ASAH News

Special Education and Shirked Responsibility

Alicia Brzycki's article on special education policy is at ThePublicDiscourse.com. "Mr. Thiers reminds us, we need to be sure that the starting point for any discussion about education begins with children and ends with children."

March 22nd, 2012|Categories: Government Relations, Public Relations|Tags: Alicia Brzycki, Bridge Academy, Costs, Funding, Placement, Special Education, Taxpayer money|

Phoenix Center Student Shines as East Hanover Library Volunteer

CentralJersey.com published a story about Vir Motianey, a Phoenix Center student who volunteers at the East Hanover Library and is responsible for overseeing and implementing an important project: Re-labeling books in the massive cooking and biography sections.

March 14th, 2012|Categories: Best Practice, Public Relations|Tags: Nutley, Phoenix Center, Special Education, Vir Motianey, vocational training, volunteer|

Medford students thrive under Y.A.L.E partnership in district

The Medford Central Record ran a story about the unique public/private partnership between ASAH Member, Y.A.L.E School and Medford Township Public School District.

March 12th, 2012|Categories: Best Practice, Public Relations|Tags: collaboration, Medford, New Jersey, Special Education, Y.A.L.E. School|

Scotch Plains Mayor Joins Facility Groundbreaking for Newmark School

The Newmark School is opening a new facility in Scotch Plains and the groundbreaking brought local leaders, school administrators and students together. In addition to expanding Newmark's educational capacity, the facility will allow it to reach out to the broader special needs population, the community and educators throughout the state.

March 9th, 2012|Categories: Best Practice, Government Relations, Public Relations|Tags: Cynthia Allman, Mayor, Nancy Malool, Newmark School, private special education, Regina Peter, School for Children with Disabilities, Scotch Plains|

ASAH Cost Study Materials Available to ASAH Members

ASAH's Cost Study is Updated for 2011. For years, it has wrongly been assumed that the cost of serving students with disabilities in approved private settings is greater than the cost of serving similar students in public school programs. ASAH's study tells the real story.

March 6th, 2012|Categories: Government Relations, Public Relations|Tags: Costs, education construction costs, kids with disabilities, Private Schools, public schools, Special Education, Taxpayer money, teacher benefits, teacher pensions|

Children’s Institute Hosts “Autism and the Law: Special Education Issues for Preschool and Elementary Years” Lecture

The Childrens' Institute in Verona is hosting an educational forum on Autism and the Law. The speaker for the event is Evelina Padilla, Esq., an attorney with experience in special education.

March 1st, 2012|Categories: Best Practice, Public Relations|Tags: Autism and the Law, Evelyn Padilla Esq., Hinkle Fingles and Prior, New Jersey, Special Education, The Children's Institute, Verona|

ASAH Opposes Proposed County Agency Coordination and Sharing of Special Education Services

ASAH joined the Coalition for Special Education Funding Reform, of which it is a member, in opposing S-610, which requires the executive county superintendents to designate a county education services agency to assist local school districts in sharing services.

February 10th, 2012|Categories: Government Relations|Tags: executive county superintendants, NJ Coalition for Special Education Funding Reform, S610, Special Ed Funding, Special Education|

ASAH Cost Study 2011 – Asbury Park Press Coverage

ASAH's 2011 Cost Study was released recently to the Asbury Park Press and other outlets. APP's Shannon Mullen ran a page 2 story Friday, December, 9. Click here to read the entire story. "With many specialized private schools for the disabled today charging tuition rates in excess of $80,000 per student, that may seem like a safe assumption. But a new analysis commissioned by the private schools’ trade group says otherwise."