Multi Skills Secondary
960 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021
For more information
please contact:
Ms. Barbara Miller
Program Director
781-344-1463, ext. 30
Secondary Multi-Skills Program
- 960 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021
Location
- a) 11-15 years; b) 16-20 years; c) 18-22 years
Student Age Range
- Skills in the ranges of pre-academic to functional academic
- Intensive developmental disabilities
- Secondary behavioral handicaps
General Developmental/Instructional Level
- Continuation of 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
Entrance Criteria
- 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
Specific Needs, Disabilities, Interventions & Programming Methods
- General developmental functioning consistent with less-restrictive programming
- 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