START–Engaging Parents of Students with Disabilities
Offering programs and services that support the engagement of families to improve outcomes for students.
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PARENT GROUP SPECIALISTS
Find your region’s Parent Group Specialist below
SPAN’s Parent Group Specialists (PGSs) provide information, resources, and training related to the following components:
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- Inclusion of students with disabilities,
- Improving literacy achievement for all students,
- Informing parents and professionals about the New Jersey Tiered System of Supports (NJTSS) framework, and
- Developing parent groups, including Special Education Parent Advisory Groups (SEPAGs).
PGSs guide parent and district leaders in building their knowledge, skills, and confidence to develop collaborative family-school partnerships to optimize successful outcomes for all students. PGSs do not provide legal advice or representation.
Stefanie Babits
PROJECT COORDINATOR
PARENT GROUP SPECIALIST
Middlesex | Monmouth | Union
Beth Cosentino
PARENT GROUP SPECIALIST
Essex (District) | Hunterdon | Mercer | Morris | Somerset | Warren
Open Position
PARENT GROUP SPECIALIST
Atlantic | Burlington | Camden | Cape May | Cumberland | Gloucester | Monmouth | Ocean | Salem