ECLC of New Jersey Chatham Campus
21 Lum Avenue
Chatham, NJ 07928
School Principal Name: Jason Killian
School Phone Number: (973) 635-1700
School Email Contact for Student Referrals: aduarte@eclcofnj.org
Website: www.eclcofnj.org
Population Served:
ADD-ADHD, Apraxia, Aspergers, Autism, Down Syndrome, Intell.-Cogn Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Speech-Language
Age Served:
18-21, Elementary, High School, Middle School
Counties Served:
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union, Warren
Program Description:
ECLC of New Jersey offers a lifetime of learning to individuals with special needs. We are more than just a school! We are a caring community, offering “Education, Careers & Lifelong Community” to children and adults with special needs.
Services start in our two schools, located in Chatham and Ho-Ho-Kus, which educate more than 300 children, ages 5-21, drawn from 11 counties. Our innovative teachers and professional staff are constantly exploring and seeking new ways to help our students achieve their greatest potential. Students are grouped according to abilities, not by their grade levels. The maximum age range within a classroom is four years. And the typical student-teacher ratio is 6:1, with the maximum number of 12 students per class.
ECLC continues to offer a compassionate helping hand as graduation approaches. During their final year of school, the staff from our affiliate Community Personnel Services (CPS) work with students to transition them into a supported-employment job, enroll in ECLC’s PRIDE Adult Program, or into another alternative. The PRIDE Adult Day Program has centers in Florham Park, Parsippany, and Saddle Brook.
CPS also provides Support Coordination services as appropriate. No student is left behind! Parents enjoy peace of mind that their child with special needs will be served for as long as desired. That’s the ECLC difference: Education, Careers & Lifelong Community.