Director's Corner

The Oceanport School District’s therapy team consists of our occupational therapist, Diane Ames, and our speech therapists: Megan Fales, Alysa Lynn, and Tara O’Sullivan. Collectively, the team has 82 years of experience in providing therapy services to school-age populations.

The responsibility of the therapy team is to identify, evaluate, determine eligibility, and develop individualized plans for our students to facilitate educational success. The therapy team collaborates with teachers and parents to ensure carryover of skills into the classroom and home environments.

Oceanport ADL's mission is to facilitate communication between students, parents, staff, the Board of Education, and the community, with regards to practices surrounding the district's special education programs. This group is currently seeking new members and welcomes you if you'd like to learn more about your child's education and the programs that the District has to offer!

• April 4th
  
• June 6th

ESS Virtual Mental Health Parent Series

• April 20th: The Impact of Social Media on Student Well-being

Oceanport Staff participates annually in a variety of professional development experiences related to district, building-based, and individual achievement goals.

Oceanport School District continues its partnership with Montclair State University’s Dr. Jennifer Goeke to strengthen teacher knowledge and application of using student data to drive measurable and positive academic student change. Dr. Goeke’s work surrounding co-teaching, scaffolding, and strategies has resulted in strengthening students both academically and socially throughout selected classrooms. This partnership will continue to support collaborative learning through professional learning communities to provide appropriately rigorous and inclusive learning environments for all students in Oceanport.

The district is also working with Staff Development Workshops, Inc. to provide coaching opportunities for the grades 5-8 English language arts teachers in the areas of Readers and Writers workshop. This will assist teachers in the effective implementation of the model while also providing strategies to support students as they grow as readers and writers.