SEEM Middle School is a co-educational day school that provides therapeutic and educational supports to help students in grades 5-8 prepare for high school and attain the social and behavioral skills needed to eventually join the work force or continue on to higher education opportunities.
Program Features
- Curriculum aligned with the Common Core Curriculum Frameworks
- Small group instruction
- Multi-sensory learning approach
- Balanced literacy program
- Social skills group
- Sensory education program
- Keyboarding and computer instruction
- Project-based learning
- Instructional and assistive technologies in every classroom
- Creative arts program
- Student recreational room and activities
- Theater, photography, and multi-media electives
- School basketball team
- Pre-vocational skills training and in-school vocational placement
- School Year: 180 days from August-June, 5-week Extended Year Program from late June through the end of July
Services
- Clinical/Mental Health
- Nursing
- Occupational and Physical Therapy
- Positive Behavioral Intervention & Support (PBiS)
- Speech and Language Therapy
Appropriate referrals include students in grades 5-8 who:
- Are currently on an Individual Education Plan (IEP)
- Are at or near grade level for most academic material with support
- Present with no significant level of global delay but may have specific learning disabilities and require remedial supports for these disabilities
- Have been diagnosed with:
- High-Functioning Autism, Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS, or similar profile
- Mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, or similar profile
- Emotional Behavior Disorders (EBD), including social/emotional learning (SEL) difficulties, oppositional defiant disorder, or similar profiles
- Psychiatrically involved