Whos Who In Special Services

1
Whos Who In Special Services

• Linda Mithaug, Director of Special Services
  (x2035) (lmithaug_at_bloomfield.k12.nj.us)
• Lynda Minneci/Admin. Secretary to Director
  (x2034) (lminneci_at_bloomfield.k12.nj.us)
• Kerry DiGiacinto, Supervisor of Special Services
  (Grades 7-12)
• [phone] (x 4116) (kdigiacinto_at_bloomfield.k1
  2.nj.us)
• Lynn Bini/Secondary CST Sr. Secretary (X 2031)
• High School/Bridges Academy CST
  (lbini_at_bloomfield.k12.nj.us)
• Patricia Darata/Secretary to Middle School CST
  Supervisors
• SEMI Coordinator (X2032) (pdarata_at_bloomfield.k12.n
  j.us)
• Frank Esposito, Supervisor of Special Services
  (Grades PK-6)
• (X 2027) (fesposito_at_bloomfield.k12.nj.us)
  
• Karen Turano/(PK-6) Elementary CST/Home
  Instruction Sr. Secretary
• (X 2033) (kturano_at_bloomfield.k12.nj.us)
  
• Department of Special Services is located in the
  Administration Building at
• 155 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 (top
  floor) Phone [phone] Fax (973)
  748-5722

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Whos Where - Child Study Teams

• CST Team Assignments School Assignment
• Child Study Team 1
• Elyse Amedeo/Social Worker High School, Bridges
  Academy, Out of District
• Dave Tiene/Psychologist High School, Bridges
  Academy, Out of District
• Susan Holland/Learning Consultant High School,
  Bridges Academy, Out of District
• Child Study Team 2
• Nautama Sandesara/Social Worker High School,
  VEST, Out of District
• Natalie Bauer/Psychologist High School, VEST,
  Out of District
• Claudette Wassil/Learning Consultant High
  School, VEST, Out of District
• Child Study Team 3
• Kristen Niemczyk/Social Worker Middle School,
  Out of District
• Barbara Robe/Psychologist Middle School, Out of
  District
• Gail Turner/Learning Consultant Middle School,
  Out of District
• Child Study Team 4
• Kimberley Gaydos/Social Worker Berkeley,
  Watsessing, Brookdale
• Melissa Dupree/Psychologist Berkeley,
  Watsessing, Brookdale
• Susan MacDonald/Learning Consultant
  (PT) Berkeley, Watsessing, Brookdale
• Dr. Monroe Helfgott/LDTC/Inclusionist Brookdale,
  Fairview, Out of District
• Child Study Team 5

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Required Paperwork

• CST REFERRAL PROCEDURES WHEN TEACHER REFERS 
• Teacher is concerned about a students progress.
• Teacher accesses building IRS team to generate a
  series of interventions/strategies to assist
  student toward success in classroom.
• Building Principal forwards Referral to the Child
  Study Team form and copy of notice of referral
  letter to Special Services Office.
• Director of Special Services sends notice of
  referral letter (form) to parents with enclosures
  (PRISE and SPSS).
• Referral to the Child Study Team is stamped date
  received and logged in.
• Child Study Team schedules Evaluation Plan
  Meeting within 20 calendar days of date the
  referral was received, and sends written notice
  of the Evaluation Plan Meeting to parents.
• Evaluation Plan Meeting takes place. In
  attendance the three members of the child study
  team, the general education teacher, and the
  parent(s). If parents do not attend, the meeting
  needs to take place as scheduled, with an attempt
  to obtain parental participation by
  teleconference which is documented in the pupil
  record. The teacher brings to this meeting all
  pertinent data about the students educational
  performance. At this meeting, a decision is
  made whether to proceed with a child study team
  evaluation, not to evaluate, or to refer the
  teacher to the building IRS team for classroom
  interventions or possibly for a 504 Accommodation
  Plan.
• If the decision is to proceed with a child study
  team evaluation, the specific assessments to be
  done are determined and written parental consent
  requested by the child study team.
• Upon completion of evaluation, the child study
  team schedules an Eligibility Conference and, if
  appropriate, IEP Conference, with prior written
  notice to parents. In attendance the child
  study team case manager, the regular education
  teacher, the special education teacher, the
  parent (the IEP team). The parent must receive
  copies of the evaluation reports ten days prior
  to the Eligibility Meeting.
• Note Written parental consent is required for
  child study team evaluation and for initial
  placement in a special education program.