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:

Sejal Costa, Student Support Leader
978-692-5570 ext:7441
 

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Teachers (Liaisons)Education Support ProfessionalsRelated Staff
Jill Candlen

Chris Candlen

Hanna Thieme-Psychologist
John DiGennaroMaureen CaseyLoren Doucette-Social Worker
Roni ElliottLisa CobbJessica Elliott-Academic Tutorial
Maddy FleckKenneth EldridgeValerie Meiners-APE
Joel GrayClaire GiampaJean Brady-OT
Kelliann HarriganLynn JonesAbby Verre-BCBA
Allison KalinoskiKatie MantineoJocelyne MacDonald-PT
Kim KeenanCara McCarthyTBD-Speech & Language
Julie OakmanTadgh Murray 
Amy PardiMark O'Connor 
Bruce RichSara Spaanenburg 
Laurie RybickiTBD 
Jenn SchelinTBD 
Joseph Van Gelder