State Senator Troy Singleton and the Burlington County Commissioners applauded the New Jersey Department of Education’s decision to award $1.4 million to the Burlington County Special Services School District to expand a program for young adults with disabilities.
The grant award will support the Burlington County Special Services School District Transition School program for adult students 18 to 21 years old. The program provides these students with workplace training and adult life skills education to help them transition from school to adult life. Typically, between 80 to 100 students are enrolled in the program each year.
A total of $9.6 million in funding was awarded by the New Jersey Department of Education to seven special services school districts across the state. Burlington County’s $1.4 million award was the maximum available.