St. Joseph's School for the Blind
Jillian Smith is an experienced educator specializing in teaching visually impaired individuals. Since July 2017, Jillian has been a Teacher of the Visually Impaired at St. Joseph's School for the Blind. Prior to this role, teaching positions included experiences at Huntington Learning Center from April 2015 to June 2017, Overbrook School for the Blind from June 2009 to June 2017, and a brief tenure at Mount Laurel School District in August 2014. Jillian holds a Master's degree in Education with a focus on teaching individuals with vision impairments from the University of Pittsburgh and a Special Education Certification from Temple University. Education was completed at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.
St. Joseph's School for the Blind
St. Joseph's School for the Blind provides programs for infants, children and adults who are visually impaired/multiply disabled and a pre-school for 3-year-old Jersey City children. The school offers a full range of programs and services from birth through adulthood. Our Early Intervention Program for infants/toddlers from birth to 3 years of age provides teams of special educators to teach infants/toddlers in a natural setting how to compensate for any reduced or total lack of vision. To meet the growing need for special services, the school recently added an Adult Services program, a day habilitation program for adults with special needs. The program promotes independence through life skills training, real life experiences and includes training in personal care, meal prep, personal finances and more.