Bayonne Board of Education
669 Avenue A
Bayonne, NJ 07002
201-858-5800
Building A Caring Learning Community
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Bayonne High School
John Bailey School
Mary J. Donohoe School
Henry E. Harris School
Lincoln School
Horace Mann School
Midtown Community
Walter Robinson School
Vroom School
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Woodrow Wilson School
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Special Services

   
  The goal of the Special Services Department is to ensure that each child with a learning disability receives an education designed to meet his/her particular needs. The department services students between the ages of 3 and 21 years.

A continuum of services is available to meet the needs of all disabilities including programs for Autistic and Preschool Disabled students as well as classes for Learning and/or Language Disabilities, students with behavior and multiple disabilities. Resource programs are available
throughout the district and include replacement and supported instruction both in-class and pull-out. The Bayonne School District encourages and supports maintaining classified students in their neighborhood schools and in regular classes whenever possible providing the necessary supplementary aides and services. There are numerous "team taught" classes both at the elementary and secondary levels.

Because of the district's commitment to inclusive education, it has received a federally funded state grant for $500,000. over a period of three years to support practices and programs which allow I.E.P. students to remain in their neighborhood schools in regular classes.

Child Study Teams are available to each school for identification, evaluation, and to determine eligibility of students for special education and related services. Additional supports are provided through a system of related services: speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and counseling all of which are provided by district staff.

Bayonne has five Child Student Teams which serve the school district. In addition to Child Study Teams, there is a district wide school psychologist and a behavior management specialist. Project Support provides in-school counseling services to classified students as per the student's Individual Education Plan.

Realizing the importance of post school outcomes, the department provides a comprehensive transition program which addresses the needs of students ages 14 and older. The Student Self Advocacy Team which promotes student empowerment and advocacy issues, has been recognized by the State of New Jersey as a "Best Practice" award recipient, 2001. Many high school students with disabilities participate in a supervised internship program at
a variety of regional corporations. Another part of the transition program includes the Project Independence Center at Bayonne High School, which serves the needs of students with severe cognitive and physical disabilities. The program incorporates experiences in our culinary program as well as internships under the supervision of a job coach at a major
department store. These students also participate in an entrepreneur project that includes operating a kiosk.

 

Special Services Resources

Transition to Work in New Jersey

Inclusion
Virtual Field Trips
General Information about Learning Disabilities
Assistive Technology