Resource Center ...
Where special things
happen every day.
The Program
A part of Montville 's Department of Special Services, William
Mason's Resource Center assists children to achieve academic
success. After children are identified by their teachers or parents as
having significant difficulties in reading, language arts, math, science,
social studies, or a combination of these subjects, a referral is made to the
Child Study Team (CST). This group is made up of a school psychologist,
social worker, learning consultant and others who evaluate student performance
and development, identify and assess a student's needs, and recommend
strategies and methods of instruction that compliment the child's learning
style.
If the student
is recommended to receive services from a Resource Center
teacher, the CST and the child's parents create a plan called the IEP, or
Individualized Education Plan, which addresses the specific academic needs of
the student.
Options for instruction include:
- In-class Resource - where the special education
teacher works within the regular classroom setting to assist the student
to learn.
- Pullout support - where the student comes to the Resource Center room to have classroom
skills reinforced by the special education teacher.
- Pullout Replacement - where the student comes to the
Resource Center room and the special
education teacher provides individualized instruction to replace a subject
which is taught in the regular classroom setting.
THE STAFF
The four Resource Center
teachers, Mrs. Diane Oberlin, Miss Kathy Sheehan, Mrs. Jennifer McLaughlin, and
Mrs. Barbara Tuhy bring a total of seventy-four years of teaching experience to
William Mason's Resource
Center. Mrs.
Oberlin received both undergraduate and graduate degrees from William Paterson
College/University. Miss Sheehan
received her Bachelor’s degree from New
Jersey University. Mrs. McLaughlin received her undergraduate
degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree
from William Paterson University.
Mrs. Tuhy’s undergraduate degree was conferred by Newark State College, and she
received her Masters degree from William
Paterson College.
All the Resource Center
teachers are certified to teach both elementary and special education in the
state of New Jersey,
and continue to study techniques and strategies to be used with children with
special needs.
It is the Resource Center staff’s pleasure and challenge to
help all children learn. Mrs. Oberlin, Miss Sheehan, Mrs. McLaughlin, and
Mrs. Tuhy are often found in regular education classes helping their own
students, as well as other class members. In addition, the Resource Center teachers help their colleagues to
design lessons, tests, and activities that address the needs of all students.
If you have
questions about the Resource Center, or wish to speak to any of its teachers, you
may call the William
Mason School
office at (973) 331-7135, or email the teachers at the addresses
below:
doberlin@montville.net
ksheehan@montville.net
jmclaughlin@montville.net
btuhy@montville.net
"We must see that every child has
equal opportunity, not to become equal, but to become different--to realize the
unique potential he or she possesses."--Robert Frost
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