Mainland Regional !

Special Education Department

Name / Website	E-Mail Address	Voicemail or Extension
Jo-Anne Goldberg- Supervisor	JGoldberg	X1006
Coleen Acord	CAcord	1900
Joseph Breitinger	JBreitinger	1910
John Capasso	JCapasso	1912
Josephine Carney	JCarney	1914
Michael Colombo	MColombo	1919
Linda Consolo	LConsolo	1923
Stephanie Donato	SDonato	1932
Jayne Feeney	JFeenay	1940
Dominic Giovanetti	DGiovanetti
Thomas Jamison	TJamison	1958
James Lanzendoen	JLanzendoen	1964
Robert Martin	RMartin	1970
Christina Mayhofer	CMayhofer
Elizabeth McGee	EMcGee	1980
Gaye Pessolano	GPessolano	1991
Timothy Quinn	TQuinn	1995
John Rakowski	JRakowski	1996
Heather Savio	HSavio	2002
Brain Tetley	BTetley	2011
Andrew Vanderbeck	AVanderbeck
Courtney Watson	CWatson	1985
Daniel Williams	DWilliams	2016
Lisa Gehres	LGehres	1946
David Kallen	DKallen	1960
Casey Marshall	CMarshall	1965
Susan Mika	SMika	1982
Debbie Off	DOff	1987
Adrienne Sarosky	ASarosky
Deana Smith	DSmith
Joanna Tayber	JTayber
Matthew Wira	MWira
Jill Zadina	JZadina

New Jersey Administrative Code 6:A mandates that students who are classified with an educational disability have an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) developed by the IEP team consisting of the Student, Parents, Child Study Team members, Guidance Counselor, and Special and Regular Education Teachers. Special needs students are educated in the least restrictive environment consistent with their IEP. A continuum of programs and/or related services are available in the Special Education Department. Specific programs include resource center, inclusion classes, the Transition Academic Program for emotionally disturbed students, and special education electives.

Inclusion

In an inclusion class students are exposed to the regular education curriculum with modifications and strategies as specified in their individualized education plan. Inclusion classes are offered in the core academic areas: English, Math, History and Science. Recommendation by the Child Study Team is required.

Resource Center

In the replacement resource program, the regular education curriculum is modified based on the student’s IEP. In a pull-out single-subject replacement resource program there is a maximum of nine (9) students without an aide. The instructional goal is to expose the student to the curriculum proficiencies described in the NJ Core Curriculum Standards in a manner consistent with his/her learning style and intellectual abilities.

TRANSITION ACADEMIC PROGRAM (TAP)

The TAP self-contained program serves classified students with emotional difficulties negatively impacting on their academic performance. It is a highly structured, behavior modification program designed to change the negative classroom behaviors, and facilitate a successful return to mainstream classes. Recommendation by the Child Study Team is required.