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    Suzanne D'Arcangelo M.A., CCC-SLP
    Speech/Language Pathologist
    Long Beach Island Consolidated School District
    (609)494-2341

    WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SPEECH / LANGUAGE SPECIALIST?


    The Speech and Language Specialist assesses a student’s communication abilities.  This may include evaluation in the areas of articulation, phonology, fluency, and/or voice.  Deficits in the above noted areas must be unrelated to dialect, cultural difference or the influence of a foreign language adversely affecting a student’s educational performance.  The SLP will determine if a student is eligible for speech-language services.

    Parental Rights in Special Education

    Revised August 2016
     
    New Jersey Department of Education
    Office of Special Education Programs
    Short Procedural Safeguards Statement
     
    As the parent of a student who is or may be determined eligible for special education services or as an adult student who is or may be determined eligible for special education services, you have rights regarding identification, evaluation, classification, the development of an IEP, placement and the provision of a free, appropriate public education under the New Jersey Administrative Code for Special Education, N.J.A.C. 6A:14. A description of these rights, which are called procedural safeguards, is contained in the document, Parental Rights in Special Education (PRISE). The document is published by the New Jersey Department of Education.
     
    A copy of the PRISE is provided to you one time each year, upon request by you, upon referral for an initial evaluation, when a disciplinary action that constitutes a change in placement is imposed, when a due process hearing is requested, and when a request for a complaint investigation is filed by you.
     
    To obtain a copy of PRISE, please click here: http://www.nj.gov/education/specialed/form/prise/prise.pdf