Screenings for special needs

Mountainside recognizes the importance of providing services to children with special needs through its Project Child Fund efforts.
The Mountainside School District can provide screening and evaluation for children, three to 21 years of age, who appear to have problems in communication, motor, social-emotional, or learning areas.
The screening and evaluation are available to preschoolers, to highly mobile students with disabilities, such as migrant and homeless students, and to students who may be disabled even though they are advancing from grade-to-grade.
Children found to be eligible for special education and related serves are entitled to free and appropriate special education programming and related services. Information is provided to parents of children from birth through three years of age regarding early intervention services.
Parents should be asked to call the Mountainside School District’s Office of Special Services at 908-232-8828 if there are children who appear to have one or more of the following signs:

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