Schools Our Children Attend

Page Index:

Massachusetts Approved Schools (old Chapter 766 Schools)

Religious Schools

Private Schools

Charter Schools

Other Schools

Out-of-State

School Guides (Directory of Collaboratives)

DOE lists of schools

Massachusetts Organizations

Home Schooling

Key (for following tables):

ADD = Attention Deficit Disorder	LI = Language Impaired
BD = Behaviorally Disordered	PHY HC = Physically Handicapped
ED = Emotionally Disturbed	MHC = Multiply Handicapped
LD = Learning Disabled	DD = Developmental Disabilities
NLD / NVLD = Non-Verbal Learning Disabled	BI = Brain Injury
PDD = Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Massachusetts Approved Schools (used to be refereed to as Chapter 766 Schools)
(listed in order of starting grade or age)

School Name	Own Web site or Maaps	Telephone	Location	Starting Grade/ Age	Population Served	Programs	Board	Tchr/ Stdnt Ratio	Tuition	Refer- ring Mem- ber
Community Therapeutic Day School	both	781-861-7081	Lexington	Ages 3-12	LD/ED/BD/DD		No	2:8	$	MF/GL
Cotting	both	781-862-7323	Lexington	Ages 3-22	PHY HC/LD		No	1:1	$$	LH,AR,LM
Lighthouse	both	978-251-4050	N.Chelmsford	Ages 3-22	LD/ED/MHC		.	1:6 to 1:1	$	IG,JM
May Institute	both	800-778-7601	Braintree, Chatham, West Springfield & Woburn (new for 2007)	Ages 3-22	Autism/PDD/DD/BI		Some	small	$$	KM, JE
School for Accelerated Learning (open Dec. 2004, MA DOE approval)	both	781-895-3200 x17	Waltham	Ages 3-22	Asperger’s Syndrome, PDD, Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tourette’s Syndrome, Anxiety Disorders, Central Auditory Processing Disorders, and other neuro-cognitive disorders.		No	small	$$$	LC,SL
Perkins, Dr. Franklin	both	978-365-7376	Lancaster	Ages 4-18	Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, ADHD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome	Project  Read (all 5)	Yes	1:6 to 1:1	$$	SR/FC
Summit Academy School	both	978-466-8002	Leominster	Ages 6 -15	Asperger's Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (NVLD)		No	2:12	$$	MP
Learning Prep	none	617-965-0764	W.Newton	Grades K-12	LI/LD	Thinking Maps	No	1:6	$$	CC,ST
Melmark	both	978-654-4300	Andover	Ages 5-12	Autism/PDD/DD/BI		Yes	small	$$$	KB
Walker	both	781-449-4500	Needham	Ages 5-13 Beacon HS Ages 14-22	LD/BD/ED/ADD/PDD		Yes	1:3 or 1:2	$$$	MH
Carroll	both	617-259-8342	Lincoln	Grades 1-8	LD	OG, LiPs, Saxon Math	No	1:4	$	MS,PH, CC
Reed Academy	both	508-877-1222	Framingham	Ages 7-21	LD/BD/ED (All Boys)		Yes	1:5	$$$	SA
Gifford	both	617-899-9500	Weston	Grades 3-12	LD/BD/ED		No	1:6	$$	AM
Landmark	both	978-927-4440	Manchester, MA	Ages 8-22	LD	Landmark  Reading,  LiPs, Writing, Math	Yes: Most	1:3	$	CC,LM,MH
White Oak	maaps	413-562-9500	Westfield	Ages 9-18	LD		No	1:3	$	AM
Clearway	both	617-964-6186	W.Newton	Ages 11-18	LD/LI/ADD/NLD		No	1:3/1:4	$	DZ,JT
Willow Hill	both	978-443-2581	Sudbury	Grade 6-up Ages 11-18	LD/ADD/+		No	1:8	$$	MS
Corwin-Russell@ Broccoli Hill	both	978-369-1444	Sudbury	Ages 11-19	LD/ADD/NLD		No	.	$	MO,SA,
Riverview School	both	508-888-0489	East Sandwich, Cape  Cod	Ages 11-22	ADD/LD/NLD		Yes: All	1:5	$$	AW/NLD site
New England Academy (NEA)	both	978-921-1103	Beverly	Grade 6-up	social/emotional disabilities		No		$$	SL,GP
Beacon High School	both	617-993-5100	Watertown	Ages 15-22	EM/mild LD/strong acdemics		No	1:3	$$	CF
School Name	Own Web site or Maaps	Telephone	Location	Starting Grade/ Age	Population Served	Programs	Board	Tchr/ Stdnt Ratio	Tuition	Refer- ring Mem- ber
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Key:  $ = under 20k - 35k,  $$ = 40k - 55k,  $$$ = 60k - 75k

Religious Schools

School Name	Telephone	Location	Starting Grade /Age	Population Served	Board	Tchr/ Stdnt Ratio	Refer- ring Mem- ber
Westgate Christian Academy	781-239-1766	Weston	Grades PS-7	LD	No	1:16	LM
Jewish Community Day School (JCDS)	617-965-5100	Newton	K-8	Mild LD	No	1:15	MK
Groton Catholic School	.	Groton	K-8	Mild LD	No	.	LS
Imago	978-897-0549	Maynard	Grades 1 -10	Mild LD	No	1:12	LM
St. John's	508-842-8934	Shrewsbury	Grades 9-12	Mild LD	No	1:30	CC
St. Sebastian's	781-449-5200	Needham	Grades 7-12	LD (All Boys)	No	1:6	many
Arlington Catholic High School	781-646-7770	Arlington	Grades 9-12	.	No	.	.
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Private Schools

School Name	Telephone	Location	Starting Grade /Age	Population Served	Programs	Board	Tchr/ Stdnt Ratio	Refer- ring Mem- ber
Dexter	617-522-5544	Brookline	Grades PS-8	All Boys		No	1:6	.
Applewild School	978-342-6053	Fitchburg	Grades PS-9	.		No	.	.
Brimmer & May	617-566-7462	Chestnut Hill	Grades PS-12	Social		No	.	MD
Waldorf School	781-863-1062	Lexington	Grades K-8	ADD, lots of art & music		No	.	FAQ CH
Cambridge Friend	617-354-3880	Cambridge	Grades K-8	Mild LD/ADD		No	1:10	Place to Grow
Children's Language	413-589-9161	Springfield	Grades K-9	Language impaired		No	1:4	Peterson
Fay	508-485-0100	Southborough	Grades 1-9	.		Yes	1:12	AL
Fessenden	617-964-5350	W. Newton	Grades 1-12	Social & LD  (All Boys)		Yes: 40%	1:7	MD/AM/AL
Hillside	508-485-2824	Marlborough	Grades 5-9	LD/ADHD		Yes: 40%:7 day 30% 5 day (30% day)	1:12	MS/MH/Fess
Linden Hall	413-498-2906	Northfield	Ages 10-15	LD/bright Dyslexic (All boys)		Yes	1:3	NLD site
Beaver Country Day	617-734-6950	Chestnut Hill	Grades 6-12	.		.	1:15	.
Eagle Hill	413-477-6000	Hardwick, MA	Ages 12-22	ADD/LD/NLD; Mostly HS	Social prags, Saxon Math	Yes: Most	1:4	Peterson, Fess/NLD site
Buckingham Browne & Nichols	617-547-6100	Cambridge	Grades 7-8	Mild LD		No	1:15	.
Dana Hall	781-235-3010	Wellesley	Grades 7-12	(All Girls) not LD friendly		Yes	.	.
Rivers	781-235-9300	Weston	Grades 7-12	ADD		No	.	.
Belmont Hill	617-484-4410	Belmont	Grades 7-12	(All Boys)		Yes	.	.
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall	617-894-2644	Waltham	Grades 9-12	LD/ADD		Yes: 50%	1:6	DZ,RP
Lawrence Academy	978-448-6535	Groton	Grades 9-12	.		Yes	1:7	MD
Academy at Swift River	800-258-1770	Cummington	Grades 9-12	Mental health, social, strong academic	.	Yes.	.	TD
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Charter Schools

Other Schools

School Name	Telephone	Location	Starting Grade /Age	Population Served	Board ing	Tchr/ Stdnt Ratio	Refer- ring Mem- ber
Murphy and Dwyer Academy	978-256-3093	Chelmsford	Grades 6-12	Autism/PDD/Asperger/NVLD	No	1:12	EH
Crossroads	978-443-7711	Sudbury	Grades Pre-12	non-diagnosed/Autism/Asperger/PDD	No	.
Oak Meadow Montessori	978-486-9874	Littleton	Grades K-8	.	No	.	.
Lexington Montessori	781-862-8571	Lexington	Grades K-8	.	No	.	.
Austin Preparatory	781-944-4900	Reading	Grades 6-12	.	No	.	.
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Out-of-State:

School Name	Telephone	Location	Starting Grade /Age	Population Served	Board	Tchr/ Stdnt Ratio	Refer- ring Mem- ber
Pine Ridge	802-434-2161	Williston, Vermont	Ages 13-18	LD/NLD	yes	2:1 1:1 OG	NLD site
Greenwood	802-387-4545	Putney, Vermont	Ages 10-15	LD/bright dyslexic (All boys)	yes	.	.
Grove School (Mass. SPED approv.)	203-245-2778	Madison, Connecticut	Grades 7-12	Mental health, social, strong academic	yes	.	SA
The Learning Clinic (Mass. SPED approv.)	203-928-5274	Brooklyn, Connecticut	Grades 4-12	Mental health, social, strong academic	.	.	SA
Kildonan	914-373-8111	Armenia, New York	Grades 6-PG	LD/dyslexic	yes	1:1 OG tutor	AK/MassPAC
Gow School	716-652-3450	South Wales, New York	Grades 7-12	LD/dyslexic	yes	1:5 OG	conference
Academy at Swift River	800-258-1770	Cummington, MA	Grades 9-12	Mental health, social, strong academic	yes	.	TD
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School Guides

Massachusetts Directory of Educational Collaboratives
Click here, to the directory of collaborative.
The Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives (MOEC) website list about 30 collaborative in Massachusetts.  The majority of the collaboratives came into existence to address the member school systems' needs for special education or occupational education. The collaboratives assumed first the responsibility for designing, implementing and delivering a menu of programs and services for low-incidence, handicapped populations and student populations in need of career and school-to-work programs.

Under the provisions of Chapter 40 Section 4E of the General Laws of Massachusetts and the Special Education Law mandates that school districts provide appropriate educational services for all students with special needs. Collaboratives allows school districts to plan, develop, and implement programs for special needs children. It enables school districts the opportunity to augment and supplement their special education programs through collaboration with other school districts.
It provides a mechanism for people to share ideas and resources for the purpose of meeting a common need.

Peterson's: The Private Schools Channel

Want help finding a school for your child?  Check out our "School Consultants" page

An article on looking for a school:
    "10 most common mistakes when looking at schools"

DOE List of Schools

Look at your school's report from Department of Education, Program Quality Assurance Services, Compliance and Monitoring Department:

Public and Charter Schools Coordinated Program Review Reports

Private Schools Program Review Reports

Department of Education List:

Approved Massachusetts In-State Day and Residential Private Special Education School Programs

          State Approved Massachusetts Day and Residential Special Education Tuition Prices - EXCEL

Massachusetts Organizations

Massachusetts Association of Chapter 766 Approved Private Schools (MAAPS)
(MAAPS list is an fee based, this list is not a complete list of schools, only schools who pay the membership and to be listed.)

Maaps has a checklist (in PDF format) that parents can use, to help them evaluate the residential schools they are visiting.

The National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)
A national resource for programs and professionals assisting young people dealing with emotional and behavioral difficulties.  They have an on-line copy of the NATSAP Directory of their Member schools and programs.

Parents for Residential Reform (PFRR) is a parent support organization for parents of children with special needs served in residential settings.  Providing information and referral services to families, training activities to assist families in understanding their legal rights, and outreach to families who may require support.  They have resource information on 'Residential Group / Homes, and placement information, on their website.
1-800-672-7084
617-927-0495
email: pfrr@fcsn.org

Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
Their website has a list of Massachusetts School Districts and Education Collaboratives.
 

Homeschooling

National Home Education Network (NHEN) encourage and facilitate the vital grassroots work of state and local homeschooling groups and individuals by providing information, fostering networking and promoting public relations on a national level. They believe that there is strength in a diverse network of homeschoolers, they support the freedom of all individual families to choose home education and to direct such education.

Massachusetts Home Learning Association (MHLA) is the oldest statewide homeschool organization in Massachusetts, providing information, advocacy, and support.

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