Township of Union Public Schools

TOWNSHIP OF UNION PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Department of Special Services

2369 Morris Avenue

Union, NJ 07083

Phone: 908-851-6478/Fax: 908-851-6881

Notice of Child Find Activity

Pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act and New Jersey Administrative Code

Title 6A:14, Special Education

The Township of Union Public School District has a responsibility to locate, identify, and

evaluate all resident students with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services

services, including students with disabilities attending nonpublic schools, and highly mobile

pupils such as migrant workers’ children and homeless children, regardless of the severity of their

disabilities. The school district locates, identifies, and evaluates, where appropriate, the

following: Children below school-entry age (3-5); school-age children; children entering school

for the first time, children enrolled in public and private schools, transfer pupils, and school-age

children who are eligible to attend school but who are not attending school, and who are residents

of the Township of Union Public School District. Upon written request, the district will conduct an initial

identification meeting for any resident child to determine whether a referral for special education is necessary

and related services are appropriate. Such a request may be made by contacting Kim Conti,

Director of Special Services, Township of Union Public Schools, at 908-851-4426 or by writing

her at 2369 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083. The school district provides special

education and related services for children ages 3 to 21. Information for children with potential

disabilities or those with disabilities from birth to three is available through Project Child Find (a

service established by the NJ Department of Education through IDEA, Part B funds from the US

Department of Education) at 1-800-322-8174.

Dr. Gerald Benaquista

Superintendent of Schools

Publication Date: May 23, 2025