South Plainfield Special Education Attorney
About South Plainfield School District
South Plainfield is in Middlesex County, NJ. Approximately 3400 students attend the district’s seven schools, of whom under 500 are classified as special needs. Under 20 special needs students are sent out-of-district.
The annual budget is approximately $68 million, of which the local taxpayers raise approximately $52 million. Under $8 million is for Special Education . Per pupil cost is in approximately $16,500 annually.
As in most public school districts in New Jersey, Special Education represents a significant portion of the district’s costs and responsibilities. Consequently, the districts face significant fiscal restraints when dealing soaring costs. It is important that parents of special needs students be fully represented by a knowledgeable Special Education Attorney or Educational Advocate from a child’s initial Individualized Education Program (IEP) through to the student’ s graduation or de-classification. The laws dictating his/her education are complicated and could be very costly to both the parent and the school district. No one knows your child better than you. That knowledge and insight must be communicated so that the student receives the education he/she deserves and is required by law to receive.
South Plainfield Special Education Legal Services
At Susan Clark Law Group, we provide guidance and representation every step of the way to ensure a thorough and efficient, free education for your son or daughter. We know and have experience with the
Schools in the South Plainfield School District
For your convenience, the contact information for the district’s schools and the Director of Special Services are:
Director of Special Services
Andrew Branden 908-754-4620 ext 8242
South Plainfield High School 908-754-4620 ext 1610
South Plainfield Middle School 908-754-4620 ext 2601
Grant Hill School 908-754-4620 ext 3610
Kennedy Elementary School 908-754-4620 ext 5610
Riley Elementary School 908-754-4620 ext 6610
Roosevelt Elementary School 908-754-4620 ext 7610
Special Education Attorneys in South Plainfield
One of the most important parts of a special needs child’s education is in the creation and monitoring of the Individualized Education Program (IEP). The development of this document requires time, patience, evaluation, monitoring, and future planning. Strict timelines are set. Medical and Educational evaluations must be studied to ascertain where the child is academically, medically, emotionally, and socially. When this is known, it must be determined where he/she should be in those areas. At that point, it is incumbent upon the child study team (of which you, the parent, is/are members) to develop the measurable goals and objectives to get to where he/she should be.
At Susan Clark Law Group, we have been involved in numerous cases that deal with various areas of special education needs, including:
IEP’s examination, development, and follow-through, Out-of-district placements, Mediation, Due process petitions, School long-term suspensions and expulsions, Harassment, bullying, and intimidation, 504 Plans, Guardianship of children with special needs.
Visit us and see if we are a good fit for your child’s needs.