Student Support Services Department
Student Support Services provides special education services for students with disabilities. These services consist of various supports and resources to help allow students to make effective progress in the general education curriculum. Special Education Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Therapists and Social Workers are members of the Student Support Services Department who collaborate with one another and general education teachers to ensure students receive academic, social/emotional, pre-vocational and communication supports. The Student Support Services Department provides a variety of learning environments such as inclusion, pull-out and sub-separate settings in order to meet the needs of all learners. Students are scheduled into Special Education classes based on their needs, as determined through the 766 Team meeting process and IDEA-2004 guidelines.
The Special Education teachers and staff who work in these settings service individual students according to their educational plans. They function as academic coaches for those students who need help with homework and study skills, as teachers of basic skills for those students who need reinforcement and support in those skill areas previously taught but not yet mastered, and as counselors for those students needing emotional, as well as educational support or they provide direct services for identified areas of need.
If you have specific questions about the Student Support Services department or the services we provide to the students of Westford Academy, please contact:
Teachers (Liaisons) | Education Support Professionals | Related Staff |
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Jill Candlen | Chris Candlen | Hanna Thieme-Psychologist |
John DiGennaro | Maureen Casey | Loren Doucette-Social Worker |
Roni Elliott | Lisa Cobb | Jessica Elliott-Academic Tutorial |
Maddy Fleck | Kenneth Eldridge | Valerie Meiners-APE |
Joel Gray | Claire Giampa | Jean Brady-OT |
Kelliann Harrigan | Lynn Jones | Abby Verre-BCBA |
Allison Kalinoski | Katie Mantineo | Jocelyne MacDonald-PT |
Kim Keenan | Cara McCarthy | TBD-Speech & Language |
Julie Oakman | Tadgh Murray | |
Amy Pardi | Mark O'Connor | |
Bruce Rich | Sara Spaanenburg | |
Laurie Rybicki | TBD | |
Jenn Schelin | TBD | |
Joseph Van Gelder | ||