Scotch Plains Planning Board Approves Residential Apartments
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wetf PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRA* i 1927 BARTIE AVENUE SCOi'CH PLAI|MrtW7k^)7076 SCOTCH PLAINS TH—E Serving Scotch PlainsTIME and Fanwood Since 1959 — S FMfWOOD USPS «I52M) OUR 36th YEAR Second ClM. Pouatc Paid al Scotch Mains, NJ. Thursday, November 23,1995 E«ry Tharaaay 232-4407 FIFTY CENTS DOCUMENT CREATED FROM SURVEY WHICH INCLUDED PARENTAL INPUT Three-Year Special Education Plan Unveiled To Parents by Director of Special Services Plan Composed of Comprehensive System Development, Annual Plan; Special Services Office Compiled Results, Determined Priorities By AUDREY KAPLINSKY achieve maximum potential," Mrs. is composed of two parts: An Annual Specially Wriiunfor Tki Timn efits of team teaching. She stated the Tillis said. Plan and a Comprehensive System of plan continues the use of team teach- A special education plan for the Mrs. Tillis explained the proce- Personnel Development. ing. Scotch Plains-Fanwood School Dis- dure for creating the plan. A survey The annual plan, Mrs. Tillis ex- Special education and regular edu- trict was presented to parents on No- was first developed with parental in- plained, looks at personnel facilities, cation teachers are in a collaborative vember 16 by Mrs. Susan W. Tillis, put. This survey was distributed for special education programs and re- effort to provide lessons and pro- Director of Special Services. completion to teachers, administra- lated services. grams to the students. The plan was scheduled to be for- tors, parents, Board of Education The plan consists of specific dis- Mrs. Tillis stated team teaching is mally presented to the Board of Edu- members, Child Study Team mem- trict needs, goals and objectives and used in mbst of the grade levels. cation, November21, for its approval. bers and community members. specific plans of action to accom- Another goal of the plan, she said, Due to the holiday, The Times went to The Office of Pupil Services com- plish them. is to modify mainstream curricula, press early this week. Last night's SUCCESSFUL YEAR...The Very Reverend Peter J. Zaccardo, Pastor of St. piled the results of the survey and The plan lists ways to attain con- instructional methods and behavior meeting will be covered in the Thurs- determined special education priori- tinued compliance with state-man- modification techniques in special Bartholomew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains accepts a day, November 30, issue. check from Nathaniel Buro, right, Labor Day Festival Chairman and District ties for the next three years, Mrs. dated guidelines regarding class size. classes and resource centers to ac- Governor of the fraternal organization, Unity, Neighboriiness, Integrity, Char- The plan covers the three-year pe- • Tillis said. The plan also addresses The plan of action consists of a commodate educational and emo- ity and Opportunity, as part ofits share of the event's proceeds. Pictured, center, riod from 1996 to 1999 and is de- specific requirements mandated by continued analysis of teacher-student tional disabilities. is Domlnick Lawrence, President of the organization's Scotch Plains-Fanwood signed to provide students with "the the state. ratios at each grade level, and reas- Chapter. Please see Page 3. best education so each student can The plan addresses the need to The district's special education plan signing teaches to different grade lev- maintain sufficient numbers of ap- els when necessary. propriate sized rooms for support In order to continue to maintain a . services. These services include Child sufficient number of Child Study Study Team evaluations, speech ser- Scotch Plains Planning Board Approves Team members to provide mandated vices, consultation counseling, occu- services, Child Study Team caseloads pational and physical therapy. This will be monitored, Mrs. Tillis stated. will be accomplished with an on- Additionally, responsibilities of psy- going review of special education Residential Apartments on Park Avenue chologists and social workers have needs. been expanded to include individual The plan lists the need to maintain a level of related services to meet the ; and group counseling. Several plans Custom Molders Request for Warehouse, Storage Silos on Plainfield Avenue Granted of action have been developed to needs of special education students. accomplish this objective. The district will continue to provide By AUDREY KAPLINSKY The zoning law also provides that, Robert Warehouse, an architect for peak time for business traffic. The special education plan ad- support to meet the needs of students Specially Wriiunfor The Times if an applicant cannot provide the the applicant, indicated the building Mr. Hanscom told the board years dresses the need to improve the spe- with disabilities. The Scotch Plains Planning Board required number of parking spaces, would have sprinklers. ago he, as well as other property cial education program offerings to The second part of the plan is the approved two applications for a the applicant may alternately be as- Board member Salvatore Lavro owners, had given the township an meet the least restricti veen vironment comprehensive system of personnel waiver of a site plan at its November sessed $5,000 for each parking space. asked about the handicapped acces- easement to use certain property as a development. One of the objectives 20 meeting. and the free and appropriate public The Board originally heard the sibility of the building as well as parking lot. He stated he received no education requirements. incudes the assisting of teachers in The first applicant was DiFrancesco application presented by Scott Tel- compensation for this easement. Mr. handicapped parking spaces. He in- One of the goals pointed out in the acquiring techniques and strategies Dimonte and DiFrancesco of 419 Park son, an attorney for DiFrancesco, Hanscom indicated, he as well as dicated if the applicants have to pro- plan is to provide sufficient and ap- appropriate for students with learn- Avenue. Dimonte and DiFrancesco on Octo- others, still pay taxes on the ease- vide handicapped accessibility, it may propriate resources for inclusion stu- ing disabilities. The applicants were before the ber 2. At that meeting, the board ment. affect the entire plan. dents. There will be continued attendance board to seek four new residential requested a traffic study regarding Mrs. Sartor also expressed a con- Board member, Mrs. Irene This incudes students with signifi- at presentations and state workshops apartments on a proposed new sec- parking as well as clarification of cern regarding the number of handi- Schmidt, confirmed although no cant disabilities who were out-of- regarding special education students, ond floor. The application for waiver other issues. capped spaces. monetary compensation was given, Mrs. Tillis explained. of site plan included parking vari- district placements and are now pres- At the November 20 meeting, Mr. Board Chairman, George Tomkin the property owners have received an ently educated in the Scotch Plains- Another trainingobjective includes ances. Telson submitted a formal study of read a report from Scotch Plains Po- improved parking lot. the acquiring of techniques and strat- Officials said the township's zon- Fanwood School District. A Child parking prepared by Ronald lice Chief Robert Luce which indi- Mr. Hanscom expressed a need for Study Team as well as parents deter- egies to address the needs of students ing law provides that off-street park- Sadowski, a licensed professional cated cars will hit the building when some sort of regulation regarding the who have behavioral problems in ing facilities shall be provided at the mine whether placement within the engineer. The report indicated there parking. The applicant indicated this parking situation. district would be the best program for CQNVHUEDONPAQEI rate of one-and-one-half spaces for was sufficient parking for the apart- would be addressed. Mrs. Schmidt responded there is each unit. In this case, the applicant the child. ment residents:-- •-...- Warren Kanscom, the dwnur of the an issue of parking, bi/f if an owner Another goal is to provide instruc- would be required to provide six Board member, Mrs. Maria Sartor, neighboring building at 401 -409 Park can capitalize on a property and bring tional methods and strategies to ac- spaces. The applicant's plan proposes questioned the fire safety of one of Avenue, expressed reservations about in revenue, this is also significant. commodate pupils in general educa- no new spaces. the proposed apartments. the parking problem. He indicated Mrs. Schmidt indicated she would tion classes. In order to accomplish there would probably be more than not disapprove the application for a these goals, Child Study Teams will HOW TO GET THE TIMES' one and a half cars per household in lack of parking. identify inclusion supports for stu- the proposed apartments. He stated She stated, "We have a lot of work dents and staff. the nearby lot would be filled up by to do regarding the parking situa- Child Study Teams as well as teach- Just Fill in the Form residential cars, therefore not leaving tion." ers, both special education and regu- 31 any space for customers for busi- Board Attorney Lawrence A. Woo- lar education, will discuss modifica- SHOPPING DAYS On Page 8 nesses on Park Avenue. druff indicated a charge of $5,000 per tions, expectations and student 'TIL CHRISTMAS And Return It to Us! Mr. Hanscom noted this would be parking space does not apply in this progress, Mrs. Tillis explained. a problem on Saturdays which is the CONTINUED OH PAGE i Mrs. Tillis emphasized the ben- Si ,-v Assemblyman Bagger Donald T. DiFrancesco Elected Earns Leadership Post ! To State Senate President Post Reelected Majority Conference Leader by Republicans Republicans Give Him Unprecedented Third Term as Upper House Leader Assemblyman Richard H. Bagger together with my colleagues to fur- State Senate Republicans elected "Together, we have compiled a fine was elected by his colleagues last ther that goal," he added.