Special Services
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Contact Information
Kerri Lee Walsifer
Director of Special Services
kwalsifer@tfschools.org
(732) 460-2410
Robyn Blonder
ESY Coordinator
(732) 460-2520
Linda Calafiore
Administrative Assistant
(732) 460-2410
Claudine Henrie
Administrative Assistant
(732) 460-2411
The Special Services Department provides educational programs and support services for children who have educational disabilities. Please read this page and visit the following link for more information: http://www.nj.gov/njded/specialed/. By going to the Parental Rights and Engagement section of this link, you will be able to view the State of New Jersey PRISE (Parental Rights in Special Education) handbook.
The Special Services department includes Child Study Team, Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapy Services, resource center programs and self-contained special education classes.
The Child Study Team (CST) consists of a School Psychologist, a School Social Worker, Learning Disability Teacher Consultant (LDT-C) and where appropriate, Speech Language Therapists. The School Nurse and the School Physician provide additional services to the Child Study Team. The Team helps children who are demonstrating social, emotional, and/or learning problems which result in an educational disability. The Child Study Team also acts as a consultant for general education teachers and parents in other special needs situations such as gifted and early maturing students. The Social Worker and Psychologist also provide counseling for students in selected cases.
The New Jersey Administrative Code (NJAC 6A:14) describes in detail all the services required and provided by the district through special services. NJAC 6A:14 can be obtained at the State of New Jersey Department of Education web site, by clicking here or at the special services department located at the Board of Education Office at 658 Tinton Avenue, Tinton Falls, N.J. 07724.