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Programs and Services for Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
The information below was reported by the school district/program. The New Jersey Department of Education neither endorses nor attests to the veracity of the information.
See the "School-Age Programs by County' dropdown accordions below the chart for program details, including contact information.
|
County |
Program/District Name |
Age/Grade Range |
Communication Philosophies |
Accepts Tuition Students (on a case-by-case basis) |
|
Atlantic |
Egg Harbor Township School District - EHT Deaf Ed Program |
Age range: 3 to 21 years Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School |
American Sign language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Atlantic |
Smithville Elementary School Auditory Impaired—Preschool through Grade 6 |
Grades: preschool to grade 6 |
American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Bergen |
* Bergen County Special Services Continuum for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
Age range: birth to 21 years Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School |
American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Burlington |
Mount Laurel DHH Program at Springville Elementary School |
Age range: 3 to 14 years Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School |
American Sign Language (ASL); Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Cape May |
Upper Township School District |
Age range: 4 to 13 years Grades: PreK to 8th grade district |
American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Cumberland |
Vineland Public Schools |
Grades: Elementary; Middle School; High School |
American Sign Language (ASL); Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Essex |
Bruce Street School for the Deaf & Secondary Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Technology High School |
Age range: 3 to 21 years Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School |
Total Communication/ transitioning to an ASL/English Bilingual strategies |
Yes |
|
Gloucester |
* Schools for Neurodiversity—Gloucester County Special Services |
Age/grade range: 5 to 21 years |
American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Hudson |
Martin Luther King Jr. School- PS#11 |
Age Range: 5-13 Grades: Elementary; Middle School |
American Sign Language (ASL); Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Mercer |
*Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf |
Age range: 3 to 21 years Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School |
American Sign Language (ASL); ASL/English Bilingual Strategies |
Yes |
|
Monmouth |
Neptune Township School District Deaf Education Regional Program |
Age range: 3 to 21 years Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School |
Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Morris |
*Lake Drive School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children |
Age range: birth to 21 years Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School |
Total Communication; Listening and Spoken Language; Student's individual communications needs are met |
Yes |
|
Ocean |
Silver Bay Elementary AI Program |
Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School |
American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Ocean |
The Center for Education |
Age range: 3 to 11 years Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool; Elementary for students with multiple disabilities |
Listening and Spoken Language |
Yes |
|
Passaic |
Passaic County Technical Vocational School District—CTE Instruction/Deaf Program |
Age range: 14 to 21 years Grades: High School |
American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language |
Yes |
|
Union |
First Children |
Age range: 3 to 21 years Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School |
American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication |
Yes |
|
Union |
Governor Livingston High School Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program |
Age range: 14 to 21 years Grades: High School |
American Sign Language (ASL) |
Yes |
|
Union |
Summit Speech School |
Age range: birth to 21 years Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool (in-house or itinerant); Elementary; Middle School; High School (itinerant only) |
Listening and Spoken Language |
Yes |
The programs listed below were designated by the New Jersey Department of Education as pilot New Jersey Regional Deaf Education Centers of Excellence.
The Regional Deaf Education Centers of Excellence are programs that offer a wide range of direct and consultative services to in-district and out-of-district students who are deaf* within their region. Each program offers a menu of services that might include enrollment to out-of-district students and/or itinerant teacher services, as well as child study team evaluations, educational interpreters, speech/language specialists, and audiological consultations. Districts who have identified a student who is deaf and are seeking consultation, an appropriate program, or other services can contact the center in your region for guidance.
Additionally, the New Jersey Regional Deaf Education Centers of Excellence, along with the NJDOE Coordinator of Deaf Education, are available to partner with any district working to develop a program for students who are deaf.
Look for professional development opportunities for staff, regional parent engagement activities, and Deaf community involvement to be offered by the centers and announced on the NJDOE website.
*The term “deaf” is being used as an inclusive term for deaf, Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, and DeafDisabled
Bergen County Special Services School District Continuum for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
540 North Farview Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Contact: Rasheda Garcia
Phone: 201-343-6000 x6484
Videophone: 201-373-6150
Email: rasgar@bergen.org
Website: bergen.org
Program Description: The BCSS programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are the largest and most comprehensive in New Jersey. Children and their families from birth to twenty-one are provided services throughout the continuum and students are educated through a listening and spoken language or a total communication approach.
Bergen County Special Services Continuum for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing:
- STARS Early Intervention Program
- HIP- Godwin & Highland Schools, Midland Park
- HIP- Union Street School, Hackensack
- SHIP- Midland Park High School
- SHIP- Hackensack High School
- Sound Solutions, Itinerant Services
The listening and spoken language track focuses on the development of listening while developing speech and language skills, while the total communication track incorporates sign language in addition to speech and speech-reading. Both approaches emphasize access to communication while focusing on the development of communication skills through intensive speech and language therapy in conjunction with the use of residual hearing. Programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are located in Midland Park and Hackensack. This arrangement offers students inclusion opportunities and interaction within an integrated general education setting. Collaborative teaching and consultative teaching models are used to offer support. Participation in lunch and recreation periods and a full range of academic and extracurricular activities are among the inclusion options offered. Students are eligible to participate in general education classes, physical education, sports, music, art, and library classes. A variety of cultural enrichment activities, such as performances by the National Theater of the Deaf, therapeutic recreation, field trips, sign language classes, and student and parent support groups are offered throughout the year. Sound Solutions offer support to students and staff regarding educating students with hearing loss within their home districts. This program consists of itinerant Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, educational audiologists, and speech therapists. The focus of this support is to provide students with access to communication while fostering advocacy and social skill development. Our STARS early intervention program provides guidance, information, and support to families who have a child diagnosed with a hearing loss. Along with direct services, STARS invites families to participate in Baby & Me and Toddler & Me groups, parent support groups, and special presentations.
Age Range: Birth-21
Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication
Programs: Career and Technical Education; General Education; Inclusion; Itinerant Services; Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Auditory Training; Auditory Verbal Therapy; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Accommodations: Classroom Captioning (CART, C-Print, or TypeWell); Hearing Assistive Technology Systems; Note Taking
*Schools for Neurodiversity - Gloucester County Special Services
850 Bankbridge Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
Contact: Courtney Schoettle
Phone: 856-415-7530 x6472
Email: cschoettle@gcecnj.org
Website: gcsssd.org
Age Range: PreK-21
Grades: Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophy: Total Communication
Programs: Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
*Gloucester County Special Services—Center for Regional Education Support Services (CRESS)
1360 Tanyard Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
Contact: Courtney Schoettle
Phone: 856-415-7530 x6472
Email: cschoettle@gcecnj.org
Website: gcsssd.org
Program Description: CRESS has an interdisciplinary approach through the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services Team offering a wide variety of services depending on the needs of the student. The service providers on our team: Educational Audiologist, Teachers of the Deaf, Educational Sign Language Interpreters, Speech Language Specialist, Behavior Specialist, and Assistive Technology Specialist. Our services include: providing initial consultation for a student with a hearing loss (CRESS does not assess), participating in local (i.e., school site) child-study team meetings, providing consultative services to local school districts' personnel and the student’s hearing peers, providing direct and indirect educational/ instructional services to the deaf & hard of hearing student, leading in-service workshops to inform students, teachers and related school staff on hearing loss and its educational impact, providing additional support/guidance specific to hearing aids, cochlear implants, FM/DM systems, assistive technology, etc., and providing educationally certified sign language interpreters for events *RID certified interpreters available upon request.
Age Range: PreK-21
Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication
Programs: Itinerant Services
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Speech-Language Therapy
*Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf
320 Sullivan Way
West Trenton, NJ 08628
Contact: Deborah Bilik
Phone: 609-530-3156
Videophone: 609-498-7931
Email: enrollment@mksd.org
Website: mksd.org
Program Description: The Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf provides academic, career and technical educational services to students who are Deaf and students who are Deaf with additional disabilities from preschool through the age of twenty-one. Curriculum in all areas is aligned with the New Jersey Learning Intents. A residential program (Monday-Thursday) is available for high school students, as well as a sports program for day and residential students. An important component of the Residential Program is the Educational Resource Center which provides tutoring and guided study time. A four-week extended school year program is offered in the month of July.
Age Range: 3-21
Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); ASL/English Bilingual Strategies
Programs: Career and Technical Education; General Education; Inclusion; Inclusion-with partnership for HS students with Mercer County Tech; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
*Lake Drive School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
10 Lake Drive
Mountain Lakes , NJ 07046
Contact: Julie Lazeration
Phone: 973-299-0166
Email: jlazeration@mlschools.org
Website: ld.mlschools.org
Program Description: Lake Drive Program is a receiving school for students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Lake Drive Program provides a safe environment for all students to learn. Students' programs are based on their IEP (Individual Education Plan). Each student’s program is individualized to provide the optimal learning environment. Mainstream options are available throughout all the Mountain Lakes Schools. High school students in the Lake Drive Program attend Mountain Lakes High School and have the opportunity to participate in a shared time program at Morris County Vocational School. Students who attend the vocational school are currently enrolled in Culinary, Building/Grounds Maintenance and Retail/Supermarket programs. High School students also have the opportunity to participate in internships in the school district and in the community.
In addition, Lake Drive Program has a team of itinerant Teachers of the Deaf who provide direct support and intervention to students with hearing loss that remain in their home school district. These contracted services are available on a weekly or monthly basis, as well as consultative support throughout the school year. The team is also available to provide in-service training for general education professionals working with students with hearing loss.
Lake Drive Program has a Specialized Evaluation Team available to contract to complete evaluations. The team is comprised of certified child study team professionals who have extensive knowledge about deafness and its educational impact, and experience working with students with hearing loss. All evaluators can communicate directly with students and parents who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, using their primary mode of communication, including sign language.
Age Range: Birth-21
Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: Total Communication; Listening and Spoken Language; Student's individual communications needs are met
Programs: Career and Technical Education; General Education; Inclusion; Itinerant Services; Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction; Lake Drive Program has various options for students in order to provide the best learning environment for each student
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Peer Groups; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Social/Emotional counseling; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems; Accommodations are based on each student's IEP
Atlantic
Egg Harbor Township Schol District - EHT Deaf Ed Program
13 Swift Drive
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08330
Contact: Donna Freund
Phone: 609-646-7911, ext. 1020
Email: freundd@eht.k12.nj.us
Website:www.eht.k12.nj.us
Program Description:
Age Range: 3-21
Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication
Programs: Inclusion; Resource Room; General Education; Itinerant Services
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech/Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems
Smithville Elementary School Auditory Impaired—Preschool through Grade 6
37 Old Port Republic Road
Galloway, NJ 08205
Contact: Dr. Jennifer R. Baldwin
Phone: 609-748-1250 x1628
Email: baldwinj@gtps.k12.nj.us
Program Description: The program is implemented in an in-class resource setting. The students are supported by special education and general education teachers throughout the day. There are Teachers of the Deaf that support students either through a push-in or pull out model, depending on the guidelines of their IEP. There are additional educational interpreters to support students throughout the day. In the preschool setting, this person serves in an immersive instructor of ASL and support to the social and emotional interactions with peers. As students move up to the elementary grades, a natural transition to utilizing a traditional educational interpreter occurs. Staff throughout the building receive professional development to learn ASL so all students can interact with all staff. ASL clubs are created within the grade levels for interested students to learn ASL. Related service availability includes Speech, OT, and PT. An educational audiologist consults with the school when a student enters the program, when program development is needed, and at the end of each year preparing for the next IEP and school year. In terms of curriculum, staff have access to the Fairview Curriculum as needed for specific student needs. The school building has been equipped to meet the emergency needs of our Deaf and Hard of Hearing population through individualized beepers to signal an emergency as well as visual messaging systems and strobe light systems that signal an emergency.
Age Range: 3-5
Grades: Preschool- Grade 6
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication
Programs: General Education; Inclusion; Itinerant Services
Related Services: Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems
Bergen
Bergen County Special Services School District Continuum for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
540 North Farview Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Contact: Rasheda Garcia
Phone: 201-343-6000 x6484
Videophone: 201-373-6150
Email: rasgar@bergen.org
Website: bergen.org
Program Description: The BCSS programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are the largest and most comprehensive in New Jersey. Children and their families from birth to twenty-one are provided services throughout the continuum and students are educated through a listening and spoken language or a total communication approach.
Bergen County Special Services Continuum for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing:
- STARS Early Intervention Program
- HIP- Godwin & Highland Schools, Midland Park
- HIP- Union Street School, Hackensack
- SHIP- Midland Park High School
- SHIP- Hackensack High School
- Sound Solutions, Itinerant Services
The listening and spoken language track focuses on the development of listening while developing speech and language skills, while the total communication track incorporates sign language in addition to speech and speech-reading. Both approaches emphasize access to communication while focusing on the development of communication skills through intensive speech and language therapy in conjunction with the use of residual hearing. Programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing are located in Midland Park and Hackensack. This arrangement offers students inclusion opportunities and interaction within an integrated general education setting. Collaborative teaching and consultative teaching models are used to offer support. Participation in lunch and recreation periods and a full range of academic and extracurricular activities are among the inclusion options offered. Students are eligible to participate in general education classes, physical education, sports, music, art, and library classes. A variety of cultural enrichment activities, such as performances by the National Theater of the Deaf, therapeutic recreation, field trips, sign language classes, and student and parent support groups are offered throughout the year. Sound Solutions offer support to students and staff regarding educating students with hearing loss within their home districts. This program consists of itinerant Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, educational audiologists, and speech therapists. The focus of this support is to provide students with access to communication while fostering advocacy and social skill development. Our STARS early intervention program provides guidance, information, and support to families who have a child diagnosed with a hearing loss. Along with direct services, STARS invites families to participate in Baby & Me and Toddler & Me groups, parent support groups, and special presentations.
Age Range: Birth-21
Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication
Programs: Career and Technical Education; General Education; Inclusion; Itinerant Services; Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Auditory Training; Auditory Verbal Therapy; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Accommodations: Classroom Captioning (CART, C-Print, or TypeWell); Hearing Assistive Technology Systems; Note Taking
Burlington
Mount Laurel DHH Program at Springville Elementary School
520 Hartford Road
Mount Laurel NJ, 08054
Contact: Christina Daily
Phone: 856-231-4140 x3720
Email: cdaily@mtlaurelschools.org
Website: mtlaurelschools.org
Program Description: Students in our current program are mainstreamed into grade level classrooms. They receive in-class support and/or pull-out services depending on their individual needs. A full-time Teacher of the Deaf is on staff and works with the students as well as classroom teachers and district staff. In addition to our TOD, we have a speech-language therapist who is a certified interpreter and experienced in working with Deaf learners.
Age Range: 3-14
Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Total Communication
Programs: General Education; Inclusion; Resource Room
Related Services: Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems
Cape May
Upper Township School District
525 Perry Road
Petersburg, NJ 08270
Contact: Kate Saioni
Phone: 609-628-3500
Email: saioni@upperschools.org
Website: upperschools.org
Program Description: Our program involves providing services to students as needed to meet their individual learning needs.
Age Range: 4-13 (PreK to 8th grade district)
Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication
Programs: General Education; Inclusion; Itinerant Services; Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems
Cumberland
Vineland Public Schools
61 W. Landis Avenue
Vineland, NJ 08360
Contact: Theresa Godlewski
Phone: 856-794-6700
Email: tgodlewski@vineland.org
Grades: Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Total Communication
Programs: General Education; Inclusion; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy
Essex
Bruce Street School for the Deaf
333 Clinton Place, Newark, NJ 07112
Phone: 973-705, 3800, https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/bru/
Secondary Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Technology High School
187 Broadway, Newark, NJ 07104Avenue
Technology HS Phone: 973-481-5962, https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/tec/
Office of Special Education Contact:Katherine Agurto, Supervisor for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
Email: kagurto@nps.k12.nj.us
Phone: Newark Board of Education Office of Special Education - 973-733-7314, https://www.nps.k12.nj.us/departments/special-education/
Program Description: Bruce Street School for the Deaf, established in 1910, is one of the oldest day programs serving children who are deaf or hard of hearing in the country. The school provides a continuum of educational programming to a wide range of students including Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and those with multiple disabilities, serving students from preschool (age 3) through eighth grade. Located within the Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School students have daily interactions with their general education peers. Each student’s program is individualized based upon their learning strengths, including participation in a leveled reading program to maximize literacy success. Inclusion classes are offered with itinerant services of a Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing as well as certified educational interpreters. Classes for students with multiple disabilities allow for individualized programming to accommodate a wide range of communication challenges. Speech and language services, educational audiology, occupational therapy and physical therapy are also available based on student needs.
Classes in community living and community-based instruction prepare our students with 21st century skills to become productive adults in their community. Trilingual (English/Spanish/American Sign Language) services are available to our families as well as American Sign Language as a world language class. Students may also choose to participate in a variety of after school activities and sports along-side their typical peers. Bruce Street School services residents of Newark, Essex, and surrounding counties. Students graduating from Bruce Street School matriculate to our secondary Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at Newark's Technology High School. Technology High School is a highly ranked magnet public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in the Broadway neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey's north ward. Students in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program are afforded many academic inclusion opportunities throughout their secondary career as well as self-contained classes as deemed by their IEP needs.
Transition to ASL/English Bilingual Education: The deaf education program within the Newark Board of Education is beginning Year 2 of the transition to ASL/English Bilingual Education in order to maximize instructional practices, student support services and leadership strategies with the ultimate goal of improving academic achievement levels of deaf and hard of hearing students districtwide.
Communication Philosophy: Total Communication, Piloting Bilingual ASL/English Model
Programs: General Education; Inclusion; Life Skills Training; Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Communication Philosophy: Total Communication, Piloting Bilingual ASl/English Model
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems
Staff working directly in Deaf/Hard of Hearing Programs & Related Services:
- Certified Teachers of the Deaf, Personal Teacher Aide(s), Shared Teacher Aide (s), including staff who are Deaf or hard of hearing, providing role models for the students.
- Auditory Training; Community Based Instruction; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting: Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling
Transition to ASL/English Bilingual Education: The deaf education program within the Newark Board of Education is beginning Year 2 of the transition to ASL/English Bilingual Education in order to maximize instructional practices, student support services and leadership strategies with the ultimate goal of improving academic achievement levels of deaf and hard of hearing students districtwide.
Gloucester
*Schools for Neurodiversity - Gloucester County Special Services
850 Bankbridge Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
Contact: Courtney Schoettle
Phone: 856-415-7530 x6472
Email: cschoettle@gcecnj.org
Website: gcsssd.org
Age Range: PreK-21
Grades: Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophy: Total Communication
Programs: Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
*Gloucester County Special Services—Center for Regional Education Support Services (CRESS)
1360 Tanyard Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
Contact: Courtney Schoettle
Phone: 856-415-7530 x6472
Email: cschoettle@gcecnj.org
Website: gcsssd.org
Program Description: CRESS has an interdisciplinary approach through the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services Team offering a wide variety of services depending on the needs of the student. The service providers on our team: Educational Audiologist, Teachers of the Deaf, Educational Sign Language Interpreters, Speech Language Specialist, Behavior Specialist, and Assistive Technology Specialist. Our services include: providing initial consultation for a student with a hearing loss (CRESS does not assess), participating in local (i.e., school site) child-study team meetings, providing consultative services to local school districts' personnel and the student’s hearing peers, providing direct and indirect educational/ instructional services to the deaf & hard of hearing student, leading in-service workshops to inform students, teachers and related school staff on hearing loss and its educational impact, providing additional support/guidance specific to hearing aids, cochlear implants, FM/DM systems, assistive technology, etc., and providing educationally certified sign language interpreters for events *RID certified interpreters available upon request.
Age Range: PreK-21
Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication
Programs: Itinerant Services
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Speech-Language Therapy
Hudson
Martin Luther King Jr. School- PS#11
Auditory Impairment Program
886 Bergen Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Contact #1: Tiffany Smolansky, M.S.,CCC-SLP / Special Education Supervisor
Phone: 201-915-6216
Email: tsmolansky@jcboe.org
Contact #2: Jodi Zaleck, M.A., LDTC / Special Education Supervisor
Phone: 201-915-6008
Email: jzaleck@jcboe.org
Program Description: Auditory Impairment Primary/Grammar/Middle (self-contained); Inclusion
Age Range: 5-13
Grades: Elementary; Middle School
Communication Philosophy: Total Communication; ASL
Programs: Self-Contained Small Group Instruction; Inclusion
Related Services: Teacher of the Deaf; Educational Interpreting; Educational Audiologist; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; BCBA as needed
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems; ASL workshops
Mercer
*Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf
320 Sullivan Way
West Trenton, NJ 08628
Contact: Deborah Bilik
Phone: 609-530-3156
Videophone: 609-498-7931
Email: enrollment@mksd.org
Website: mksd.org
Program Description: The Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf provides academic, career and technical educational services to students who are Deaf and students who are Deaf with additional disabilities from preschool through the age of twenty-one. Curriculum in all areas is aligned with the New Jersey Learning Intents. A residential program (Monday-Thursday) is available for high school students, as well as a sports program for day and residential students. An important component of the Residential Program is the Educational Resource Center which provides tutoring and guided study time. A four-week extended school year program is offered in the month of July.
Age Range: 3-21
Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); ASL/English Bilingual Strategies
Programs: Career and Technical Education; General Education; Inclusion; Inclusion-with partnership for HS students with Mercer County Tech; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Monmouth
Neptune Township School District Deaf Education Regional Program
60 Neptune Boulevard
Neptune, NJ 07757
Contact: Kathleen Skelton
Phone: 732-776-2200 x7822
Email: kmskelton@neptune.k12.nj.us
Website: neptuneschools.org
Program Description: The Neptune Township School District Deaf Education Regional Program provides a comprehensive education for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Our program follows a Total Communication philosophy within an inclusive environment. A variety of programming options are available, ranging from direct instruction from certified Teachers of the Deaf within a self-contained setting, to opportunities for inclusion within the general education setting with the support of certified educational interpreters and in-class support from certified Teachers of the Deaf. Students have the opportunity to participate in district programs such as sports, clubs, and afterschool programs.
Age Range: 3-21
Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: Total Communication
Programs: General Education; Inclusion; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction; Vocational
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems
Morris
*Lake Drive School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
10 Lake Drive
Mountain Lakes , NJ 07046
Contact: Julie Lazeration
Phone: 973-299-0166
Email: jlazeration@mlschools.org
Website: ld.mlschools.org
Program Description: Lake Drive Program is a receiving school for students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Lake Drive Program provides a safe environment for all students to learn. Students' programs are based on their IEP (Individual Education Plan). Each student’s program is individualized to provide the optimal learning environment. Mainstream options are available throughout all the Mountain Lakes Schools. High school students in the Lake Drive Program attend Mountain Lakes High School and have the opportunity to participate in a shared time program at Morris County Vocational School. Students who attend the vocational school are currently enrolled in Culinary, Building/Grounds Maintenance and Retail/Supermarket programs. High School students also have the opportunity to participate in internships in the school district and in the community.
In addition, Lake Drive Program has a team of itinerant Teachers of the Deaf who provide direct support and intervention to students with hearing loss that remain in their home school district. These contracted services are available on a weekly or monthly basis, as well as consultative support throughout the school year. The team is also available to provide in-service training for general education professionals working with students with hearing loss.
Lake Drive Program has a Specialized Evaluation Team available to contract to complete evaluations. The team is comprised of certified child study team professionals who have extensive knowledge about deafness and its educational impact, and experience working with students with hearing loss. All evaluators can communicate directly with students and parents who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, using their primary mode of communication, including sign language.
Age Range: Birth-21
Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: Total Communication; Listening and Spoken Language; Student's individual communications needs are met
Programs: Career and Technical Education; General Education; Inclusion; Itinerant Services; Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction; Lake Drive Program has various options for students in order to provide the best learning environment for each student
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Peer Groups; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Social/Emotional counseling; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems; Accommodations are based on each student's IEP
Ocean
Silver Bay Elementary AI Program
100 Silver Bay Road
Toms River, NJ 08753
Contact: Ellen Higgins
Phone: 732-505-5500 x340052
Email: eahiggins@trschools.com
Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication
Programs: General Education; Inclusion; Itinerant Services; Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems; Note Taking
The Center for Education
1400 Prospect Street
Lakewood, NJ, 08701
Contact: Shira Lieberman
Phone: 732-367-0099 x174
Email: Shiral@thecenternj.org
Program Description: The Center for Education NJ is an approved private school for children with disabilities. Within our school we offer a specialized program for children with varying degrees of hearing loss. At the Center for Education NJ we focus on listening and spoken language program overseen by a Teacher of the Deaf and an Auditory Verbal Therapist and highly trained therapists. Additionally, we offer individualized programming for multiply disabled children ranging from preschool to upper elementary.
Age Range: 3-11
Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool
Communication Philosophies: Listening and Spoken Language
Programs: Inclusion; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Transition Services
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems
Passaic
Passaic County Technical Vocational School District—CTE Instruction/Deaf Program
45 Reinhardt Road
Wayne, NJ 70470
Contact: Michele Rizzo
Phone: 973-389-4197
Email: Mrizzo@pcti.tec.nj.us
Website: pcti.tec.nj.us
Program Description: Students are enrolled in a range of classes to meet their educational needs. Sign language interpreters accompany students to classes outside the Deaf program. Instruction in the Deaf program is provided through sign language. PCTI additionally has a robust American Sign Language as a world language program.
Age Range: 14-21
Grades: High School
Communication Philosophy: American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language
Programs: Career and Technical Education; General Education; Inclusion; Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Educational Interpreting; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems; Note Taking
Union
First Children
330 South Avenue
Fanwood, NJ 07023
Contact: Kathleen McCarthy Gorski
Phone: 908-654-2740
Email: kgorski@firstchildrenservices.com
Age Range: 3-21
Grades: Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophies: American Sign Language (ASL); Listening and Spoken Language; Total Communication
Programs: Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems
Governor Livingston High School Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program
175 Watchung Boulevard
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Contact: Kevin Morra
Phone: 908-464-1298 x1865
Email: kmorra@bhpsnj.org
Website: bhpsnj.org
Program Description: Self-contained and inclusive options for students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. Educational interpreters on staff. Three years of American Sign Language offered to both hearing and D/HH students as a world language.
Age Range: 14-21
Grades: High School
Communication Philosophy: American Sign Language (ASL)
Programs: Career and Technical Education; General Education; Inclusion; Resource Room; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction
Related Services: Educational Interpreting; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Student Counseling; Transition Services
Summit Speech School
705 Central Avenue
New Providence, NJ 07974
Contact: Ray Dorso
Phone: 908-508-0011
Email: rdorso@summitspeech.org
Website: summitspeech.org
Program Description: Early intervention, Sound Beginning program for children birth to 3. Full day preschool in house, itinerant program for ages 3-21 all focusing on listening and spoken language. We also have an audiology program for evaluations and school trainings.
Age Range: Birth-21
Grades: Early Intervention; Preschool; Elementary; Middle School; High School
Communication Philosophy: Listening and Spoken Language
Programs: General Education; Inclusion; Itinerant Services; Self-Contained Small Group Instruction; Early Intervention takes place in the home with a weekly group class and parent support
Related Services: Auditory Training; Educational Audiology; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Speech-Language Therapy; Transition Services; We will be starting evaluation services in the coming year.
Accommodations: Hearing Assistive Technology Systems; We recommend note taking systems for our students in mainstream settings
Bergen County Special Services School District
Sound Solutions
540 N. Farview Ave
Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone: (201) 343-6000
Contact: Lisa Stewart, Supervisor ext. 6511
Rasheda Garcia, Administrator ext. 6484
E-mail: lisstew@bergen.org
rasgar@bergen.org
Website: www.bergen.org
Educational Services Commission of New Jersey
Itinerant Services for Students with Hearing Loss Program
1660 Stelton Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Contact: Jill Vogel
Phone: 732-777-9848 x3125
Email: jvogel@escnj.us
Website: escnj.us
Educational Services Unit of Burlington County
20 Pioneer Boulevard
Westampton, NJ 08060
Phone: (609) 702-0500 ext. 7401
Contact: Bobbie Downs
E-mail: esudhh@burlcoschools.org
Website:www.edservicesunit.com
Gloucester County Special Services School District
Center for Regional Education Support Services (CRESS)
550 Salina Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
Phone: (856) 415-7530 ext. 6468
Contact: Katie Monti
Dana Lamonica
E-mail: kmonti@gcecnj.org
dlamonica@gcecnj.org
Website: www.gcsssd.org
Lake Drive Program for Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
10 Lake Drive
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
Phone: (973) 299-0166
Contact: Julie Lazeration
E-mail: jlazeration@mlschools.org
Website:https://ld.mlschools.org/academic_programs/itinerant_services
Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf
320 Sullivan Way
Trenton, NJ 08628
Phone: (609) 530-3156
Contact: Deborah Bilik
E-mail: enrollment@mksd.org
Website: www.mksd.org
Summit Speech School
705 Central Avenue
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: (908) 508-0011
Areas Serviced: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Union Counties
Contact: Heather Freeman, Mary Beaumont
Phone: 907-508-0011
E-mail: hfreeman@summitspeech.org and mbeaumont@summitspeech.org
Website: www.summitspeech.org (click on programs)