Group size, composition and caseload

Group Size

• SETSS can be provided to individual students or to groups.
• The group size for SETSS services cannot exceed eight students.
• IEP teams can recommend group sizes ranging from two to seven students.
• See guidance which explains how to recommend a specific group size in SESIS.

Group Composition 

• SETSS groups can include students without IEPs as long as the group also includes students with disabilities. The group size must not exceed the size specified on any individual student’s IEP. 

Caseload

• The total number of students with disabilities assigned to a SETSS teacher may not exceed 30 students at the elementary level.
• In grades 7 through 12 or in a multi-level middle school program operating on a departmentalized basis, the caseload may not exceed 38 students with disabilities.
• New group size option available for SETSS recommendations
• State Regulations: 8 NYCRR § 200.6(f)
• DOE Continuum of Special Education services(Also on DOE Info Hub - login required for access)