Our mission is to cultivate a learning environment that encourages the educational well being and development of each student with the goal of achieving a true sense of confidence in themselves and their own unique abilities.
- Encourage each student to realize their indiv idual and unique potential.
- Develop a strong and mutual bond with each student ’s family and incorporate the skills learned at school into the home environment.
- Maintain an active and mutually beneficial link with all school districts and agencies.
- Foster a harmonious and productive relationship within the community in which we work and live. When faced by challenges, always maintain the belief, “I can do it ”.
Essex Campus is a state operated and funded 12 month community based program that provides educational services to students, ages 3 – 21. Recently we have expanded our program to include an inclusive 5 day a week full day program for typically developing preschoolers who receive services from the Department of Children and Families or other state agencies dealing with at risk children. All teachers in the preschool rooms are dually certified in early childhood education and teacher of students with disabilities. Transportation with CPR trained staff and bus drivers is included. Typically developing children who show a need for speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy may receive these services as part of our integrated therapy model. All therapists have received training in working with early intervention and preschool students.
Students who have been classified by the Child Study Teams of their local school districts as Eligible for Special Education and Related Services all have an IEP which serves as the foundation for progress reports which are generated five times per year for parents/guardians and school districts. Students participate in age appropriate statewide assessments and are continuously evaluated throughout the year to assure that their program is appropriate to their individual needs and requirements.
- Inclusive Full Day Preschool
- 12 Month School Program
- Vocational program
- Three room apartment for environment similar to home
- Referrals to Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- 3:1 Student/Staff Ratio
- Curb-to Curb Specialized Transportation
- Fulltime Nursing Services
Classroom-based Integrated Therapies:
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy- trained in Mobility Opportunities Via Education (MOVE)
- Speech Therapy - individual IPads for all students
- Multi-Sensory Classroom
- Alternate & Augmentative Communication Model
- Feeding therapy
- Federally Funded Lunch Program
- Reverse Inclusion Activities with Oak View School in Bloomfield
- Adaptive Physical Education in large well equipped gym
- All Staff Fully Trained in CPR & First Aid
- Home School Association
- Services from OOE Technology for Life and Learning Center Services from NJ Commission for the Blind
DCF Regional School - Essex Campus
395-97 North Fifth Street
Newark, NJ 07017
Tel: (973) 648-4333
Fax: (973) 648-4254
Principal - Dale Greenfield
Email: Dale.Greenfield@dcf.nj.gov
Assistant Supervisor of Education
Program - Mark Morgenthal
Email: Mark.Morgenthal@dcf.nj.gov
