START–Engaging Parents of Students with Disabilities
Offering programs and services that support the engagement of families to improve outcomes for students.
START-Engaging Parent of Students with Disabilities (EPSD) offers assistance and services that support the engagement of families to improve outcomes for students, including developing and supporting Special Education Parent Advisory Groups (SEPAGs) in communities and school districts.
Through workshops, trainings, and parent leadership development activities, we help parents:
- Become informed and active participants in their child’s education
- Partner with educators in improving educational programs for students with disabilities, particularly in the area of Inclusion
- Start or strengthen parent advisory groups or parent support groups in their areas
REGIONAL
Parent Group Specialists
Find your region’s Parent Group Specialist below
Stefanie Babits
PARENT GROUP SPECIALIST
- Middlesex
- Monmouth
- Union
Monique DuJue
COORDINATOR – NJTSS
- Mercer
- Somerset
- Morris
- Essex (District)
- Warren
- Hunterdon
Debbie Esposito
CO-DIRECTOR
- Camden (except Camden City)
- Salem
- Gloucester
Brenda Figueroa
PARENT GROUP SPECIALIST
- Passaic
- Hudson
- Bergen (Moonachie only)
Fanny Ochoa
PARENT GROUP SPECIALIST
- Essex (Charter)
- Bergen (except Moonachie)
- Sussex
Michele Tyler
PARENT GROUP SPECIALIST
- Burlington
- Monmouth
- Camden City
- Ocean
START EPSD
- Cape May