The Support Services Program at Shawsheen provides specialized instruction to students with an identified disability who have been placed by a TEAM on an Individualized Educational Program.  The individualized educational programming follows the guidelines set forth in Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA), the Massachusetts Education Reform Act, and the Massachusetts State Special Education Statute—Chapter 603.  Students are provided small group and individualized instruction by certified Special Needs Staff, based on the recommendations of the TEAM.  Instruction is aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.  Students who receive these services must be diagnosed with one (or more) of the fourteen (14) federally recognized disabilities AND the student must be unable to progress effectively within the general education curriculum without specifically designed curriculum/instruction.

SUPPORT SERVICES CONTACT INFORMATION
Our office hours are 7:30AM to 3:30PM.  Staff can be reached by phone or email which are listed below.  When calling teaching staff, all calls go directly to the teacher’s voice mail where you can leave a message and your call will be returned as time allows.  

Jeff Albert
Director of Support Services (Special Education)
978-671-3648

Karen Harvey
Administrative Assistant
978-671-3648  

Tracy Lucci 
School Psychologist  
978-671-3635  

Julie Yentile  
School Adjustment Counselor  
978-671-3821  

Felicia Holmes  
School Adjustment Counselor  
978-671-3702  

Lisa Driscoll  
Special Education Team Leader/ School Psychologist  
978-671-3656

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