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Special Education

Parent Advisory Group

Advocacy

The Right to Special Education in NJ

This manual is designed to help advocates, including parents, obtain special education for children with disabilities residing in New Jersey. The manual explains the requirements of the federal statute governing special education—the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) —and the federal regulations implementing IDEA, as well as the state regulations implementing IDEA.

Wrightslaw

Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.

A Day in Our Shoes

Everything IEP and Parent Resources. Don't IEP Alone. Change your child's outcomes with this effective IEP advice for parents, all written and shared by a Special Education Advocate.

Education Law Center

Founded in 1973, the Education Law Center (ELC) serves as the leading voice for New Jersey’s public school children and has become one of the most effective advocates for equal educational opportunity and education justice in the United States.

New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education

NJCIE supports inclusive education for all students with disabilities as a fundamental civil right. NJCIE views inclusion as a means to creating an equitable, socially-just democratic society.

Statewide Parent Advocacy Network

Supporting families as advocates and partners in improving education, health, and mental health outcomes for infants, toddlers, children, and youth.

Agencies/Organizations

PerformCare

When a child is facing challenges to their functioning and well-being, finding the right services and support can be overwhelming. We are committed to helping you access the right services for your child.

New Jersey Department of Education In State Approved Private Special Education Schools

Statewide Parent Advocacy Network

Supporting families as advocates and partners in improving education, health, and mental health outcomes for infants, toddlers, children, and youth.

The Alliance of Private Special Education Schools of North Jersey

Formed in 2011, we are an alliance of more than 30 state-approved private special education schools in Northern and Central New Jersey dedicated to helping parents and educators better understand and access appropriate program options in special education.

New Jersey Early Intervention State of NJ Department of Health

Children develop at different paces, but there are developmental milestones that children should reach by certain times during the first three years of their lives. When children fail to reach these milestones, parents and other caregivers should consider contacting Early Intervention for an evaluation.

The Arc of NJ

The Arc of New Jersey promotes and protects the human rights of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes; and is committed to enhancing the quality of life of those individuals and their families through advocacy, empowerment, education and prevention.

US Department of Education

Our mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

Office of Civil Rights

OCR’s mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights in our nation’s schools.

Morris County Office of Education

The Morris County Superintendent of Schools/Office of Education serves as a focal point of general support, oversight and routine communications between local districts and the New Jersey Department of Education central offices in Trenton.

Informative Websites

Understood

Parents want the best for their children. We do, too. For the first time ever, 15 nonprofit organizations have joined forces to support parents of the one in five children with learning and attention issues throughout their journey. With the right support, parents can help children unlock their strengths and reach their full potential. With state-of-the-art technology, personalized resources, free daily access to experts, a secure online community, practical tips and more, Understood aims to be that support.

The Resource Room

The Resource Room provides tools, strategies and structured explorations for interesting learners, including lessons, ideas, articles and links for multisensory learning for people of all ages. The site also offers resources for people who learn differently or have learning difficulties or learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia or dyscalculia.

Child Mind Institute

The Child Mind Institute is an independent, national nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Our teams work every day to deliver the highest standards of care, advance the science of the developing brain and empower parents, professionals and policymakers to support children when and where they need it most.

E-Ready Special Education Information for Parents

This page provides parents, as well as teachers, of children with disabilities with information on specific disabilities, a glossary of special education terms, and links to helpful resources.

Stop Bullying Parent Guide

StopBullying.gov provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk and how you can prevent and respond to bullying.

LD OnLine

LD OnLine.org is the world’s leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD, serving more than 200,000 parents, teachers and other professionals each month.

Learning Disabilities Association of America

Since 1964, the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) has provided support to people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals.

Child Development Institute

Our website is designed to provide the information and tools parents need to understand their unique child/children and to enable them to help each child develop into the successful human being they were meant to be.

The National Center for Learning Disabilities

The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) is committed to ensuring that all students with learning disabilities graduate from high school with a standard diploma—prepared for college and the workplace.

College Accessibility-accommodations and disability services

We know that college transition is a topic that can be anxiety-provoking for some families. lizabeth C. Hamblet, a learning disabilities specialist with two decades’ experience working in college disability services offices.

Wrightslaw

Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.

A Day in Our Shoes

Everything IEP and Parent Resources. Don't IEP Alone. Change your child's outcomes with this effective IEP advice for parents, all written and shared by a Special Education Advocate.

Morris School District

Morristown, NJ

Get in touch!

Morris School District:

Superintendent of Schools:

Dr. Anne Mucci, 973-292-2300 ext. 2077

Assistant Superintendent of Pupil Services & Bilingual Ed: Dr. Diana Pinto-Gomez, 973-292-2300 ext. 2040

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