Garfield Park Academy |
24 Glenolden Lane | County:Burlington |
Willingboro, NJ 08046 | Year Established:1992 |
Phone: | 609-877-4111 | |
Fax: | 609-877-5551 | |
Email: | smorse@gpaschool.org | Web-Site:www.garfieldparkacademy.org |
Superintendent/Executive Director: | Dr. Steven Morse | ||
Director: | Kerrie Morse | ||
Business Manager: | Teresa Slocombe | ||
Type of Program/Services: | Private School for Individuals with Disabilities - Day Program, Diagnostic Clinic. College preparatory academic program, Approved Vocational School on Campus |
Services Include: | Health Services, Vocation/Prevocational, Psychological, Psychiatric, Social Services, Career Planning, LDTC, Occupational Therapy, Independent Living, Speech and Language, Art Therapy. |
Full-time staff:120 | Part-time staff:15 |
Classes Offered/Disabilites Served: | Emotional / Behavioral Disabilities; Learning and/or Language Disabilities-mild to moderate, severe; Multiple Disabilities, high functioning autistic spectrum disorders, |
Age Range: | 5-21 |
Counties Served: | Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Ocean, Salem, Somerset |
Approval/Accreditation: | 25 |
Number of Students/Clients: | 175 |
Number of Classes (if school): | 16 |
Grade Range: | K-12 |
Length of School/Program Year: | 10 months and Extended School Year |
Private Students/Clients accepted: | Yes |
Scholarships available: | Yes |
Mission Statement: | Children with emotional challenges and learning disabilities can be successful in life, if provided the resources to monitor and self-regulate their own behaviors. Through self-regulation, counseling, and individualized education, the school can help students understand and achieve success by changing their attitudes and allowing themselves to achieve. This allows the individual student's transition back to the public schools. |