The Children’s Unit for Treatment and Evaluation
The Children’s Unit for Treatment and Evaluation (CUTE) was established in 1975 as
one of the ICD’s many service programs. CUTE is a New York State Approved Non-Public
Special Education Program for preschoolers (ages 3-5) and school age students (ages
5 -11) who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other related developmental
and emotional disorders. In order to participate in our programs, a student’s Committee
for Preschool Special Education (ages 3-5) or Committee for Special Education (ages
5-11) approves CUTE as the student’s program on their Individualized Education Plan
(IEP). All IEP goals and mandated related services (i.e., speech therapy, occupational
therapy, physical therapy, family training, adaptive physical education) are provided
at our facility during the student’s school day. Our goal is to help students build
the skills they need to benefit from the support within their own school district’s
programs. See ICD's CUTE Service Model (Under revision - returning soon!) for additional
details about the preschool and school-age programs. We also invite you to visit our
program-specific pages for the Preschool program and School Age program.
Our Staff
The staff at the ICD is composed of individuals from a variety of disciplines, including special education, adaptive physical education, speech-language therapy, social work, occupational therapy, psychology (clinical psychology and school psychology), nursing, applied behavior analysis, and educational administration. We also contract for the services of a physical therapist for children who have physical therapy services on their IEP. During the Binghamton University academic year, select undergraduate and graduate students are also a part of our service team, under the supervision of our professional staff.
Calendar and Facility Operating Schedule
The CUTE programs operate on a 10-month schedule during the regular school year from September-June, similar to that of other local public schools. CUTE programs are also open for a 2-month schedule for Extended School Year (ESY) services from July-August (6- week summer session). This means children with IEP authorization for both the 10-month (180 days) and 2- month (30 days) programs would participate in our educational program for a total of 210 days from September through the following August.
Current School Year Calendar
We advise families to compare our calendar with the calendar for their school district. Sometimes there are differences in scheduled days off (i.e., Superintendent’s Day, staff conference days), which may impact transportation arrangements for your child.
ICD School Calendar
2026-2027
2-month Extended School Year: 7/6/26-8/14/26
10-month School Year: 9/10/26-6/25/27
Important Dates and Holidays
September 2026
· September 10, 2026 — Conference Day (Staff Only)
· September 11, 2026 — Conference Day (Staff Only)
· September 14, 2026 — First Day of School for Students!
October 2026
· October 12, 2026 — Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day (No School)
November 2026
· November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day (No School)
· November 25, 2026 — Thanksgiving Break (No School)
· November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Break (No School)
· November 27, 2026 — Thanksgiving Break (No School)
December 2026 – Winter Break
· December 23, 2026 — Winter Break (No School)
· December 24, 2026 — Winter Break (No School)
· December 25, 2026 — Winter Break (No School)
· December 28, 2026 — Winter Break (No School)
· December 29, 2026 — Winter Break (No School)
· December 30, 2026 — Winter Break (No School)
· December 31, 2026 — Winter Break (No School)
January 2027
· January 1, 2027 — Winter Break (No School)
· January 15, 2027 — Conference Day (Staff Only)
· January 18, 2027 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
February 2027
· February 15, 2027 — Presidents’ Day (No School)
March 2027
· March 12, 2027 — Conference Day (Staff Only)
· March 26, 2027 — Spring Break (No School)
· March 29, 2027 — Spring Break (No School)
· March 30, 2027 — Spring Break (No School)
· March 31, 2027 — Spring Break (No School)
April 2027 – Spring Break
· April 1, 2027 — Spring Break (No School)
· April 2, 2027 — Spring Break (No School)
May 2027
· May 28, 2027 — Memorial Day Weekend (Possible Make-Up Day)
· May 31, 2027 — Memorial Day (No School)
June 2027
· June 18, 2027 — Juneteenth (No School)
· June 25, 2027 — Last Day of School
Priority Make-up Days (if we exceed allotted snow days, these dates will be reactivated
as school days)
· April 1, 2027 — Possible Make-Up Day
· April 2, 2027 — Possible Make-Up Day
· May 28, 2027 — Possible Make-Up Day
· June 18, 2027 — Possible Make-Up Day
The above is presented in a format usable with screen reader technology consistent with ADA Title II guidelines. If you would like a PDF or hard copy of our standard calendar layout made available to you, please contact us at icd@binghamton.edu.