Welcome to the CST Department

 

Welcome to the Hamilton Township Child Study Team Web Page. The goal of the special education department is to provide diagnostic, educational and consultative services for students and families with school related disabilities. These services are conducted in assurance with Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the New Jersey Administrative Code 6A: 14-1 et seq. Additionally the Child Study Team has established programs and procedures which are in effect to ensure the following:

  • To the maximum extent appropriate, students with disabilities are educated in the least restrictive environment.

  • Students with disabilities are included in state-wide and district-wide assessment programs, with appropriate accommodations where necessary.

  • A free appropriate public education is available to all students with disabilities between the ages of three and twenty-one, including students with disabilities who have been suspended or expelled from school.

  • All personnel serving students with disabilities are appropriately certified and licensed, where a license is required.

  • The district will strive to provide general and special education personnel with content knowledge and collaborative skills needed to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities across the district.

  • The district will ensure that students who are placed in private schools by the Child Study Team are provided special education and related services at no cost to the parents or legal guardians.

  • The compilation, maintenance, access to and confidentiality of student records are in accordance with the New Jersey Administrative Code.

  • The Child Study Team will acquire and disseminate information and research to teachers, administrators, school board members and families that are appropriate for students with disabilities and embrace, to the extent possible