Parent Resources
Parent Resources
To obtain a copy of the Parental Rights in Special Education handbook, please click the link below.
Self-Advocacy Guide for Special Education (New 2026)
Crisis and Emergency Response Hotlines:
Team IMPACT matches children facing serious illness and disability with college sports teams:
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The Special Needs Registry
The Special Needs Registry is a voluntary service open to all citizens. The registry was created to help police officers and other emergency service personnel to better assist residents with special needs in the event of an emergency by providing those first responders with vital information regarding a registrant’s disability, emergency contact information, a physical description, and a current photograph of the registrant. The goal of the Special Needs Registry is to ensure all residents who have Special Needs can get the help and support they need in a time of emergency or during interaction with Law Enforcement, Fire, or EMS personnel.
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Navigating the Department of Disabilities Service System Webinar
Please click on the link below to watch the webinar.
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Parent Collaboration Portal Recipient User Guide
Instructions for Parents using Frontline IEP Collaboration Portal, allowing them to sign and send documents virtually. You must download the document before the links in the document are fully functional.
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Centers for Disease Control - First Signs Campaign
For facts about early detection of Autism and to take the Milestones Quiz, please follow the link below:
ACT EARLY !!
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Therapeutic Recreation Department
The Therapeutic Recreation Department of Somerset County offers a number of recreation programs to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Please visit their web site at https://www.somersetcountyparks.org/therapeutic-recreation their brochure and registration form.
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Bancroft NeuroHealth Workshops
Bancroft is pleased to offer a free workshop series on topics related to developmental disabilities. They include managing behaviors at home, special education law, toy selection, pharmacology and autism. Listed below are some of the workshops. Please visit their website: https://www.bancroft.org/ or to register call: Pat Reid at (856) 429-5637 x371 or 257
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Schwab Learning Offers You Free Resources
Visit www.SchwabFoundation.org to find trusted information from experts, free downloadable publications, and helpful resources.
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LDonline.org
Please visit www.LDonline.org for the ABC's of learning disabilities. This Web site on learning disabilities is for parents, teachers, and other professionals.
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NJ Post-Secondary Disability Support Directory
The staff of the Adaptive Technology Center has compiled current disability support information from every college and university in New Jersey. The following directory includes contact information for each college, their disability support staff and admissions office. If any information has since changed, please contact us directly. We hope you find this directory to be a valuable resource.
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The College Planning Guide
Choosing a college is never easy. If you are a college-bound student with a learning disability, finding the school that’s the best match for you is especially important. Currently, more than two-thirds of young adults designated as learning disabled attend colleges and universities across the country. Careful planning that starts early in high school will increase your chances of being admitted to institutions which best suit your personal needs. The attached resource is designed as a guide for college-bound student with a learning disability.
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Neuhaus Education Center
Founded in 1980, the Center provides a proven, multi-sensory approach to teaching the basic language skills of reading, writing, and spelling to all students, including those with language-learning differences, especially dyslexia.
This is a link to a resource guide featuring books, videos and websites identified by the Neuhaus Education Center as resources for parents.
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The Service Directory
This is a resource for parents that provides information, books, videos and parent guides.
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DISTRICT SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE - 609-466-7600
Michele Deremer
Director of Special Services
ext. 7023
Support Staff (District)
Kathy Damianakis, Secretary, ext. 7231
Tom Schiadaresis, Secretary, ext. 7232
For Special Education contact numbers in the schools,
please click on the school name shown above in left margin.