Cape May County Special Services School District is committed to providing a quality education that enables all students to become contributing and valued members of society.

 

The programs for students with multiple disabilities educates and provides related services to students from ages three through twenty-one with cognitive and/or physical disabilities.

 

Learning environments provide practical instruction designed to focus on mastery of skills required for employment. Program options provide personal, social, and work experiences aimed at successful living and working within the community. 

 

The programs for students with multiple disabilities was designed to enable students to benefit from a full program of functional academic instruction aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

 

Direct classroom instruction, use of daily living apartments with laundry service, and full use of the community are components of this program. In addition to core academic subjects, students participate in art, music, social skills, therapeutic recreation, and physical and health education.

 

Physical, occupational, and speech therapy are provided as prescribed by each student's Individual Education Plan (IEP). Most students in these programs participate in the state-mandated Alternative Proficiency Assessment.

 

Programs for students with multiple disabilities include various settings appropriate to individual needs.