Tag: ESCNJ
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ESCNJ students make cat toys while learning life skills
Students at Pathways to Adult Living (PAL) are learning entrepreneurial skills and using their new-found talents to launch a cat toy business. As part of the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ), the PAL program is designed to ensure a successful transition to independent living for students 18-21 with disabilities. A key part of…
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Spotswood superintendent named to ESCNJ Executive Committee
Graham Peabody, the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey’s (ESCNJ) newest Executive Committee member and Spotswood Public School District superintendent, is no stranger to the commission. Since his start as a student teacher in Spotswood in 1994, he has been familiar with the services of ESCNJ and its dedication to providing excellence to students…
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ESCNJ appoints new board members from Middlesex County
The Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ), the largest educational service commission in the state, announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Dr. Gina Villani, Dr. Bernard Bragen, Jr. and Brian Glassberg. “We are fortunate to have a very proactive board that is fully committed to serving students with…
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Work continues on aquatics expansion project at Educational Services Commission
Despite the lingering pandemic, work is continuing on a major expansion of the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey’s (ESCNJ) Aquatics and Fitness Center on Cheesequake Road in the Parlin section of Sayreville. The crown jewel of the expansion will be a 17,000-square-foot fitness center, with all new equipment and a robust schedule of classes…
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Academy Learning Center holds a day of collaborative friendship
MONROE – There are only few things in life more important than friendship. That’s why 14 years ago, lifelong friends Melissa Macwhorter, an Academy Learning Center (ALC) teacher, and Abbe Fleming, a fifth grade teacher at Woodland Elementary School, created a special day to bring together two schools from Monroe. As part of the Educational…
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Speech-language pathologist enables students to speak without using words
SAYREVILLE – For the students at the Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL), the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” is more than a just saying, it is how they connect to others and express their needs. For almost 11 years, Terese Manalansan, a speech-language pathologist, has been dedicated to helping students with communication…
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ESCNJ prepares students for independent living
While discussing Community-Based Instruction (CBI) on the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey’s (ESCNJ) Better Together podcast, first-year South River Public Schools Superintendent Sylvia Zircher remarked on the organization’s value in “teaching you how to fish” when it comes to operating educational programs. Zircher, a first-year ESCNJ board member as well, noted how the support…
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New members appointed to Educational Services Commission
The Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ) appointed several new members to its board. South River Superintendent Sylvia Zircher began serving in September for the 2017-18 school year, as well as Carteret Superintendent Rosa Diaz, Jackson Superintendent Stephen Genco, Middlesex County Vocational Superintendent Diane Veilleux, South Brunswick School District Superintendent Scott Feder and South…
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Conversation with bank manager leads to lifelong lessons for students with autism
MONROE Academy Learning Center’s (ALC) Rena Brenman found banking at the Monroe Township BCB Community Bank so pleasant that she decided to tell the branch manager about the experience. While speaking with Branch Manager and Business Development Officer Vincent Davis, Brenman mentioned the Community-Based Instruction (CBI) program she works in at ALC in Monroe. Davis,…