Statehouse and Local Connections
ASAH members are active in fostering and developing positive relationships with their local and state-wide elected officials. Here are a few recent examples.
ACTION ALERT: Behavior Modification & Physician Consultant Salaries
ASAH Needs Members' Help with Behavior Modification and Physician Consultant Salaries Bills in the New Jersey Legislature.
Advocacy Alert: State Board Adopts Special Ed Funding Code for July 1 Implementation
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) regulates private special education schools like the one your son or daughter attends. These regulations affect everything from [...]
Special Ed Practitioners Advocacy Action Alert
The following is an advocacy alert from New Jersey Special Education Practitioners. Recently, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) issued a memo related to the cost and delivery of related services (including counseling, occupational therapy, physical therapy, school nurse services, recreation, social work services, and speech-language services) for students placed in private special education schools.
Join ASAH for a 40th Anniversary Statehouse Celebration
Please join us as we celebrate ASAH's 40th Anniversary with a day of awareness and information at the NJ Statehouse Date: Monday, December 15, 2014 • [...]
New BCBA Job Code
For years, private schools have struggled with how to title BCBA professionals. Now, the NJ Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs has announced [...]
ASAH Presents at New Jersey School Boards Association Conference
Leaders from three ASAH member schools presented a workshop at the sold-out New Jersey School Boards Association Conference in Atlantic City, NJ. Entitled, “How Private [...]
SAVE THE DATE – ASAH Legislative Day: December 18, 2014
ASAH will host a legislative day in Trenton on December 18, from 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM. In addition to an information table at the [...]
ASAH President Dr. Dorothy VanHorn Elected Chairperson of State Special Education Advisory Council
ASAH President Dr. Dorothy VanHorn has been elected Chairperson of the State Special Education Advisory Council. The purpose of the advisory council is to provide [...]
Students Who Move Out of a School District due to Hardship May Remain in Same School
As posted by Common Ground on April 22, 2014 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a new law that would allow a child who [...]