Visions Elementary @ Paramus, located in Ridge Ranch School in Paramus, educates students with physical and/or multiple disabilities in a barrier-free school. Serving Students in grades K - 4th. Children are taught in a supportive yet challenging environment designed to maximize inclusion opportunities in a traditional elementary school setting. Therapeutic and Assistive Technology supports are provided to optimize student participation and success.
Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year!!
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the VISIONS Integrated Elementary Program located in the barrier-free Ridge Ranch Elementary School in Paramus. Our innovative program for students with multiple disabilities affords children in grades Kindergarten through fourth, the opportunity to learn in an inclusive environment. Alongside their grade-level peers, students receive the intensive instructional adaptations, assistive technology, augmentative communication, and environmental supports they need to ensure academic success in a typical school setting. Our ultimate goal is for each student to work to his/her potential, while still feeling part of a school community.
Our curriculum is aligned to the grade-level New Jersey Student Learning Standards. Instruction is provided by highly-trained and experienced staff, who work collaboratively with the general education faculty to ensure an optimum educational program for each and every student. In addition to academic subjects, students receive speech, occupational, and physical therapy, as dictated by the IEP. Our students are provided with all the supports needed so that their every-day school experiences allow them to be full members of our school community. Please contact us for additional information.
Grisel Espinosa
Supervisor
griesp@bergen.org
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
The Visions program uses a variety of assistive technology every day. We use an interactive curriculum on the Smartboard, which encourages students to participate in a fun and rewarding way. Students have access to laptop computers, adaptive keyboards, iPads, joysticks and a variety of other helpful educational tools.
MAINSTREAM OPPORTUNITIES
The students attend art, library, music, physical education and character education in their general education classrooms. The students also participate in any special event happening at their individual grade level such as a field trip or special program as well as school wide assemblies. Each month the students participate in the Parkway Pals program.
