NAPSEC Members
Programs are listed in
alphabetical order, letters represent sections of the directory. Member
programs that have not returned their profile information do not
have an entry in the directory. To visit those programs go to Visit
NAPSEC Members Site where contact information is posted.
This Section is Letters S through Z
S
ScenicView Academy
Address
5455 North 250 River Run Drive
Provo, UT 84604
Phone: (801) 226-2550
Fax: (801) 226-8298
Web: www.svacademy.org
Contact
Douglas
Gale
Founded
2001
Joined NAPSEC
2004
Disabilities Served
Learning disabilities, autism, Asperger's syndrome, ADHD, dyslexia.
Program Description
ScenicView is a not-for-profit educational facility for adults with
learning disabilities. The Academy offers a college-like setting
where students choose classes to best meet their needs. ScenicView offers
therapy, coaching, case management, employment coaching,
recreational therapy, education, tutoring, and social activities.
Students work with staff in accommodating their disabilities to
allow them to live interdependent and successful lives in the
community.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 21+
Age at
Admission 21+
I.Q. Range
Served 90+
Program
Day, Residential
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:2
Length of
Program N/A
Current
Enrollment 57
Total
Capacity 58
Admission Procedures
Apply online or by calling (801) 226-2550 for an application. The
Admissions Committee will review the application and be in touch
with the family. Admission takes place quarterly (January, April,
July, October). Typically applicants do not need to wait longer
than three months to be admitted.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
N/A.
School for Children
Address
270 Industrial Way West
Eatontown, NJ 07724
Phone: (732) 542-2525
Fax: (732) 542-2445 or (732) 542-2980
Web: www.sfconline.org
Contact
Vincent J.
Renda
Founded
1976
Joined NAPSEC
1993
Disabilities Served
Moderate to severe multiple
disabilities; autism spectrum disorders.
Program Description
The School for Children
provides an integrated curriculum for students with multiple
disabilities and autism whose educational needs require a
specialized school setting. The School offers educational services
to students, ages 3 through 21, in curricular areas that include
academics, communication and social skills, job sampling, and life
skills. The School employs a functional academic approach to
learning that actively supports the student in decision-making.
Classroom curriculum is developed for social studies, science and
family life goals and specialists who teach art, music, and physical
education. The School is dedicated to students becoming fully
expressed, contributing and productive member of their families and
communities. The School maintains a partnership with Monmouth
University and offers internships and graduate teaching
assistantships to University students.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 3-21
Age at
Admission 3-17
I.Q. Range
Served 55 and up
Program
Day, Summer
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:2
Length of
Program 210 days
Current
Enrollment 146
Total
Capacity 160
Admission Procedures
A request for admission is initiated
by the sending public school. The admissions team reviews
appropriate student records and invites the case manager, parent(s)
and student to School for Children for an intake visit. The
classroom teacher and specialists are also involved in the informal
assessment and interviewing process. Upon request for placement, the
School for Children provides the district and the parent(s) with a
decision about admission within twenty-four hours after the visit.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
New Jersey Department of Education.
School for Children
with Hidden Intelligence
Address
345 Oak Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Phone: (732) 886-0900
Fax: (732) 886-7603
Web:
www.schischool.org
Contact
Osher Eisemann
Founded
1994
Joined NAPSEC
2000
Disabilities Served
Multiply handicapped, pervasive
developmental disorder, autistic, down syndrome, neurologically
impaired, cerebral palsy, visually impaired, communication disorder,
and specific learning disability.
Program Description
Serves children ages 3-21. Provides
academic instruction related services, D.T., P.T., and speech
adapted physical education.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 3-21
Age at
Admission N/A
I.Q. Range
Served N/A
Program Day,
Summer
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:1. Where
appropriate, 3:1
Length of
Program 180 days, 30 day
summer session. 210 days total.
Current
Enrollment 104
Total
Capacity 104
Admission Procedures
Child is referred to program by the
district, or upon the parents request. An application is filed
through the district and an evaluation is conducted by the school
staff. All prior evaluations are reviewed. If placement is deemed
appropriate by the school, and the district approves placement, the
child is accepted.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
New Jersey.
SEARCH
Day Program
Address
73 Wickapecko Drive
Ocean, NJ 07712
Phone: (732) 531-0454
Fax: (732) 531-5934
Web:
http://members.aol.com/SEARCHDay
Contact
Katherine Solana
Founded
1971
Joined NAPSEC 1986
Disabilities Served
Autism.
Program Description
The SEARCH Day Program, Inc., is a
non-profit multi-faceted agency approved by the NJ Department of
Education and designed to serve the comprehensive needs of
individuals with autism from preschool through adult life. SEARCH
is dedicated to providing an interdisciplinary educational program
in the most enabling environment, one that will develop and maintain
the skills, attitudes, and knowledge that individuals with autism
need to function as productively and independently as possible
within a variety of settings.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served 3-21
Age at
Admission 3
I.Q. Range
Served N/A
Program
Day, Summer
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:1/1:2
Length of
Program 12 months
Current
Enrollment 59
Total
Capacity 60
Admission Procedures
Clients are screened by local child study team for classification
and then referred to SEARCH team for placement.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
State education agency, Title XX, and
the human services agencies.
Seneca
Center
Address
2275 Arlington Drive
San Leandro, CA 94578
Phone: (510) 317-1444
Fax: (510) 317-1426
Web:
www.senecacenter.org
Contact
Ken Berrick
Founded
N/A
Joined NAPSEC 2009
Disabilities Served
Anxiety disorder, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit
hyperactive disorder, behavior disorder, bi-polar, conduct disorder,
depression, educational disabilities, emotional disorder, learning
disabilities, oppositional defiance disorder, physically/emotionally
abused, post-traumatic stress disorder, sex offenders, suicidal
tendencies, sexually abused.
Program Description
Seneca Center is a non-profit organization that serves children with
severe emotional and behavioral problems that keep them from
succeeding in a public school setting. We are committed to
unconditional care of our students as well as family involvement.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served
6-18
Age at
Admission 6-18
I.Q. Range
Served N/A
Admissions Procedures
Our students are referred to our program by their public school
districts. Upon referral, Seneca evaluates the student's
behaviors and history to determine whether our services are a good
fit.
Accreditation
WASC.
Funding Approval
California Department of Education.
Seven Hills Academy
Address
81 Hope Avenue
Worchester, MA 01603
Phone: (508) 755-2340
Fax: (508) 849-3882
Web:
www.sevenhills.org
Contact
Dr. Katharine Cleary
Founded
N/A
Joined NAPSEC 2007
Disabilities Served
Seven Hills Academy at Devens: Academic and behavioral programs are
designed for children with autism spectrum disorders, dual diagnosis
and severely challenging behaviors.
Seven Hills Academy at Groton: is a private, special education day
program serving children and young adults with complex medical and
developmental disabilities. The Academy at Groton serves residents
of Seven Hills at Groton as well as children from surrounding
communities whose unique learning needs can best be met within our
multi-disciplinary learning environment.
Program Description
Seven Hills Academy at Devens: Each classroom offers programming
that utilizes an interdisciplinary team approach built upon the
principles of applied behavioral analysis combined with positive
behavioral supports. The Academy works during each school day to
improve the abilities of students who attend the program and enhance
their life options. In addition to Special Education teachers and
instructional assistants, each classroom may include a variety of
specialists and therapists such as: speech and language therapists,
occupational therapists, physical therapists, and music therapists.
Seven Hills Academy at Groton: Children attend on-site, accredited,
Department of Education Special Needs School during the day. The
Academy provides an educational program that addresses the complex
needs of enrolled students by utilizing the support and intervention
of specialists in the areas of allied health, medicine, nursing,
speech pathology and augmentative communication. Services include a
variety of therapies that are integrated into the fabric of each
child's program including behavior therapy, physical and
occupational therapy, massage and music therapy. Community
involvement and field trips are also an integral part of the
children's daily lives.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 3-22
Age at
Admission N/A
I.Q. Range
Served N/A
Admissions Procedures
For Seven Hills Academy at Devens: SHA: Submission of referral
packet to program director, Seven Hills Academy.
For Seven Hills Academy at Groton: The Medical Review Team of the
Department of Public Health generally approves admissions. Contact
Director of Social Services for information regarding referral
information and admissions.
Accreditation
For Seven Hills Academy at Devens and the Academy at Groton SHA:
Mass. Department of Education Approved Private School.
Funding Approval
For Seven Hills Academy at Devens: SHA: Department of Social
Services, school systems.
For Seven Hills Academy at Groton: Approved by Department of
Education, Department of Social Services, and LEA.
Shepherds
College
Address
1805 15th Avenue
Union Grove, WI 53182
Phone: (262) 878-6351
Fax: (262) 878-3402
Web:
www.shepherdscollege.org
Contact
Chris Wright
Founded
2008
Joined NAPSEC 2009
Disabilities Served
Cognitive disabilities.
Program Description
Shepherds College is a 3-year post-secondary school for students
with cognitive disabilities. Students learn life and
independent living skills as well as job skills. Shepherds
College currently offers two majors: Horticulture and Culinary Arts.
Students live on campus in homelike settings
so they are able to put the skills
they learn into practice.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 18+
Age at
Admission 18+
I.Q. Range
Served
Approximately 55-70
Admissions Procedures
Prospective students request an application by contacting the
Admissions Office. Upon returning all needed materials, the
application is reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Students
are notified of the decision. If a student is accepted, they
are asked for a $300 deposit to hold their place. The deposit
is refundable if they choose not to enroll.
Accreditation
Pursuing accreditation through NCA.
Funding Approval
N/A
Skills
of Central Pennsylvania
Address
341 Science Park Road, Suite 6
State College, PA 16803
Phone: (814) 238-3245
Fax: (814) 238-5117
Web:
www.skillsofcentralpa.org
Contact
Dr. David M. Rice
Founded
1960
Joined NAPSEC 2000
Disabilities Served
Mental retardation (all levels);
behavioral disorders, medically fragile, mental health disorders,
autism and fragile X.
Program Description
Programs are individually prescribed
and range from day and/or residential programs, 365 days per year
and 24 hours per seven days. All residents reside in community
homes, apartments or other individualized living arrangements,
including family living arrangements. Day programs range from adult
training programs to actual work settings. Day and residential
programs serve adolescents and adults living in 18 counties in
central Pennsylvania.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 16-senior citizen
Age at
Admission 16 and up
I.Q. Range
Served Profound and above
Admissions Procedures
Consumers are admitted following a
review by staff of their paperwork and/or a visit to the potential
day and/or residential site.
Accreditation
N/A
Funding Approval
Licensed by the Pennsylvania
Department of Public Welfare
Somerset
Hills Learning Institute
Address
1810 Burnt Mills Road
Bedminster, NJ 07921
Phone: (908) 719-6400
Fax: (908) 719-6401
Web:
www.somerset-hills.org
Contact
Dr. Kevin J. Brothers
Founded
1999
Joined NAPSEC
Disabilities Served
Autism, pervasive developmental disorder, preschool disabilities.
Program Description
The Institute uses the principles and methods of applied behavior
analysis as a basis for instruction and treatment
to provide comprehensive
individualized data based intervention for preschoolers and
school-aged students for enrollment in traditional schools or
productive work and community participation. Home programming and
extended school year services are also provided to promote the
display of relevant skills at home and in public.
Program Profile
Enrollment Coed
Age Range
Served 3-21
Age at
Admission Varies
I.Q. Range
Served N/A
Admissions Procedures
Referrals for admission are made by parents or school district
personnel by sending a copy of the initial diagnostic report with a
one page cover letter that provides relevant information about the
child.
Accreditation
N/A
Funding Approval
New Jersey Department of Education
Sonia
Shankman Orthogenic School
Address
1365 East
60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 702-1203
Fax: (773) 702-1304
Web:
www.oschool.org
Contact
Diana Kon
Founded 1914
Joined NAPSEC 1995
Disabilities Served
Children with severe social emotional disorders and autism.
Program Description
The Orthogenic School is a
coeducational intensive residential treatment program for children and
adolescents in need of support for behavioral or emotional issues.
It provides young people ages 5-20 with a therapeutic and
educational environment that reflects values of a strong milieu, a
meaningful set of curricula, and that recognizes their strengths and needs
while challenging them to grow by achieving important developmental
and behavioral outcomes.
As an affiliate of the University of
Chicago, the school is committed to fostering inquiry into the
clinical and treatment needs of troubled children and youth. The
school is also dedicated to the education and training of its staff
as the next generation of clinical scholars in the mental health
field. The interrelated missions of clinical care, inquiry,
scholarship and training assist the Orthogenic School in creating the
best possible therapeutic and educational model for its students.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served
5 -12
Age at
Admission
Varies
I.Q. Range
Served
80+
Program
Residential, Day (summers included)
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:5
Length of Program
Residential: 189 + 53 summer; Day: 176 + 53 summer
Current
Enrollment
Residential: 45; Day: 8
Total
Capacity
53
Admission Procedures
Contact Admissions Coordinator, Kristin Friesen at (773) 834-7694.
Admissions packet should include: current IEP, psychological
report,, psychiatric report, and if appropriate, an ICG packet.
Accreditation
NCASES, COA, ISBE.
Funding Approval
Illinois State Board of Education, CA, IGG.
South
Central Community Services
Address
1021 East
83rd Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 483-0900 x219
(773) 374-2223
Fax: (773) 702-1304
(773) 374-8590
Web:
www.sccsinc.org
Contact
Geneva B. Reynolds
Founded
1970
Joined NAPSEC 2006
Disabilities Served
Emotional disorder, behavioral disturbance, speech and language,
learning disability, autism, and cognitively delayed.
Program Description
South Central’s therapeutic day
school program provides a structured therapeutic milieu in which the
student participates in a planned program of activities, five hours
a day, five days a week, year-round, designed to modify social,
emotional and academic deficits. South Central’s therapeutic day
school serves students, ages 5 to 21, whom have been unable to cope
in the regular school system due to emotional problems or academic
failure.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 7-21
Age at
Admission Varies
I.Q. Range
Served Varies
Program Day
Staff/Pupil
Ratio
1:4
Length of Program Based
on individual needs
Current
Enrollment 88
Total
Capacity 120
Admission Procedures
Students are referred to the program
from the Chicago public schools and suburban districts. After
having received an extensive evaluation at a local public school to
determine specific deficit areas, an individualized education plan
(IEP) is developed. The IEP summarizes the child’s special needs
and identifies services to address those needs. Through this
process it is determined if the child is in need of therapeutic day
school placement, at which time the child is tuitioned out and
tuition is paid to the private facility by the referring school
district.
Accreditation
NCA, COA.
Funding Approval
N/A.
Spring
Run School/Center for Education
Address
11 Minneakoning Road
Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone: (908) 782-1480
Fax: (908) 782-2775
Web:
www.ceaemployment.com
Contact
John F. Ritchie
Founded 1984
Joined NAPSEC 1997
Disabilities Served
Multiple disabilities, Asperger’s
Syndrome, behaviorally disabled, communication impaired, moderate to
mild cognitively impaired, emotionally disturbed, pervasive
developmental disorder, and specific learning disability.
Program Description
SRS is a highly-individualized
private school designed to teach students self-awareness, resiliency
and accountability. We strive to assist our students in the
learning of valuable life skills crucial to achieving success in the
world after graduation.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served 14-21
Age at Admission 13+
I.Q. Range
Served 70+
Program
Day, Summer
Length of Program 210
days
Staff/Pupil Ratio 1:3
Current Enrollment 28
Total Capacity 36
Funding Approval
New Jersey Department of Education.
Spurwink School
Address
899 Riverside Street
Portland, ME 04103
Phone: (207) 871-1200
Fax: (207) 871-1232
Web:
www.spurwink.org
Contact Email Email:
psperry@spurwink.org
Contact Pamela Sperry
Founded
1960
Joined NAPSEC
1993
Disabilities Served
Emotional disturbances, developmental disorders, and mental
retardation.
Program Description
There is a continuum of services
including one residential campus and numerous community-based
residences with day treatment facilities providing schooling;
transition alternative programming for adolescents focusing on
adventure-based and vocational activities; and staff secure programs
offering treatment for those "hard to place" youngsters who have
been at (or waiting to get into) long-term facilities out-of-state.
Highly individualized goals are developed using a psycho educational
model and a strong emphasis on a dynamic understanding of
personality and social development. Services are delivered in small
facilities purposefully designed to promote optimum relationship
development.
School Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served
5-20
Age at
Admission 5-20
I.Q. Range Served
Variable
Program
Day, Residential, Summer
Staff/Pupil
Ratio Varies
by program
Length of
Program 210 days
Current
Enrollment
231
Total
Capacity 231
Admission Procedures
Contact Robert Small, PSYD.,
Associate Coordinator of Programs. Referrals accepted from a variety
of sources. PET recommendation required for admission to day
treatment and residential treatment center.
Accreditation
Council on Accreditation
of Services and Children (COA).
Funding Approval
N/A.
St.
Elizabeth School
Address
801 Argonne
Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 889-5054
Fax: (410) 889-2356
Web: www.stelizabeth-school.org
Email: info@stelizabeth-school.org
Contact
Dr.
Christine Manlove, Principal
Founded
1961
Joined
NAPSEC
1997
Disabilities Served
Emotional disturbance, autism, mental
retardation, multiple disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.
Program Description
St. Elizabeth School is a 11-month, coeducational program
emphasizing individualized special academic instruction,
social/emotional development and career and technology educational.
Upon completion of the educational program, students earn a high
school diploma or a certificate of completion from their local
school system.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served
11-21
Age at Admission
11-20
Length of Program
11 months, 199 days
Current
Enrollment 116
Total
Capacity
125
Admission Procedures
Students are referred by the Local School System (LSS) when public
school programs cannot meet their complex needs for individualized
instruction and related therapeutic services. Students placed at
SES receive funding from their LSS and the Maryland State Department
of Education. Transportation is also provided by the LSS.
The SES Admissions Director receives and reviews referrals from the
local school systems and with the SES Program Coordinator visit and
observe the student in his or her current school. They discuss the
Student's needs with the staff at the school placement. If the
student seems appropriate to be considered for SES admission, the
family is contacted for a pre-admission interview. The SES intake
team, which includes the Clinical Coordinator, Program Coordinator,
and Principal, reviews the referral prior to the pre-admission
interview. SES schedules the interview with parents and student.
School personnel, therapists or other outside agencies involved with
a student are invited and encouraged to attend the pre-admission
interview as well.
Accreditation
Maryland State Department of Education.
Funding Approval
State of Maryland.
St. John of God Community Services/
Archbishop Damiano School
Address
1145 Delsea Drive
Westville Grove, NJ 08093
Phone: (856) 848-4700
Fax: (856) 848-3965
Web: www.sjogcs.org
Contact
Muncie Buckalew
Founded
1966
Joined
NAPSEC 1998
Disabilities Served
Multiple disabilities, visually
impaired, and severe to moderate cognitive impairments.
Program Description
Archbishop Damiano School is aligned
with the New Jersey Core Curriculum standards and provides an
instructional program in all levels to meet the students' academic,
social, emotional needs in accordance with each child's
individualized education program goals and objectives.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 3-21
Age at
Admission Varies
I.Q. Range
Served Below 55
Program Day, Summer
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:3
Length of
Program 210- day program
and summer program
Current
Enrollment 182
Total
Capacity 200
Admission Procedures
Child study team members contacts
school principal. Evaluation and records are forwarded for review.
Parent and child visit the school. If Archbishop Damiano School can
meet the child's needs, an acceptance letter is forwarded to the
child study team and parent.
Accreditation
New Jersey Department of Education.
Funding Approval
District Approval.
Stepping Stone School
Address
45 County Road 519
Bloomsbury, NJ 08804-3409
Phone: (908)
995-1999
Fax: (908) 995-1994
Web:
www.sstoneschool.com
Contact
Dr. Melanie Little North
Founded
1978
Joined NAPSEC 1998
Disabilities Served
Behavioral disabilities and learning
disabilities.
Program Description
A therapeutic day school for students
with behavioral disabilities that strives to create a balance
between a students’s emotional and academic needs. The school
climate is based on trust, caring, cooperation, and respect for the
rights, needs, and individual differences of each child. Classroom
activities are organized, individualized, and supported through
ongoing counseling and social skills building activities. Parents
are actively involved through parenting education and supportive
activities.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 7-18
Age at
Admission Varies
I.Q. Range
Served Varies
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:2
Length of
Program 180 days
Current
Enrollment 38
Total
Capacity 48
Admission Procedures
Referral by public school district
child study team leading to a recommendation in the Individual
Education Plan.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
New Jersey Department of Education.
Stetson School
Address
455 South Street, PO Box
309
Barre, MA 01005
Phone: (978) 355-4541
Fax: (978) 355-6335
Web: www.stetsonschool.org
Contact
Kathleen Lovenbury
Founded
1899
Joined
NAPSEC 1991
Disabilities Served
Non-adjudicated and/or adjudicated
adolescent sexual offenders and sexually reactive children, sexual
misconduct, co-morbidity, learning disabilities, emotional
disturbances, behavioral disorders, developmental delays, attention
deficient disorder.
Program Description
Services for adolescent sex abusers
is based on our belief that the adolescent made a conscious decision
to sexually abuse. The adolescents are held fully responsible and
accountable for those behaviors. In order to prove effective, sexual
abuser treatment must be directed towards a range of emotional and
behavioral conditions, and include a focus on the systemic
environment which perhaps influenced and in which sexual abusing
behavior developed and was manifested. This program accepts
adolescents between the ages of thirteen and seventeen with IQ’s 55
and above.
Services for Sexually Reactive
Children has at its core our belief that these children engage in
sexually inappropriate behaviors as a result of prior trauma they
have experienced. Our treatment process and methods address the many
factors that typically affect, shape and motivate inappropriate
sexual behaviors in children. This program accepts children between
the ages of nine and twelve with IQ’s 55 and above.
Risk Assessment Services is for
children and adolescents with sexual behaviors but undetermined
treatment / placement needs. Psychosexual and Psychosocial
Assessments are completed to address these issues and
recommendations are offered. An initial treatment plan is developed
for students who are recommended for continued placement at Stetson.
Typical duration is 90 days.
Services for Adolescents with Sexual
Behavior Problems will serve adolescent males between the ages of
fourteen and seventeen years old that have engaged in sexually
inappropriate or sexually aggressive behaviors or other forms of
sexual misconduct. Whereas, it is not always clear what “sexually
inappropriate” or “sexual misconduct” means, we include in these
categories behaviors that are of a sexual nature but do not rise to
the level of sexual assault or a criminal sexual offense.
Services for Young Adults
Transitioning into Adulthood is Stetson’s newest service offering.
This program is designed to prepare cognitively impaired students,
ages 18 through 21, for a successful transition into adulthood while
consolidating gains made in sexual offender specific treatment, and
enhancing the student’s abilities to function responsibly, safely
and effectively in the community. Coupled with sexual offender
specific treatment, students receive prevocational and vocational
preparation services, as well as assessment and education around
independent living skills. Each student’s treatment services include
individual and group therapy.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Male
Age Range
Served 9-21
Age at Admission
9-21
I.Q Range
Served: 55+
Program
Residential
Staff/Pupil Ratio
1:3
Length of Program
365 Days
Current Enrollment
111
Total Capacity
111
Admission Procedures
Referrals can be mailed, faxed or
screened over the phone.
Accreditation
Massachusetts Office of Child Care
Services.
Funding Approval
Massachusetts Department of Mental
Health, Department of Education, Department of Social Services,
Department of Youth Services,
and LEA’s; Vermont Department of Education and Department of
Children and Families; New Hampshire Department of Health and Human
services, Department of Education, and LEA’s;
Maine Department of Education and Department of Human Services; Connecticut
Behavioral Health Partnership, Department of Children and Families and LEA’s; Rhode Island
Department of Children, Youth, and their Families; New York
Department of Social Services; Virginia CSA; and Delaware Department
of Children, Youth, and Family Services.
Stetson School
Stewart Home School
Address
4200 Lawrenceburg Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 227-4821
Fax: (502) 227-3013
Web:
www.stewarthome.com
Contact
Sandra Bell
Founded
1893
Joined NAPSEC 1995
Disabilities Served
Intellectually disabled – must be
ambulatory and toilet trained. Asperger’s Syndrome, autism,
communication delays, developmental disabilities, down syndrome,
educational disabilities, epilepsy, educatable mental retardation,
fragile x syndrome, mental disabilities, mental retardation,
pervasive developmental disorder, Prader Willi Syndrome, speech
impairment, Klinefelter Syndrome, learning disabilities, Williams
Syndrome.
Program Description
Stewart Home School provides year
round residential education, continuing education, vocational
training and placement. Recreational, social and life skills
programming are also provided on an 850 acre estate campus.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served 6
and up
Age at Admission Any Age
I.Q. Range Served N/A
Program
Residential
Staff/Pupil Ratio
1:2.5
Length of Program Year
Round
Current Enrollment 400
Total Capacity 400
Admission Procedures
.
Personal interview
required along with completed application. Application materials are
available upon request.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
N/A.
Storm Ridge Ranch
Schools
Address
95 West 3000 North
Monroe, UT 84754
Phone: (435) 527-3191
Fax: (435) 527-3076
Web: www.stormridge.com
Contact
Mary Ann Larsen
Founded
1986
Joined
NAPSEC 2006
Disabilities Served
Oppositional defiant disorder,
learning disabilities, drug and alcohol abuse, attention deficit
disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder.
Program Description
The Storm Ridge Ranch Schools are two
small, working cattle ranch facilities. The structure of Storm Ridge
programs coupled with a small town, rural location provide the
backdrop for the development of healthy values such as a strong work
ethic, responsibility, commitment, accountability, teamwork and
social skills. Both facilities provide a highly structured
residential program to promote development of the skills necessary
for ongoing success in society.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Male
Age Range
Served 12-18
Age at
Admission 12-18
I.Q. Range
Served 80 and above
Program Residential
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:8
Length of
Program 365
Current
Enrollment 46
Total
Capacity 46
Admission Procedures
Call admissions Brian Woods or
MaryAnn Larsen at (435) 527-3191 or (435) 527-4524.
Accreditation
N/A
Funding Approval
California, Utah, Illinois Schools
Storm
Ridge Ranch
“Where You Face The Storm And
See It Through”
Storm Ridge Ranch’s purpose is to
assist male youth, ages
13-17, in becoming well
established and productive citizens,
equipped with the tools necessary
to succeed in today’s
society. Through the coordinated
efforts of parents and
program staff, students are
helped to find solutions for the
problems facing them, and
encouraged to take the action
necessary to change their
behavior and their lives. Storm
Ridge Ranch provides the highest
quality of care due to our
smaller enrollment, experienced
clinical and residential staff,
and fully accredited on site
school.
For More Information
Contact:
Mary Ann Larsen, Director
Storm Ridge Ranch
95 West 3000 North
Monroe, UT 84754
(435) 527-3191, (435) 527-4524
www.stormridge.com
Summit Speech
School
Address
705 Central Avenue
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: (908)
508-0011
Fax: (908) 508-0012
Web:
www.summitspeech.org
Contact
Dr. Pamela A.
Paskowitz
Contact Email
info@summitspeech.org
Founded 1967
Joined NAPSEC 1998
Disabilities Served
Auditory/oral deaf and hard of
hearing children.
Program Description
The parent-infant program offers parents and caregivers the skills
and confidence they need to help their young children learn to
listen and talk. Sessions are guided by certified teachers of the
deaf and focus on auditory habilitation and speech/language
development. Parent educational sessions and support groups are
available.
The preschool offers a language intensive model to teach children to
listen and talk so that they may learn alongside their hearing peers
in a mainstream setting. Children alternate intensive small group
speech, language and auditory training sessions with larger group
content lessons.
The itinerant program offers a teacher of the deaf to support both
public school staff and the children. A variety of services from
staff training and audiological consultations, to direct teaching
with the children are available.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served Birth to age 5
Age at
Admission Birth to age 5
I.Q. Range
Served N/A
Program
Day, Summer
Staff/Pupil
Ratio varies
Length of
Program varies
Current
Enrollment Early
Intervention 44/Preschool 32/Int. Services 80+
Total
Capacity Early
Intervention 44/Preschool 22/Int. Services 83 (Pre-K to High school)
Admission Procedures
Referrals from County Special Child
Health Services and School Districts – Students must be
auditory/oral deaf.
Accreditation
New Jersey Department of Education.
Funding Approval
New Jersey Department of Health and
Senior Services, New Jersey Department of Education.
T
Therapeutic
Education Centers
Address
2130 East 4th Street, Suite 200
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: (714) 543-5437
Fax: (714)
543-5463
Web:
www.olivecrest.org
Contact
Dr. Donald
Verleur
Founded
1973
Joined NAPSEC 1995
Disabilities Served:
Developmentally disabled, learning
disabilities, educational behavioral, attention, deficit hyperactive
disorder, autistic spectrum.
Program Description
Therapeutic Education Center (TEC) is
a special education school that strives to meet the education,
behavioral and emotional needs of students who cannot be served in
the public education system. The goal of all TEC schools is to
fine-tune the academic process through therapeutic interventions.
TEC is able to challenge students academically while addressing
social and emotional needs.
TEC is a non-public, non-profit
school for children in grades Kindergarten through twelfth grade
dedicated to meeting the academic, emotional, and behavioral needs
of the exceptional student through individuated and innovative
educational programs. TEC is devoted to the development of
academic, social and emotional growth in children. This includes
master of basic academic skills, critical thinking skills, social
skills, vocational skills and the development of independence,
mutual respect, feeling of self worth and confidence.
Elementary Special Ed K- 7, Secondary Special Ed 8-12. Early College
High School Charter School 9-12, after school programs, tutoring and
mentoring programs, speech clinic with Biola University.
School Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served 4-18
Age at
Admission 4-18
I.Q. Range Served 220
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil Ratio 1:3
Length of
Program 220
Current Enrollment 320
Total
Capacity 400
Admission Procedures
Admissions procedures vary with the different programs.
Funding Approval
State,
Counties, local Districts
Accreditation
Council on Accreditation and Western Association of
Schools and Colleges.
Funding Approval
California State.
Timber
Ridge School
Address
Box 3160
Winchester, VA 22604
Phone: (540) 888-3456
Fax: (540) 888-4511
Web:
www.timber-ridge-school.org
Contact
Dr. John Lamanna
Founded
1969
Joined NAPSEC 1975
Disabilities Served
Adolescents with severe
emotional/behavioral problems with or without concomitant learning
disabilities.
Program Description
Timber Ridge offers an individual
educational program including (as appropriate) academic
instruction, remedial instruction, and prevocational and vocational
training. Emphasis is also placed on socialization experiences
designed to teach appropriate social behaviors. The objective is to
prepare the student for an age-appropriate role in society. This
may include a return to public school programs, further vocational
training, or independent living. Program is licensed by the
Virginia Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation as a
Residential Treatment Center for Adolescents.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Male
Age Range
Served 10-21
Age at
Admission 10
I.Q. Range
Served 75 and up
Program
Residential
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:8
Length of
Program 16-24 months
Current
Enrollment 65
Total
Capacity 90
Admission Procedures
Contact Philip Arlotta, L.C.S.W., at
the facility. Comprehensive individual psychological evaluation,
education assessment, social case history, and report of physical
examination required prior to consideration. Personal interview
with parents and child is required.
Accreditation
Virginia Association of Independent
Specialized Education Facilities, SACS-CASI, and NCASES.
Funding Approval
Virginia CSA.
The Timothy School
Address
973 Old Lancaster Road
Berwyn, PA 19312
Phone: (610) 725-1755
Fax: (610) 725-8917
Web:
www.timothyschool.com
Contact
Dr. Judith D’Angelo
Founded
1966
Joined
NAPSEC 2003
Disabilities Served
Autism and pervasive developmental disorder.
Program Description
An approved private school for students with autism, ages 5-16, that
specializes in teaching communication, social, cognitive and life
skills. The highly specialized program includes structured teaching,
positive behavioral support and other research based methods proven
to facilitate learning for those students and enable them to learn
basic skills and function independently within their home and
community.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 5-16
Age at
Admission: 5
I.Q. Range
Served N/A
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:3
Length of
Program 180
Current
Enrollment 39
Total
Capacity 60
Admission Procedures
The Timothy School accepts referrals from Public School Districts.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
State and Agency.
Titusville Academy
Address
86 River
Drive
Titusville, NJ 08560
Phone: (609) 737-7733
Fax: (609) 737-3343
Web:
www.titusac.org
Contact Deborah
R. Zerbib
Founded
1971
Joined NAPSEC 1984
Disabilities Served
Bright, behaviorally different
students with classified emotional disturbances and/or learning
disabilities.
Program Description
The Titusville Academy provides an
educational program for each student based on his or her individual
needs. We offer self-contained and departmentalized programs in a
secure and therapeutic educational environment. To ensure this, the
school has formulated three basic objectives for every student.
They are: 1) Students will develop social skills that enable them to
relate to peers and authority figures in more effective and mutually
satisfying ways; 2) Through individualized and group instruction,
students will develop and reinforce the academic skills necessary
for full intellectual development; 3) Through gradual mainstreaming,
students will be able to return to the regular public school
classroom.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 5-18
Age at
Admission Varies
I.Q. Range
Served Average to above
average
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:3
Length of
Program 180 days
Current
Enrollment 87
Total
Capacity 104
Admission Procedures
Submission of student referral by
local education agency or parent, followed up by an intake interview
and review of IEP. Decision by TTA, CST, and parent(s) is made
relative to acceptability of placement. TTA will accept private
placement.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
New Jersey State Department of Education.
V
Villa
Maria School
Address
2300 Dulaney Valley Road
Timonium, MD 21093
Voice: (410) 252-6343 (TDD)
Fax: (410) 560-1347
Web:
www.vmcontinuum.org
Contact
Jack Pumprey
Founded
1962
Joined NAPSEC 1984
Disabilities Served
Emotional disorders (primary);
learning disabilities, and multiple disabilities.
Program Description
Villa
Maria School is part of the Child and Family Services Division of
Catholic Charities. The school serves emotionally disturbed,
learning disabled or multiple disabled boys and girls ranging in age
from four to fifteen, in grades Pre-K through 9th. As
defined in COMAR 13A.90.10, we are approved as a Type I graded
school. The school is in session 12 months or 214 days a year.
Related services offered are medical, psychological testing, and
psychotherapy. Services provided at an additional cost are
occupational therapy, speech and language, and extended school day.
Staff employed to implement the educational program includes:
Director of Education, Principal, certified special educators,
educational treatment assistants, licensed counselors, social
workers, speech and language pathologists and occupational
therapists, diagnostic/Prescriptive teachers, nurse, psychiatrist
and behavioral specialists.
This
graded/non-graded school provides a basic academic program, which
consists of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
In addition, special subjects include: art, music, physical
education, swimming instruction (during the summer), computer
literacy, library, and prevocational services. Specific objectives
are individualized to target each child’s individualized educational
program goals and objectives as well as behavioral needs.
One
certified special education psycho-educator and one educational
treatment assistant provide academic instructional activities in
each classroom groups of nine or fewer students. Therapists provide
the clinical services, which include weekly individual, group, and
family therapy. The behavior treatment component of this program
includes a level system, the use of point sheets, a school store,
and the use of a time out room staffed by well-qualified resource
counselors. Other professional staff may provide additional related
services as indicated on each child’s individual educational plan.
In addition, Villa Maria School provides educational assessments,
psychometric testing, and diagnostic-prescriptive teaching services.
An extended school day program is also offered four days per week
for those students who have been identified in their individual
education plan as requiring an even more comprehensive program.
Other Campuses
Harford County campus will open August 2009.
Program Profile
Age Range Served
4-15
Age at Admission
Varies
Length of Program
214 days
Current
Enrollment 154
Total
Capacity 216
Admission Procedures
The local education agency usually
refers students. A number of referrals are initiated by the social
services department, juvenile services, mental health agencies, and
parents in conjunction with the local education agency. Inquiries
should be made to admissions office.
Accreditation
Joint Commission for the
Accreditation of Health Organizations.
Funding Approval
Maryland State Department of Education
Vista Del Mar Child & Family
Services
Address
3200 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034-3710
Phone: (310) 836-1223
Fax: (310) 204-1405
Web:
www.vistadelmar.org
Contact
Dr. Elias Lefferman
Founded
1908
Joined NAPSEC 2008
Disabilities Served
Victims of child abuse, neglect, abandonment, domestic violence and
family dysfunction.
Program Description
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services has been providing
specialized services and therapeutic treatment to generations of
Southern California children. Vista Del Mar offers a comprehensive
rang of social and psychological services that include psychiatric
residential treatment, day treatment, individual and family
counseling, medical and dental services provided on site by doctors
and registered nurses, community treatment units, educational and
vocational services, foster care and complete adoption services.
From its original mission in 1908 as an orphanage, Vista Del Mar has
evolved to the forefront of dealing with victims of child abuse,
neglect, abandonment, domestic violence and family dysfunction. The
broad-based approach to these problems is evident from the diversity
of programs offered to emotionally impaired children, ages six to
18, of all ethnicities and backgrounds, and their families.
Program
Profile
Call
School to inquire
about the following information:
Current
Enrollment
Age Range Served
Age at Admission
I.Q. Range Served
Program
Staff/Pupil Ratio
Length of Program
Current Enrollment
Total Capacity
Admission Procedures
Call (310) 836-1223 for more
information.
Accreditation
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO).
Funding Approval
Tuition, grants, contributions.
Vista
Vocational & Life Skills
Center
Address
1356 Old Clinton Road
Westbrook, CT 06498
Phone: (860) 399-8080
Fax: (860) 399-3103
Web:
www.vistavocational.org
Contact
Dr. Helen Bosch
Founded
1989
Joined NAPSEC 2008
Disabilities Served
Learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, brain injury,
seizure disorders, ADD/ADHD and other neurological disabilities.
Program Description
Vista is a unique, community-based educational program for young
adults with neurological disabilities. We offer vocational training,
life skills instruction, counseling and support services designed to
enable our students to succeed in work and to live independently.
Vista is fully accredited by the National Commission for the
Accreditation of Special Education Services (NCASES).
Program Profile
Age Range Served
18
and up
Age at Admission
18
and up
Length of Program
365 days - 12 months a year
Current
Enrollment
160
Total
Capacity
25 Residential, 12 Transition Apartments, Outreach unlimited
Admission Procedures
Contact Bobbi Guercia, Admissions Director at 203-318-5240.
Accreditation
NCASES.
Funding Approval
Public and private funding.
W
Washington Academy
Address
520 Pompton
Avenue
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
Phone: (973) 239-6555
Fax: (973) 239-6335
Web:
www.washingtonacademy.com
Contact
Stephen Schwartz
Founded
1982
Joined NAPSEC
2000
Disabilities Served
Autism, behavioral disabilities,
cognitive delays, mild and moderate learning and/or language
disabilities, mild to moderate multiple disabilities, preschool
disabilities.
Program Description
Washington Academy implements IEP
goals and objectives which are aligned with the NJ Core Curriculum
Content Standards.
Program
Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served 3-21
Age at Admission 3-21
I.Q. Range Served Mild
Cognitive – above average
Program Day
Staff/Pupil Ratio 1:3
Length of Program 5 ½
hours, 180 days
Current Enrollment 182
Total Capacity 190
Admission Procedures
Call Main Office at (973) 239-6555
and ask to schedule an appointment and send in IEP.
Accreditation
New Jersey Approved School for Students with Disabilities.
Funding Approval
Tuition.
The Webb Schools
Address
400 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone:
(860) 545-7054
Fax:
(860) 545-7037
Web:
www.instituteofliving.org/programs/webbschools/webbschools.htm
Contact
Kikke Levin Gerner
Founded 1967
Joined NAPSEC 1993
Disabilities Served
Social and emotional maladjustments, learning disabilities, and
pervasive developmental delays.
Program Description
The Webb Schools provide an
integrated program of special education and related services to
students with significant mental health issues. The Hartford
location is on the grounds of The Institute of Living, a psychiatric
hospital and serves students in grades K-12. The Webb School at
Cheshire serves students in grades K-8. Students come to school
daily from the surrounding communities. Students receive instruction
in reading, writing and mathematics, physical education, health,
science and social studies. Additionally, art music, cooking,
horticulture, vocational education (which may include supportive job
experience), speech and language services, occupational therapy and
computer science instruction may be offered as part of a student’s
program. Assessments support the development of the appropriate
individualized program and may include educational,
medical/medication, psychiatric, psychological, speech/language,
vocational, occupational therapy, or other specifically requested
evaluations.
The school curriculum meets state and
local education guidelines while it is sensitive to each student’s
learning needs. Frequent field trips and visiting programs enhance
the established curriculum. Social and behavioral learning
continues throughout the day. All students participate in
appropriate clinical groups and individual therapy. Medication
monitoring is available. A point/level behavioral system reinforces
growth in academics, social interactions, coping skills and
behavioral problem solving. There is an emphasis on developing
interpersonal relationships and problem solving skills.
Parents/caretakers are an important
pieces of the school/student link and teacher advisors and assigned
clinicians maintain contact with parents through meetings, phone and
email contact. A bilingual outreach worker is available to families
and students.
In response to student and system
needs, The Grace S. Webb School has developed a diagnostic program,
now in its 10th year of operation. In Hartford, programs
are available for students who are enrolled in the Eating Disorder
clinical program, and children and adolescents who are receiving
impatient and partial hospital care. Additionally, the school
supports specialty program for adolescents with psychotic illness.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served 4-21,
pre-school to high school graduation
Age at Admission Varies
between 4-21
I.Q. Range Served 70 and
up
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil Ratio
Approximately 1:4
Length of Program 185
days
Current Enrollment
100-130 students
Total Capacity 150
Admission Procedures
Contact Intake Coordinator at (860)
545-7207. Student and parent(s) interview required. Academic and
clinical records required prior to interview. Referrals accepted
from LEAs.
Accreditation
N/A
Funding Approval
Local education agencies.
Westchester Exceptional Children's
School
Address 520
Route 22
North Salem, NY 10560
Phone:
(914) 277-5533
Fax: (914) 277-7219
Contact
Linda Murphy
Founded
1970
Joined NAPSEC 1985
Disabilities Served
Emotional disturbances, multiple disabilities, autism, and other
health impairments.
Program Description
Westchester Exceptional Children's
School (WECS) is an approved special education day facility, serving
children throughout Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, and Dutchess
Counties. The schools structured, nurturing environment is designed
to meet the special needs of children ages 5-21 who are vulnerable
because of emotional disturbances, speech and language impairments,
autism, or other health impairments.
WECS's goal has remained unchanged
from its inception: to reach, teach, and facilitate the return of
children with emotional disturbances to their own public school
district as soon as feasible. Its philosophy is that each child, no
matter how severe his/her disability, is a valuable individual
capable of high achievement and worthy of the school's best
efforts. This translates into a successful learning experience for
every child.
The WECS program is unique. Small
class size and high staff-pupil ratio assure that each child
achieves some measure of success and has immediate access to
responsive and caring staff members. The program is geared toward
civilizing and humanizing behavior, as well as preparing children
academically to graduate into workshops or the public school system,
thereby giving them the opportunity to play a large part in shaping
their own destinies.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served
5-21
Age at Admission
5-15
I.Q. Range Served
Severe to above average
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil Ratio
1:16
Length of Program
12 months
Current Enrollment
64
Total
Capacity 68
Admission Procedures
Children are referred to WECS by
local school district committees on disabilities. WECS works
closely with each school district and individual parent(s) to
determine if WECS is the most appropriate placement. After the
initial referral, parent(s) are invited to visit classrooms and meet
with the school's directors and clinicians. If it is established
that WECS can really help, the child is invited to visit and spend
time in the classroom. After necessary school district and State
Education Department approvals, the child is enrolled at WECS.
While a child is with the school, all costs including tuition,
related services, and support programs for child and family are
covered by local school districts as mandated by New York education
law.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
State education agency.
Westchester School
for Special Children
Address
45 Park Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10703
Phone: (914) 376-4300
Fax: (914) 965-7059
Web: www.westchesterschool.org
Contact
Donald Scampoli
Founded
1972
Joined NAPSEC 1984
Disabilities Served
Preschool and school age children
with multiple disabilities, mental retardation, orthopedic
impairments, behavior disorders, autism, and pre-school speech and
language delays.
Program Description
All programs are based upon accessed
individual needs. An IEP is established with an interdisciplinary
team in cooperation with the home school district, parent(s) and,
where appropriate, the child. The purpose of the program is to
develop maximum potential and return children to a less restrictive
environment whenever possible.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served
3-21
Age at Admission
Any
I.Q. Range
Served 0-85
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil Ratio
Pre-school: 1:2:10,
School age: 1:4:12
Length of Program
180 days + 30 day summer
program
Current Enrollment
38 pre-school, 321 school
age
Total Capacity
44
pre-school, 360 school age
Admission Procedures
The referrals for school aged
children are processed through the child's home school district
C.S.E. or C.P.S.E on a rolling admissions basis. Preschool children
are referred by the early childhood direction center, parents, and
private physicians. Nickerson letter (NYC), please see website.
Accreditation
The National Commission for the
Accreditation of Special Education Services (NCASES)
Funding Approval
New York State Education Department.
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
Address
300 East Swissvale
Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Phone: (412) 317-7000
Fax: (412) 244-4223
Web:
www.wpsd.org
Contact
Donald E. Rhoten
Founded
1869
Joined NAPSEC 2004
Disabilities Served
Must be deaf or hard of hearing. Also
may be: mental retardation – attention deficit disorder/attention
deficit hyperactive disorder – vision impaired – learning disabled.
Program Description
Steeped in tradition yet on the
cutting edge of technology, the Western Pennsylvania School for the
Deaf has provided tuition-free educational services to deaf and hard
of hearing students since 1869. The school is located in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and is the largest comprehensive center for the
education of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in the state with
approximately 200 students, both day and residential, who come from
100 school districts and 30 counties throughout the state.
For deaf and hard of hearing students
from preschool through twelfth grade, the Western Pennsylvania
School for the Deaf provides: a
comprehensive
academic curriculum,
including opportunities for
mainstreaming;
a complete
after school program
that includes sports, clubs, and
activities for students of all ages;
support services
provided by audiologists, speech therapists, psychologists, an art
therapist, and a guidance counselor; and comprehensive services for
students who have cochlear implants; a state of the art
Learning Center
that includes a mini aviary, tropical rain forest, and mini-max
theatre; and a high-tech
auditorium
which provides complete communication accessibility; a
TV Studio and video production department
where students use the latest digital technology to produce videos
and daily news programs; and a new
Math Science Technology Center
and Lower School Technology Center, with classrooms and labs
containing the latest technology for active, visual and interactive
learning.
Program
Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served WPSD
3-21 (Parent Infant Program also)
Age at Admission 3
I.Q. Range Served No
limitations as long as child benefits from educational setting
Program
Day, Residential traditional school year
Staff/Pupil Ratio
Depends on age. 1.4:1.8
Length of Program 180
school days
Current Enrollment 191
Total Capacity
Admission Procedures
-
Family or school district
expresses interest in WPSD.
-
A visit to look at school is set.
-
Application packet given to
family
-
Records received – intake
evaluation scheduled
-
IEP occurs with school district,
WPSD and parent
-
Paperwork sent to state
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
N/A.
Willowglen Academy
Address
4 Gail Court, Unit 1
Sparta, NJ 07871
Phone: (973) 579-5117
Fax: (973) 579-6124
Web:
www.willowglen-nj.com
Contact
Susan Hackett
Founded
1987
Joined NAPSEC
1999
Disabilities Served
Emotionally disturbed, cognitively
impaired, autistic, and multiply disabled.
Program Description
Program 1, Residential Treatment Center for Emotionally Disturbed
adolescents, offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to
providing treatment and educational services in a residential
setting. Educational programming is developed in alignment with each
individual’s education plan, New Jersey Core Curriculum Content
Standards with a focus on and the integration of social and life
skill training.
Program 2 is a day school providing comprehensive educational and
related services to students with developmental disabilities
including but not limited to autism and multiple disabilities.
Programming is driven by the individual’s needs, education plan, New
Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards with a focus on and the
integration of communication, social and life skills training.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 8-21
Age at
Admission 7
I.Q. Range
Served Moderate-Above
Program
Day, Residential, Summer
Staff/Pupil
Ratio ED- 1:5,
Autistic-1:3
Length of
Program 210 days
Current
Enrollment 90
Total
Capacity 103
Admission Procedures
Send referral packets to: Willowglen
Academy, 4 Gail Court, Unit #1, Sparta, NJ, 02871, Attention:
Jeanette.
Accreditation
JCAHO.
Funding Approval
New Jersey Department of Education,
Medicaid, Department of Youth and Family Services, and Division of
Developmental Disabilities.
The Wolf School
Address
215 Ferris Avenue
East Providence, RI 02916
Phone: (401) 432-9940
Fax: (401) 432-9947
Contact
Jessica Robins Miller
Founded
1999
Joined NAPSEC 2007
Disabilities Served
Intellectual disabilities (mental retardation), developmental disabilities, challenging
behaviors, emotional disorders, brain injury and neurological
disorders.
Program Description
The Wolf School follows the standards of core grade-levels skills
for language arts, math, social studies and science. Our curriculum
encompasses a rigorous blend of academic subjects and intensive
therapeutic support that addresses three major challenges: Language
processing/production, sensory regulation and socially effective
communication. The Wolf School designed the “immersion model”
whereby therapeutic support is integrated within the entire
curriculum throughout the day in each classroom. Classrooms are
small, 8-10 children, and the student/faculty ratio is 1:4.
The immersion model utilizes a team of professionals (academic
teacher, speech pathologist, and occupational therapist) working
with small instructional groups to ensure lessons integrate
language, sensory, and social skills. Mixed-aged groupings for
reading, spelling, mathematics and writing are co-planned and
co-taught by the faculty. Each student at the Wolf School is
continuously encouraged to be an active member of his or her
classroom. Teaching strategies are developed to match individual
learning styles, thereby creating opportunities for children to
reach their potential.
Classroom teachers are responsible for setting curriculum and
monitoring academic progress. Our occupational therapists support
the development of self-regulation and sensory processing abilities,
and also teach strategies to enhance social competencies and
academic independence. Movement is integrated throughout the day
with the goal of optimal learning through sensory regulation
awareness. Our speech and language pathologists develop a
language-rich environment in both individual and group settings.
Using the collective expertise of our faculty and staff, we
continually respond to each child’s instructional needs. This unique
educational approach allows Wolf students to be ready to listen,
attend to task and be ready to learn. As a result, students make
significant gains academically and socially. The team meets
informally daily and formally weekly, to monitor student progress
and refine learning plans as needed.
Our Philosophy - Small School…Big Results
At the Wolf School we believe that a small school setting makes a
difference for children experiencing multiple learning difficulties.
With a class size between 8-10 students and a teacher/student ratio
of no more than 1:4, we can provide a nurturing, developmental
approach to independent academic success. Learning at the Wolf
School is individualized for optimal results and incorporates
technology supports and hands-on experiential lessons to meet the
specific needs of our students. Wolf fosters a safe, caring,
creative environment where children not only learn – they thrive.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served
8-15 (sometimes 6-7)
Age at
Admission
Varies
I.Q. Range
Served
Average to above
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:4
Length of
Program
167 days
Current
Enrollment
45
Total
Capacity
55
Admissions Procedures
1. A family or LEA (local
education agency) calls Rosaline Granoff, Director of Admissions, at
the Wolf School.
a.
(401)432-9940.
b.
The referral process begins with
a program overview, and the recording of basic information. If the
student is a potential match, the next step is taken.
2. Family or LEA (local
education agency) provides previous evaluations for
admissions consideration including:
i.
Neuropsychological/psychoeducational
assessment
ii.
Speech and language evaluation
iii.
Occupational therapy/sensory
integration report
3. Family or LEA submits any
additional educational information, such as Individualized
Educational Plan (IEP), progress or teachers' reports.
4. All records provided to the
Wolf School by the family or sending school district shall be
subject to all regulations set forth in the Family Rights and
Privacy Act. The Director of Admissions will review all materials.
5. Once the eligibility of a
student has been determined, a meeting with the family and
tour will be scheduled. This meeting will include the Director of
Admissions, the parent/guardian and whenever possible, a
representative of the referring LEA *(if the referral is from a
public school). If an educational advocate is involved, they may be
included as well.
6. Families are provided with an
application (if an independent school admission), developmental and
short sensory profiles to be filled out if the student is a
potential candidate for admission (both independent and IEP
admissions).
7. The student will visit the
Wolf School for one or two days. The visit will include
participation in all classes as well as screenings for academics,
language, and sensory integration.
8. The faculty will meet to
discuss the student. For independent school admissions, the
Admissions Director will call the family and inform them of the
admissions decision. For IEP admissions, contact will be with the
LEA and the admissions decision will be part of the IEP placement
process.
9. Once full acceptance is
achieved, an IEP conference will be scheduled. These plans will be
cooperatively developed by the LEA, the student (if applicable), the
parent/guardian, the educational advocate (if applicable), and
members of the Wolf School team.
10.
These plans will be reviewed
annually with reports sent to the LEA at the close of each semester,
or more frequently if requested. Parents/guardians, sending school
districts, etc., receive reports in January and June. In addition,
more frequent evaluations are available upon request.
11.
If the decision is to move
forward with a 45-day evaluation, the attached process will begin.
*LEA's are encouraged to feel free to
schedule exploratory meetings with the Wolf School staff and to
visit the program prior to official referral.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
Rhode Island Department of Education>Pennsylvania Approved Private School.
Woods Services
Address
Routes 413 & 213
PO Box 36
Langhorne, PA 19047-0036
Phone: (215) 750-4000
Fax: (215) 750-4229
Contact
Dr.
Scott Spreat
Founded
1913
Joined NAPSEC 1980
Disabilities Served
Intellectual disabilities (mental retardation), developmental disabilities, challenging
behaviors, emotional disorders, brain injury and neurological
disorders.
Program Description
Wood Services provides residential, educational and vocational
supports for children and adults with exceptional needs. We serve
more than 1,200 people with mental retardation and other
developmental disabilities, challenging behaviors, emotional
disorders, brain injury and neurological disorders.
Our residential and community programs combine a personalized
approach with expertise in special education, clinical services,
therapies, habilitation, vocational training and health care.
Since our founding in 1913 as The
Woods Schools, we have adapted to meet the demands of people
with complex needs. While the scope of specialized supports has
broadened, the defining qualities of Woods Services endure - acceptance,
respect and a warm, caring atmosphere.
Woods Services consists of five semi-independent residential
programs supported by an approved private school, vocational
opportunities, and a variety of clinical supports. The five
programs are:
1) Mollie Woods-Intellectual disabilities in adults and
children;
2) Woodlands-Challenging behavior in adults and children;
3) Crestwood-Emotional disturbances in children;
4) Beechwood-Traumatic brain injury in adults; and,
5) Brian's House -Community homes for adults with
intellectual disabilities.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Co-ed
Age Range Served
4+
Age at
Admission
Varies
I.Q. Range
Served
Varies
Program
Residential
Staff/Pupil
Ratio
Varies from 1:1 to 1:4 depending on needs of individual
Length of
Program
365 days
Current
Enrollment
850
Total
Capacity
900
Admissions Procedures
Admissions to Woods are frequently driven by unique, complex
situations. Our evaluation process is sensitive to the needs of the
individual, family members an school/agency representatives. When
requested, we conduct admission evaluations near the person's home
or present placement. Please contact us at (215) 750-4231 to discuss a potential
referral or learn more about Woods' programs for children and adults
with exceptional needs. Dan Shine is Director of Referral
Development and is the primary contact for admissions.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
Pennsylvania Approved Private School.
Y
Y.A.L.E.
School
Address
Executive Offices
2127 Church Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Phone: (856) 482-5252
Fax: (856) 779-7721
Contact
Ed Vonderschmidt
Founded
1976
Joined NAPSEC 1988
Disabilities Served
Behavioral disorders, cognitive
delays, autism, emotional disorder, and multiple disabilities.
Program Description
The educational model employed at
Y.A.L.E. is designed to provide an opportunity for students to
develop academically, socially, and emotionally to their potential.
In recognizing the specific needs of Y.A.L.E.'s students, all
academic, vocational, and behavior programs are individualized.
Programs are offered in reading, mathematics, language arts,
writing, social studies, history, science, health, physical
education, computers, art, family life, and vocational training.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served 6-19
Age at
Admission 6
I.Q. Range
Served 85-130
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:5
Length of
Program 10 months
Current
Enrollment 250
Total
Capacity 250
Admission Procedures
All students are referred by their
local school districts. The Y.A.L.E. School admissions committee
interviews each applicant and takes into consideration the
recommendations of the local school district.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
State education agency.
You and
Me School
Address
2050 Oak Tree Road
Edison, NJ 08820
Phone: (732) 548-7610
Fax: (732) 548-7751
Web: www.njrehab/PediatricRehab.htm
Contact
Dr. Patricia Munday
Founded
1991
Joined NAPSEC 1997
Disabilities Served
Autism and pervasive development
disorder.
Program Description
This program is designed to meet the
individual needs of each child. The school was established as a
natural outgrowth of the successful Early Intervention Program for
children with Autism/Pervasive Development Disorder. The “You & Me”
School offers an intensive, individualized approach that
incorporates language-based, sensory, and behavioral strategies
within a developmental context. Our program has two classrooms for
preschool children and one primary level classroom for children
between the ages of 5-9. All three classrooms are similar in
structure, utilizing discrete trial, activity-based instruction, and
incidental teaching. Technology centers have been installed in the
classrooms to provide daily access to computers. Housed in a
building with a childcare center, the school offers daily
opportunities for structured and unstructured interaction with
typically developing peers.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range
Served Birth to 18
Age at
Admission Birth to 18
I.Q. Range
Served N/A
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil
Ratio 1:2
Length of
Program Depends on
individual
Current
Enrollment N/A
Total
Capacity About 300
Admission Procedures
Parent(s) should call the Coordinator
with basic information about the child. A doctor’s prescription for
treatment is required, and facility therapists will decide whether
or not to recommend the child for treatment.
Accreditation
JCAHO and CARF.
Funding Approval
New Jersey Department of Education.
Youth
Consultation Services
Address
60 Evergreen Place, 9th Floor
East
Orange, NJ 07018
Phone: (973) 854-3640
Fax: (973)
854-3641
Web:
www.ycs.org
Contact
Barbara Markell
Joined NAPSEC 1980
Disabilities Served
Emotionally disturbed, learning
disabled, pervasive developmental disabilities, autism, spectrum
disorders, preschool disabled.
Program Description
Varied educational and clinical
school programs.
Program Profile
Enrollment
Coed
Age Range Served
3-21
Age at
Admission 3-21
I.Q. Range
Served N/A
Program
Day
Staff/Pupil
Ratio N/A
Length of
Program N/A
Current
Enrollment N/A
Total
Capacity Varies by
program from 24-130
Admissions Procedures
Referrals from CST, Department of
Youth and Family Services, and
Residential.
Accreditation
N/A.
Funding Approval
State Department of Education.
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