Galvin Middle School
55 Pecunit Street, Canton, MA 02021
For more information
please contact:
Ms. Barbara Miller
Program Director
781-344-1463, ext. 30
Alternative/Learning Disorders
Middle School Program
- Galvin Middle School, 55 Pecunit Street, Canton, MA 02021
Location
- 11-15 years
Student Age Range
- Range of general functioning: borderline to superior
- Social/emotional or adjustment disorders and/or learning disabilities
- Academic instruction with mainstreaming: Grade 5 – Grade 8
General Developmental/Instructional Level
- First or continuation of public school program for students with inhibiting adjustment disorders, developmental language-learning disorders, and non-verbal learning disorders of attention and communication
- Intellectual functioning within the normal range
- Needs can be met, and behavior managed, in mainstream setting with programming ratio of 1:3
Entrance Criteria
- Behavioral and/or adjustment disorders, emotional inhibition and learning disabilities
- Closely structured therapeutic milieu with clinical support services
- Specific language disorders; non-verbal learning disabilities
- Language-based individualized instruction; Frameworks-based and alternative curriculum options
- Mainstreaming designed to enhance socialization, promote friendships, and strengthen academic skills
- Staff:student ratio of 1:3 to meet behavioral and instructional goals
Specific Needs, Disabilities, Interventions & Programming Methods
- Adequate attention, self-control, and interpersonal skills
- Reading and instructional readiness are sufficient for less-restrictive environment
- Transfer to high school unit by age 16