Department of Special Services
467 Stillwell Avenue ✧ Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
201-585-4652 x1811
Monica H. Heinze, Director of Special Services
201-585-4652 x1811 - [email protected]
Anthony Muscato, Supervisor of Special Education
201-585-4652 x2801 - [email protected]
Sonja Timpone, Head Administrative Assistant
201-585-4652 x1811 - [email protected]
Beverly Schlobach, Administrative Assistant
201-585-4652 x1807 - [email protected]
Mission Statement:
The Fort Lee Public School District's Special Services Department is committed to the location, identification, and provision of services for children with disabilities from 3 – 21 years of age. Our Child Study Team, which consists of school psychologists, learning disability teacher consultants, school social workers, and related service providers, will work collaboratively to meet the educational and emotional needs of students Pre-K thorough 12th Grade. Our team ensures a free, appropriate, public education (FAPE) placement for each child in the least restrictive environment.
**If your child has difficulty in the areas of academic achievement, social/emotional well-being or behavioral management, please feel free to reach out to the Department of Special Services for further information.**
Special Education Programs:
Our Pre-K - Grade 12 Special Education program options include:
- In-Class Resource
- Pull-Out Replacement
- Self-Contained Learning Environments:
- Pre-School Disabled (PSD)
- Learning Language Disability - Mild/Moderate (LLD)
- Language/Learning Disability - Severe (LLD-S)
- Autism
- Multiple Disabilities (MD)
- Emotional Regulation Impairment (ERI)
Student placement depends on the various levels of support necessary for your child to continue to making academic, social and emotional progress.