East Mountain School (Hackensack Meridian Health, Carrier Clinic)

252 Rt. 601 PO Box 147	County:Somerset
Belle Mead,N.J. 08502	Year Established:1980

Phone:	908-281-1445
Fax:	908-281-1663
Email:	Stacey.Paulis@Hackensackmeridian.org	Web-Site:www.carrierclinic.org

Director/Principal:	Dr. Stacey Paulis	908-281-1416	Stacey.Paulis@Hackensackmeridian.org
School Business Administrator:	Michael Haney	908-281-1446	Michael.Haney@Hackensackmeridian.org
Administrative Assistant:	Yvette Kisling	(908)281-1445	Yvette.Kisling@Hackensackmeridian.org
		(908)281-1415

Type of Program/Services:

Departmentalized Jr/Senior High / Academics, Grades 7-12. Small group intense academic/behavioral-based classes available. Residential and Day School placements in conjuction w school services.

Services Include:

Departmentalized Academic classes, Small self-contained classes with Counseling/Social Work, Health, Guidance, Art, Physical Education, Life Skills/Transition classes, Spanish Language, Community Service, Speech / Language, Reading Specialist, Technology, Community Service, Sports Teams, Yearbook.

Full-time staff:62

Part-time staff:

Classes Offered/Disabilites Served:	Behavioral Disabilities, Multiple Handicaps
Age Range:	12-18
Counties Served:	Hunderdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Somerset, Warren, Union, Sussex.
Approval/Accreditation:	123
Number of Students/Clients:	100
Number of Classes (if school):	17 academic classes, 6 specialist classes
Grade Range:	7-12
Length of School/Program Year:	10 months and extended school year (6 weeks)
Private Students/Clients accepted:	Yes
Scholarships available:	No

Mission Statement:

The East Mountain School provides quality special education and intensive therapeutic services for adolescents impacted by behavioral, psychiatric and multiple disabilities handicaps. We offer a safe, challenging and enriching educational experience responsive to the needs of all of our students in helping them become educated citizens capable of functioning in our society.