Contact Information Mantua Township Public Schools Office of Special Education Centre City School 301 Columbus Drive Mantua, NJ 08051 Phone: 856-468-2100 ext. 2404/2405 Fax: 856-468-7530
Secretarial Staff Mrs. Letitia "Tish" Sellitto	Phone: 856-468-2100 ext. 2404 lsellitto@mantuaschools.com
Mrs. Cathy Miller	Phone: 856-468-2100 ext. 2405 cmiller@mantuaschools.com

Thank you for your interest in our district. The Mantua Township Public School District Office of Special Education provides a range of special education programs to address the general needs of students with disabilities. We offer a full continuum of placement options to meet the needs of students with disabilities for special education and related services. The Mantua Township Public School District is also committed to assisting students, teachers and families in their efforts to support students with special needs. For students experiencing difficulty in the classroom, Child Study Team members may provide services to general education staff which includes techniques, materials and programs. For teachers, these services may include consultation with school staff and parents or the creation of techniques/strategies to prevent and/or remediate classroom difficulties. The Office of Special Education is also committed to parental involvement, which is a vital factor in the provision of supportive services. Finally, we will continue to stress student achievement and will work to include and integrate students in our public schools with appropriate supports and services.

If you have any questions about any of the programs or services within the Department of Special Education, please feel free to contact us.

Special Education in the Mantua Township Public Schools is distinguished by the following characteristics:
• Comprehensive evaluation of a student’s learning and behavioral characteristics.
• Instruction by teachers trained and certified in the education of children with special needs.
• Instruction provided in classes with limited number of students.
• Instruction tailored to students’ skills and needs.
• Use of specialized methods, materials and equipment, if necessary.
• Ongoing monitoring of student’s progress and program with revision, if necessary.
• Provision of related services.
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The Child Study Team (CST) is a professional group employed by the Mantua Township Board of Education to provide consultative, evaluative and prescriptive services to teachers and parents in regard to students who are experiencing school difficulties.

The New Jersey Department of Education regulations require that the Child Study Team members include a school psychologist, a learning disabilities teacher consultant and school social worker, all of whom are appropriately certified. The members of the Mantua Township Public Schools Child Study Team include a school psychologist, learning disabilities teacher consultants and school social worker.

We hope you will find the information in this folder helpful in understanding the ways in which the Child Study Team functions within the Mantua Township Public School system.
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The Mantua Township Public School District offers free services to preschool children with special needs. Screening, professional guidance and an education program, if needed, are all available, free of charge, through the Mantua Township Public School District. If you know of a child who may have a problem, please call the Office of Special Education of the Mantua Township Public School District at (856) 468-2100 extension 2404/2405. All information is strictly confidential.
Use the following developmental checklist to help you determine if your child could benefit from a special education program and seek help early! (Developmental Checklist)
When a family is concerned that a child may be developmentally or educationally delayed, the first thing they want is more information. Professionals who work with the child and family may also need information - important information that can help ensure that services are in place to meet the child's educational needs.

The New Jersey State Department of Education has established Project CHILD FIND, a free public awareness and referral service, to assist families, professionals and interested individuals by identifying available early intervention, preschool disabilities and special education programs and services throughout New Jersey. (To learn more about Project CHILD FIND click here)

Project CHILD FIND provides information on resources which may include state, local and community programs offering child and family support, educational programs, social services, health and other specialized services. Assisting families and professionals in finding appropriate resources and special services for children is the primary goal to Project CHILD FIND.

Some children are born with, or may later contract physical or mental conditions which delay their normal growth and development. If parents recognize the special needs of their children early, and if they seek help from professionals who care, then the better will be their children’s chances of reaching their full potential.

Project CHILD FIND is a free referral service and public awareness campaign to assist in the identification of unserved/underserved youth with a delay or disability from birth through twenty-one years of age.

In addition, Project CHILD FIND develops and distributes information to the public about early intervention services and special education programs throughout New Jersey.

Information through Project CHILD FIND may be obtained by calling the toll-free number, 1-800-322-8174, which is in service 7 days a week, 24-hours a day. All calls received are confidential.

*Project CHILD FIND is a service of the New Jersey Department of Education to help identify unserved disabled children birth to 21 years of age. Project CHILD FIND is funded through a grant from the United States Department of Education.
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