Public Special Education Programs in Massachusetts
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Our Collaboratives
Welcome to our Special Education Programs page.
The mission of collaboratives is to provide inclusive, supportive, and personalized education tailored to meet the unique needs of each student. Their special education programs offer a wide range of services and supports designed to cater to the diverse needs of students with disabilities. They are committed to fostering an environment where all students can thrive and reach their full potential.
Massachusetts educational collaboratives play a leadership role in developing a broad range of innovative programming to meet emerging needs by providing training and serving and educating many of our most vulnerable students across the Commonwealth.
We encourage you to use the searchable database on this page to assist you in identifying collaborative programs that will provide challenging and successful educational settings for students who are not making adequate progress in their home districts or other settings. To receive additional information, please reach out to the contact person listed in the guide for the program or school you may be considering.
Programs include:
- Individualized Education Plans (IEPs): Customized learning plans developed in collaboration with parents, teachers, and specialists to address the specific needs and goals of each student.
- Specialized Instruction: Tailored teaching methods and curricula to accommodate various learning styles and abilities. This includes speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and counseling services as needed to support the overall development of our students.
- Assistive Technology: Tools and resources to enhance learning and communication for students with disabilities.
- Staffing: Collaboratives’ dedicated teams of professionals include special education teachers, therapists, counselors, and support staff who are passionate about helping students succeed. They work collaboratively to ensure each student receives the highest quality education and support.
The 24 Members Of The Massachusetts Organization Of Educational Collaboratives
Greater Boston Region
ACCEPT Education Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Ashland, Dover, Dover-Sherborn Regional, Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, South Middlesex Regional Vocational District, Sudbury, Wellesley, Westborough.
CASE Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Acton-Boxborough Regional, Bedford, Carlisle, Concord, Concord-Carlisle Regional, Harvard, Lincoln, Lincoln-Sudbury Reg, Littleton, Maynard, Sudbury.
LABBB Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Burlington, Lexington.
Shore Educational Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Winthrop.
The Education Cooperative (TEC)
Serving the Districts of: Canton, Dedham, Dover, Dover-Sherborn, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Natick, Needham, Norwood, Sherborn, Walpole, Wayland, Westwood.
Central Region
Assabet Valley Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Assabet Valley Regional, Auburn, Berlin, Boylston, Berlin-Boylston Regional Technical High School, Grafton, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Millbury, Nashoba Regional, Northborough, Southborough, Northborough-Southborough Regional, Shrewsbury, Westborough.
CAPS Education Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Ashburnham-Westminster Regional, Athol-Royalston Regional,Ayer-Shirley Regional, Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, Narragansett Regional, Orange Elementary, Petersham Center School, Quabbin Regional, RC Mahar Regional, Winchendon.
Central Massachusetts Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Worcester, Webster.
Keystone Educational Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Ashburnham-Westminister, Ayer Shirley Regional, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, Lunenberg, North Middlesex Regional, Quabbin Regional, West Boylston, Winchendon.
Southern Worcester County Educational Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Auburn, Dudley-Charlton, Grafton, Leicester, Millbury, Northbridge, North Brookfield, Oxford, Quaboag Regional (Warren, West Brookfield), Spencer-East Brookfield, Southbridge, Sutton, Tantasqua Regional (Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, Wales), Uxbridge, Webster.
South Region
Bi-County Collaborative (BICO)
Serving the Districts of: Attleboro, Bellingham, Blackstone-Millville Regional, Easton, Franklin, Foxboro, Hopedale, King Philip Regional, Mansfield, Milford, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Norton, Plainville, Swansea, Tri County Regional, Uxbridge, Walpole, Wrentham.
Cape Cod Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, Eastham, Falmouth, Martha’s Vineyard Regional, Mashpee, Monomoy Regional, Nantucket, Nauset Regional, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Upper Cape Cod RTS, Wareham, Wellfleet.
North River Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Abington, Avon, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional, East Bridgewater, Hanover, Holbrook, Rockland, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, Whitman-Hanson Regional.
Pilgrim Area Collaborative (PAC)
Serving the Districts of: Duxbury, Halifax, Kingston, Marshfield, Middleborough, Plymouth, Plympton, Silver Lake Reg, Stoughton, Whitman-Hanson.
South Coast Educational Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Berkley, Dighton-Rehoboth, Freetown-Lakeville, Seekonk, Somerset, Somerset-Berkley, Swansea, Taunton.
READS Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Abington, Acushnet, Berkley, Bridgewater-Raynham, Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical, Brockton, Carver, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional, East Bridgewater, Freetown-Lakeville Regional, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, Norton, Rochester, Somerset, Somerset-Berkley, Taunton, West Bridgewater, Whitman-Hanson.
South Shore Education Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Braintree, Cohasset, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Milton, Norwell, Quincy, Randolph, Scituate, Weymouth, Whitman-Hanson.
Southeastern Mass. Educational Collaborative (SMEC)
Serving the Districts of: Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester.
West Region
Collaborative for Educational Services
Serving the Districts of: Amherst, Amherst-Pelham Regional, Belchertown, Chesterfield-Goshen, Conway, Deerfield, Easthampton, Erving, Franklin County Technical, Frontier Regional HS, Gill-Montague Regional, Granby, Greenfield, Hadley, Hampshire Regional, Hatfield, Hawlemont Regional, Leverett, Mohawk Trail Regional, New Salem, Northampton, Orange, Pelham, Pioneer Valley Regional, RC Mahar Regional, Rowe, Shutesbury, Smith Vocational and Agricultural, Southampton, South Hadley, Sunderland, Ware, Wendell, Westhampton, Whately, Williamsburg
Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Agawam, East Longmeadow, Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional, West Springfield.
North Region
Crest Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Andover, Amesbury, Dracut, Georgetown, Greater Lawrence Tech, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lowell, Masconomet Regional, Methuen, Newburyport, North Andover, Pentucket Regional (Groveland, Merrimac, W. Newbury), Triton Regional School District (Newbury, Rowley, Salisbury) Tri-Town School Union (Boxford, Middletown, Topsfield).
Northshore Education Consortium
SEEM Consortium
Serving the Districts of: Lynnfield, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham, Wakefield, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn.
Valley Collaborative
Serving the Districts of: Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Groton-Dunstable, Nashoba Valley Regional Technical High School, N. Middlesex Regional, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford.