10. ELEMENTARY MULTI-NEEDS PROGRAM
Location: West Elementary School, 1322 Central St., Stoughton, MA 02072
Student Age Range: 7-11 Years
General Developmental/Instructional Level:
- Skills-development in range 6 months to 4 years
- Severe or profound developmental disabilities; multiply-handicapped
Specific Needs, Disabilities, Treatments & Programming Methods:
- Mental retardation
- Cerebral palsy
- Visual impairment
- Seizure disorder
- Hearing impairment
- Other central nervous system disorders
- Intensive staff:student ratio; nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy personnel to meet developmental, communication, functional, and health goals
Entrance Criteria:
- First or continuation public school placement for young children with severe or profound developmental disabilities and functional handicaps
- Needs in the domains of physical disability and medical support that can be met in a public school environment with intensive staff:student programming ratio
Exit Criteria:
- Transition to secondary school program by age 12
- Medical or social context requiring more restrictive environment
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11(a.) / (b.) Secondary Multi-Needs Program
Location: Holbrook Junior/ Senior High School, 245 So. Franklin Street, Holbrook, MA 02343
Student Age Range: (A) 12-16 Years , (B) 16-22 Years
General Developmental/Instructional Level:
- Skills in the ranges of pre-academic to functional academic
- Intensive developmental disabilities
- Secondary behavioral handicaps
Specific Needs, Disabilities, Treatments/Programming Methods:
- Mental retardation
- Autism
- Cerebral palsy
- Visual impairment
- Seizure disorder
- Hearing impairment
- Other central nervous system disorders
- Related disturbances of behavior and social relationships
- Programming staff: student ratio of 1:2 to meet developmental, behavioral, and communication goals; for profound disabilities, intensive services in allied health fields to meet developmental, functional, and health goals
Entrance Criteria:
- Continuation public school placement for pre-adolescent and adolescent youth with severe and profound developmental disabilities and related functional handicaps
- Needs in the domains of behavior, communication, self-care, activities of daily living and pre-vocational training, which can be met with 1:2 programming ratio; or, for profound disabilities, physical and medical needs that can be met with intensive in-school services
Exit Criteria:
- Developmental functioning beyond the 6-year level, or workshop vocational capability at 25% of non-handicapped rate
- Ability to acquire skills in lower-structure environment (e.g., elimination of interfering behavior; alleviation of communication disorder)
- Transition to adult program at age 22
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