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 ÑÇÖÞÇéÉ« 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. Click here to view the 2026-2027 school calendar.
ICD School Calendar
2025-2026
2-month Extended School Year: 7/7/25-8/15/25
10-month School Year: 9/4/25-6/26/26
Important Dates and Holidays
September 2025
- September 4, 2025 — Conference Day (Staff Only)
- September 5, 2025 — Conference Day (Staff Only)
- September 8, 2025 — First Day of School for Students!
October 2025
- October 13, 2025 — Columbus Day (No School)
November 2025
- November 11, 2025 — Veterans Day (No School)
- November 26, 2025 — Thanksgiving Break (No School)
- November 27, 2025 — Thanksgiving Break (No School)
- November 28, 2025 — Thanksgiving Break (No School)
December 2025
- December 22, 2025 — Winter Break (No School)
- December 23, 2025 — Winter Break (No School)
- December 24, 2025 — Winter Break (No School)
- December 25, 2025 — Winter Break (No School)
- December 26, 2025 — Winter Break (No School)
- December 29, 2025 — Winter Break (No School)
- December 30, 2025 — Winter Break (No School)
- December 31, 2025 — Winter Break (No School)
January 2026
- January 1, 2026 — Winter Break (No School)
- January 2, 2026 — Winter Break (No School)
- January 19, 2026 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
February 2026
- February 16, 2026 — Presidents’ Day (No School)
- February 17, 2026 — Lunar New Year (No School)
March 2026
- March 12, 2026 — Conference Day (Staff Only)
- March 13, 2026 — Conference Day (Staff Only)
April 2026
- April 3, 2026 — Spring Break (No School)
- April 6, 2026 — Spring Break (No School)
- April 7, 2026 — Spring Break (No School)
- April 8, 2026 — Spring Break (No School)
- April 9, 2026 — Spring Break (No School)
- April 10, 2026 — Spring Break (No School)
May 2026
- May 22, 2026 — Memorial Day Weekend (Possible Make-Up Day)
- May 25, 2026 — Memorial Day (No School)
June 2026
- June 19, 2026 — Juneteenth (No School)
- June 26, 2026 — Last Day of School
Priority Make-up Days (if we exceed allotted snow days, these dates will be reactivated as school days)
May 22, 2026 — 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.