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Closter Board approves application to New Jersey Inclusion Project to support least-restrictive placements
Summary
The board approved applying to the New Jersey Inclusion Project, a three-year partnership funded through NJDOE and NJIP to promote placement of students in the least restrictive environment and to provide an ALL IN facilitator for Hillside and Tenakill.
The Closter Board of Education voted April 30 to apply for participation in the New Jersey Inclusion Project (NJIP), a program sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Education and described in the agenda packet as a three-year partnership to promote systemic change and support placement of students in the least restrictive environment.
The motion authorizes the district to pursue NJIP services for Hillside Elementary School and Tenakill Middle School and to participate with an "ALL IN" facilitator if accepted. The board noted the program—s aim to provide tools, resources and expert collaboration to support inclusive practices and to empower educators, students and families.
The application was added to the agenda and approved by unanimous roll call vote. Board members did not amend the motion at the meeting; program participation, if awarded, will involve district staff coordination with NJIP and the state education department.
The board packet describes NJIP as a funded initiative through the New Jersey Department of Education and the New Jersey Institute for Public Health to increase services and supports that help students remain in less restrictive settings.
Next steps include completing the application and, if accepted, integrating the NJIP facilitator services at the two schools named in the application.
