ASAH’s 2014-2015 Meeting Calendar
ASAH's 2014-2015 Meeting and Event Calendar is now available for members and others. The calendar includes dates for member meetings, board meetings and other events. [...]
Spring Run School named ‘School of Excellence’
Spring Run School students, Kevin Shallop and Jaime Messina are learning work skills as part of the school's transition to adulthood program. Spring [...]
Students Who Move Out of a School District due to Hardship May Remain in Same School
As posted by Common Ground on April 22, 2014 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a new law that would allow a child who [...]
Dyslexia Screening Now Required in New Jersey
As posted by Common Ground on April 22, 2014 Governor Christie has signed a package of bills that will benefit students with reading difficulties. Under [...]
NJDOE and New Jersey Advocates Settle Federal Law Suit
Advocate groups in New Jersey have entered into a settlement agreement with the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) in a seven-year-old law suit intended [...]
Event: Wheelchair Transportation: Keeping Our Students Safe
Wheelchair Transportation: Keeping Our Students Safe What Parents and Professionals Need to Know Hosted by The Children's Therapy Center Upper School Join us for a [...]
New Jersey’s Special Education Program OK’d by Washington
As posted by Common Ground on November 5, 2013 The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) has notified leaders [...]
Lt. Gov. Guadagno visits Phoenix Center in Nutley
Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno recently visited ASAH Member, The Phoenix Center in Nutley, NJ. Her visit and tour prompted the following media coverage of the school and its programs.
Bill Would Outlaw Superintendents’ “Merit Pay Bonuses” for Reducing Special Education Out-of-District Placements
From Specialedfundingnj.org A bi-partisan measure making its way through the New Jersey Assembly would ban a growing practice that has school boards offering “merit pay” [...]
Special Education Task Force Bill Signed By Governor Christie
From Specialedfundingnj.org Bipartisan legislation to establish a task force to improve the funding, delivery and effectiveness of special education programs and services in New Jersey [...]