally do to get the time made up. We are a free, independent referral site. We are not the DOE or a law firm and we do not give legal advice.
CSE 1: Districts 7, 9 and 10
1 Fordham Plaza, 7th Floor, Bronx, New York 10458. Phone 718-329-8000.
- School-age email: CSE1@schools.nyc.gov
- Preschool email: CPSE1support@schools.nyc.gov
CSE 2: Districts 8, 11 and 12
3450 E. Tremont Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bronx, New York 10465. Phone 718-794-7420.
- School-age email: CSE2@schools.nyc.gov
- Preschool email: CPSE2support@schools.nyc.gov
All of the above is as published on the city's committees page.
Which Bronx committee is yours
A school-age child belongs to the CSE for the district where the child attends school. A preschooler belongs to the CPSE for where the child lives. Home address also decides it for a child who is homeschooled, not in school with an IEP, or at a school outside the city. The page recommends the city's GOAT lookup (Function 1B) to see the school district for an address.
Keep in mind who the committees serve. The city lists preschoolers, children at private, parochial or charter schools, children placed outside the city, students on home or hospital instruction as their IEP placement, homeschooled children and children not attending school. If your child is enrolled at a Bronx district public school, raise missed services with the school first.
What Bronx families can do about missed services
Gather the facts. Pull out the IEP and list each mandated service with its frequency and group size. Then note the weeks it did not happen, with any emails, attendance notes or provider messages you have. Our page on documenting missed services walks through this.
Write to the school. Keep it factual: the service, what the IEP says, what was delivered, and a request that the missed time be made up.
Write to CSE 1 or CSE 2 if your child is in a group the committee serves. The city asks that the email include your child's first and last name and date of birth, whether you need another language, whether you are deaf or hard of hearing, and the nature of the question. The page also says referrals can be hand-delivered and offices are open 8am to 4pm on weekdays.
Consider a due process complaint if writing does not fix it. That starts an impartial hearing where a hearing officer can order compensatory services. See our due process guide, and check who qualifies if you are unsure your child's situation fits.
After an award: providers in the Bronx
An award for speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy or counseling usually comes as an RSA. Make-up SETSS often comes as a P4 letter. In both cases the family picks an independent provider, so the practical work is finding one who has openings and can actually reach your child. Ask whether sessions happen at home, at the provider's office or online, how they handle a missed session, and whether they can keep a steady weekly time. Online tutoring can be a practical choice for academic SETSS when travel would eat the afternoon. Our P4 letter guide explains that route, and already awarded covers using hours before they lapse.
Official background: Committees on Special Education and Committees on Preschool Special Education, NYC Public Schools
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