NJSBA Report Seeks Major Changes in Special Education Policy

Special Education Report: Major Recommendations

Special Education Report: Exemplary Programs

Moncrief Named New Jersey Board Member of the Year

Commissioner Clarifies Permissible Workshop 2007 Hotel Rate

Registration Deadline Approaches for Advanced Board Member Training at Workshop

What Not to Miss on the Exhibit Floor at Workshop

Retiring Board of Directors Members Honored

Ethics Decisions: Update

Change of Meeting Date: NJSBA Resolutions Subcommittee

Calendar

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Identifying best practices among special education programs represents an essential part of the “Financing Special Education in New Jersey” research project. School districts nominated programs, which researchers reviewed during on-site visits.   

The report contains an Exemplary Practices section with greater detail on the highlighted programs.

Alternative Education
BD Work Study Program Collingswood School District

Cranford Achievement Program (CAP) Cranford Public Schools

Shared Alternative School Manasquan Public Schools and Wall Township Public Schools

Autism
The Autistic School Partnership Freehold Township Schools and Rutgers University Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center

Brick Township Autistic Services: Verbal Behavior Instruction Brick Township Public Schools

Stepping Stones Fair Lawn Public Schools

High School Proficiency Assessment Preparation
HSPA Prep Passaic County Technical Institute

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)/Inclusive Education
All Inclusive Mentoring Synergy Sessions (AIMSS) Jersey City Public Schools

Capacity Building Initiative Service (CBIS) Jersey City Public Schools

Collaborative Educational Services Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission

Inclusive Education at the Franklin Township School Franklin Township, Warren County

Literacy
Cranford School District Academy Cranford Public Schools

Project Read Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District

Reading Assistance in Special Education (RAISE) Jersey City Public Schools

Multiply Disabled
Employment Transitions Delaware Valley Regional High School District

High School Business Buddies Program Lindenwold School District

Multiply Disabled High School Program Sterling Regional High School District

Preschool Handicapped
Inclusive Preschool Program Englewood Cliffs Public Schools

The Preschool Program Lincoln Park School District

Project Excel Wall Township Public Schools

Supported Preschool for Our Washington Township Students Washington Township Public Schools, Mercer County

Professional Development
Social Service and School Partnership Brick Township Public Schools

Support Services
Bridging Educational Achievement for Children’s Ongoing Needs (BEACON) Jersey City Public Schools