[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 54 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E824]
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                 HONORING THE ECLC SCHOOL OF NEW JERSEY

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 2005

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the ECLC School 
of New Jersey, in the Borough of Chatham, in Morris County, a vibrant 
community I am proud to represent! On May 5, 2005, the ECLC School is 
celebrating its Thirty-Fifth Anniversary.
  For 35 years, the ECLC has been an accredited nonprofit school, 
providing special education for children. The children have severe 
learning and/or language disabilities, autism, or multiple 
disabilities. Students go to the ECLC School when their local public 
school determines that an out of district placement is needed. The 
school also serves an additional 110 young adults with Community 
Personnel Services (CPS), their supported employment program.
  The ECLC School's mission is to help each child develop socially, 
emotionally, academically and physically. The program integrates 
academics with speech, language, physical and occupational therapies, 
counseling, social skills development, vocational preparation, 
activities of daily living and real job experiences. The goal is to 
prepare their students to face the world of work and to prepare them to 
integrate into the communities in which they live.
  At the ECLC School, administrators, teachers and parents believe that 
maintaining student individuality is paramount to success. Because 
children's needs are always changing, the program is designed with 
flexibility in mind. Students work at their own pace, using a variety 
of creative and motivating materials. Students are measured by their 
own successes, of which there are many!
  Mr. Speaker, I urge you and my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating the members of the ECLC School of NJ on the celebration 
of its thirty-five years serving Morris County and Central New Jersey! 
And special praise is due to their dedicated administration, wonderful 
teachers, support staff, volunteers and active parents who work 
tirelessly on behalf of the disabled community.

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