Massachusetts Special Education Programs & Reviews

DESE’s Approved Special Education Schools review listing, retrieved September 21, 2026. Programs and review years reflect the listing at retrieval; a scheduled review is not a completed review or a finding. Open the original report for findings and follow-up context. Listing does not establish current openings, suitability, tuition, reimbursement or eligibility for a particular student.

Advocates, Inc.
Darnell School for Educational & Behavioral Services Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Amego, Inc.
Amego Day Program; Amego Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Boston College Campus School
BC Campus School Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Boston Higashi School, Inc.
Boston Higashi School 365 Residential Program; Boston Higashi School Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Branches School of the Berkshires
Branches School of the Berkshires Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Brandon School and Residential Treatment Center, Inc.
Brandon Intensive Day Program; Brandon Intensive Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Camp Sunshine, Inc.
Reed Academy Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc.
Cardinal Cushing Centers Braintree St. Coletta Day Program — Braintree; Cardinal Cushing Centers Day Program — Hanover; Cardinal Cushing Centers Residential Program — Hanover. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Center for Applied Behavior Instruction, Inc.
Center for Applied Behavior Instruction Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Children's Center for Communication
Beverly School for the Deaf Day Program; Children's Center for Communication Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Clarke School for the Deaf
Clarke School East Day Program — Canton. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Clearway School, Inc.
Clearway Day Program; Clearway Summer Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Community Providers of Adolescent Services
COMPASS Day Treatment & Education Program; COMPASS Summer Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Community Therapeutic School
Community Therapeutic Day School; Community Therapeutic Summer Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Cotting School, Inc.
Cotting Day Program; Cotting Summer Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Crossroads School Inc.
Crossroads Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Crystal Springs, Inc.
Crystal Springs Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Cutchins Programs for Children and Families, Inc.
New Directions Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
Devereux CARES Day; Devereux Day Program; Devereux Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2025-2026
Evergreen Center, Inc.
Evergreen Center for Basic Skills Residential Program; Evergreen Center for Behavior Development Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
F.L. Chamberlain, Inc.
Chamberlain International Residential Program; F.L. Chamberlain Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Fall River Deaconess Home
Fall River Deaconess Home Day Program; Fall River Deaconess Home Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Farr Academy
Farr Academy Day Program; Farr Academy Summer Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Franciscan's Children's Hospital & Rehabilitation Center
Kennedy Day School. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Gifford School, Inc.
Gifford Day Program; Gifford Summer Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Helix Human Services, Inc.
Mill Pond Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.
Hillcrest Academy Program; Hillcrest Center Residential Program; Hillcrest Intensive Day; Brookside Residential Program; Highpoint Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Home for Little Wanderers, Inc.
Clifford Academy Day Program; Clifford Academy Residential Program; Clifford Academy Summer Program; The COVE School Day School; The COVE School Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Hopeful Journeys Educational Center, Inc.
Hopeful Journeys Educational Centers Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Italian Home for Children
Italian Home for Children Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Judge Baker Children's Center, Inc.
Manville School Day Program; Manville School Summer Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc.
Judge Rotenberg Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Justice Resource Institute, Inc.
JRI Anchor Academy Day Program — Middleboro; JRI Bay Cove Academy Day Program; JRI Berkshire Meadows Program; JRI Granite Academy Day Program; JRI Meadowridge Schools Residential Programs; JRI Meadowridge Littleton Academy Campus; JRI The Victor School Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Landmark School, Inc.
Landmark School Day Program; Landmark School Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Latham Centers, Inc.
Latham Intensive Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
League School of Greater Boston, Inc.
League School Residential Program; The League School for Autism. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Lighthouse School, Inc.
Lighthouse Comprehensive Day School. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Little People's School, Inc.
Learning Prep School Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Massachusetts Association for the Blind
Ivy Street Day Program; Ivy Street Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Massachusetts Foundation for Learning Disabilities
White Oak Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
May Institute, Inc.
The May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities - Chicopee and West Springfield; The May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Randolph Residential Program; The May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Randolph Day and Wilmington Day; The May Center School for Brain Injury and Neurobehavioral Disorders Norwood Day Program; The May Center School for Brain Injury and Neurobehavioral Disorders Norwood Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2025-2026
McAuley Nazareth, Inc.
McAuley Nazareth Day Program; McAuley Nazareth Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2025-2026
McLean Hospital, Inc.
Arlington Day Program — Belmont; Center for Neurointegrative Services (CNS Pathways Academy) Day Program — Arlington. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Meeting Street Massachusetts, Inc.
Schwartz Center Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Melmark New England, Inc.
Melmark Day Program; Melmark Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Merrimac Heights Academy, Inc.
Merrimack Heights Academy. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Milestones, Inc.
Milestones Day School. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Nashoba Learning Group Inc.
Nashoba Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
New England Academy, Inc.
New England Academy Day School. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
New England Adolescent Research Institute, Inc.
NEARI Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
New England Center for Children, Inc.
NECC Intensive Instruction Day Program; NECC Intermediate Residential Program; NECC Residential Program; NECC Severe Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
New England Pediatric Care
NE Pediatric Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Northeast Behavioral Health, Inc.
Solstice Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Partners in Child Development
Anderson School Day program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Perkins School for the Blind, Inc.
Perkins Day Program; Perkins Intensive Day Program; Perkins Intensive Residential Program; Perkins Intermediate Day Program; Perkins Intermediate Res Program; Perkins Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Positive Regard Network
Springdale Education Day Program; The Center School Day Program; Curtis Blake Day School. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Realizing Children's Strengths, Inc.
RCS Day Program; RCS Intensive Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2025-2026
Riverside Community Care, Inc.
Riverside School Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Riverview School, Inc.
Riverview School Day Program; Riverview School Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
RFK Community Alliance
Dr. Franklin Perkins Day Program; Dr. Franklin Perkins Residential Program; RFK Academy Day; Don Watson Academy Day. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Saint Ann's Home, Inc.
Saint Ann's Home Day Program; Saint Ann's Home Residential Program; Saint Ann's Home Summer Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Schools for Children, Inc.
Dearborn Academy Day Program — Newton; Dearborn Academy Summer Program — Newton; Seaport Campus Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Seven Hills Foundation, Inc.
Seven Hills at Groton Day Program — Groton; Seven Hills Stetson Residential Program — Barre. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
South Shore Stars
South Shore Stars and Learning Center. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Specialized Education Services, Inc.
High Road School of Massachusetts Day Program; High Road School of Massachusetts Summer Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Stevens Children's Home
Stevens Day Program; Stevens Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Summit Academy, Inc.
Summit Academy Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
The Guild for Human Services, Inc.
The Guild for Human Services Day Program; The Guild for Human Services Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
The Learning Center for the Deaf, Inc.
TLCD Marie Philip Day Program; TLCD Marie Philip Intensive Day Program; TLCD Marie Philip Residential Program; TLCD Marie Philip Walden School Day Program; TLCD Marie Philip Walden School Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Valley Educational Services, Inc.
Valley West Day Program; Valley West Summer Program. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Walker, Incoporated
Walker Beacon Day School Walker School Day Program — Needham; Walker School Intensive Residential Program — Needham. Next review year in listing: 2026-2027
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
Wayside Academy Day; Wayside Academy Residential. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029
Whitney Academy, Inc.
Whitney Academy Intensive Residential Program. Next review year in listing: 2025-2026
Willie Ross School for the Deaf, Inc.
Willie Ross School for the Deaf Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Willow Hill School, Inc.
Willow Hill Day Program. Next review year in listing: 2027-2028
Your Educational Success
Academy Day. Next review year in listing: 2028-2029

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