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PROGRAMS Contact for referrals: Joyce Foster (508) 520-1998 ext. 15 Cell Phone (508) 335-7545 PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES: ELEMENTARY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM Community School (North Attleborough), directions Anna Ware Jackson School, directions Wood School (Plainville) directions Program Director: Karen Renda (508) 335-7548 Elementary Alternative Programs provide a wide range of academic, emotional and social skills instruction to address the needs of children with various special education needs that may be due to Neurological Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Emotional Disabilities. Special care is taken to design classroom groupings that facilitate the growth and development of students. Programs provide educational services and positive behavioral supports to children (K-5) whose behavior and social skills interfere with their success in regular education classrooms. These children display significant need for structure, nurturance and safety. The programs provide consistency, predictability, individualized academics and a positive approach to manage behavior, motivate learning, and develop self-confidence. Children require structured teaching of social protocol. Behaviorally, these children may experience problems as a result of processing and communication problems, which significantly affect their academic and social learning. Academics are aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, are individualized and focus on maximizing students’ strengths. Notes: All students and their families are encouraged to participate in outside counseling. Communication with parents and other service providers, such as therapists and physicians, is an essential component of program services and assists in the quality management of individual treatment plans. Some students served by these programs have returned from hospital or residential settings. Programs may effectively provide services for students under consideration for private special needs schools or residential placements. All 180-day programs have extended school year components available. Students attending elementary school programs may receive a variety of related services, i.e. Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language, Physical Therapy, as specified in their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). All students attending Bi-County Collaborative participate
in MCAS with or without accommodations or through MCAS Alternate Assessment. ___________________________________________________________________ Bi-County Collaborative |