Districts are
required to establish "Child Find" procedures to identify children who may have disabilities. Parents, physicians, agency representatives, school staff or administrators and others may refer a child for an evaluation.
The District provides direct services to students with disabilities between the ages of three and twenty-one. Children with disabilities below the age of three may be eligible for an Early Intervention Program (EIP) and services coordinated through the State Department of Health, Special Child Health Services. Information about these services within Morris County is available through:
Special Child Health Services/ Morristown
Morris County Case Management Unit
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Box 99
Morristown, NJ 07962-1956
Phone: 973-971-4155
Fax: 973-290-7358
Students ages 5-21 who are placed by their parents in nonpublic
schools may be referred for Child Study Team evaluations through their schools.
The district in which a private school is located, not the district in which
the parent resides, is responsible for the Child Study Team evaluation.
The Morris School District contracts with a private agency for all evaluation services to students attending the nonpublic schools located within its boundaries. In order to initiate a referral:
- The non-public school submits a state form (407-1) to the Pupil Services
Department at 31 Hazel Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
- After approval by the Superintendent, the form is sent to the agency, which:
- Contacts the parent to obtain parental permission.
- Conducts the evaluations.
- Determines eligibility for services.
- Develops an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
The District contracts with a public agency for speech and supplemental education services for classified students placed by parents in nonpublic schools.
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