Overview

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

The SEEM Collaborative Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program is a day school that services children in grades PreK-4 who have moderate, severe, or profound hearing loss. The program’s mission is to prepare students for a successful transition back to an inclusive setting in their home school district.

 

Hurd Elementary Program at Ripley School

The Hurd Elementary Program at Ripley School is a therapeutic day school that serves students in grades K-5 with a variety of social, emotional, behavioral, and learning needs.

 

Middle School

SEEM Middle School is a co-educational day school that provides therapeutic and educational support to help students prepare for high school and attain the social and behavioral skills needed to eventually join the workforce or continue on to higher education opportunities.

 

Campus Academy High School

Campus Academy High School’s academic and elective programs are aligned with state requirements and meet the credit requirements of each sending district. As a result, students attending Campus Academy High are eligible for a high school diploma from their sending districts, provided students complete course requirements with a passing grade and pass their MCAS tests.

 

Foundations for Life Program

The Foundations for Life program delivers extended services to students 18 years and older. The program’s goal is to promote the greatest level of independence possible for each student by providing community-based transition skills for students who require such training after completing grade 12.

 

Therapeutic Learning Center

The Therapeutic Learning Center is a public elementary and middle school program for students with intensive special needs. The school supports and helps students acquire the communication, academic readiness, community, life skills, and social skills necessary to have a purposeful and independent life, and strives to help each child reach his or her fullest potential.

 

SEEM Prep Program

SEEM Prep is a public day school for 15-22 year-old students with intensive special needs. The school provides a functional academic curriculum, along with vocational training, to support development of the social, academic, and vocational skills students need to transition successfully into their communities as adults.

 

Extended Year Program

SEEM Collaborative Extended Year Programs are recommended for students who require additional academic services to prevent substantial regression during the summer months. Students benefit from enriched academic, social, and life skills curricula, receiving individualized and small group instruction based upon their individualized education plans (IEPs). The format and structure of the SEEM Collaborative Extended Year Programs assist students with a smooth transition into the new school year.

 

Adaptive PE

Adapted physical education is the art and science of developing and implementing a carefully designed physical education instructional program for an individual with a disability, based on a comprehensive assessment, to give the individual the skills necessary for a lifetime of rich leisure, recreation, and sport experiences to enhance physical fitness and wellness.  (Auxter, Pyfer, & Huettig, 2001). The APE teacher is a certified physical education teacher, who is trained in assessing and working with special needs children.  The APE teacher develops an appropriate physical education plan for individuals with disabilities by conducting assessments (usually with the physical therapist and/or occupational therapist), that measure motor competency, physical fitness, play, and leisure, recreation and sport skills. The student(s) APE program can be provided one-on-one, in a small group, or within the general physical education setting.

 

Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the science of systematically studying variables that influence behavior (Sulzer-Azaroff and Mayer,1991).  SEEM Collaborative currently employs several Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), who provide and supervise ABA services, for students ages 3-22.  Five main areas of service are provided: consultation to SEEM Collaborative schools; consultation to member and non-member public school districts; direct and consultative home services; assessments; and ABA-based training. For more detailed information on services provided, please access our current referral forms.

 

Assistive Technology

SEEM Collaborative provides Assistive Technology assessments and consultations to member & non-member districts. Utilizing the SETT Framework, students are assessed to determine what, if any, assistive technology supports are needed to support access to the Mass Curriculum Frameworks. Classroom support and training is available as needed. Assistive Technology workshops are also offered. 

 

Auditory

Services include: ongoing consultation with classroom staff on specific speech, language, audition, academic, and social/emotional needs of the student, providing in-services on hearing equipment functioning and troubleshooting, providing instruction on environmental and educational accommodations, communicating with the student's audiologist when needed and when necessary providing direct assessment and instruction to the student in need. 

 

Assessment and Intervention Center

The Seem Assessment and Intervention Center is an Interim Alternative Educational Setting and Extended Evaluation site, which provides stabilization and evaluation to aid in determining long term educational planning. Students participating in an Extended Evaluation are enrolled at the center for up to eight school weeks.  During this time parents/guardians and students can expect a highly structured, therapeutic educational setting in which each student is carefully evaluated. Our classrooms are designed to provide a rich academic experience in which each student engages in curriculum as outlined by the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.

 

Wraparound Services - Bridge Program

The Bridge Program at SEEM Collaborative is an extension of SEEM’s Assessment and Intervention Center.  Its goal is to assist public school districts with developing increased skills and capacity to effectively meet the growing needs of students struggling with social and emotional difficulties; to provide support to families in removing nonacademic barriers to student success, and to support students directly through crisis intervention and intensive case management.  The Bridge Program provides services in a variety of modalities in the school, home and community setting.  The Bridge Program offers Consultation Services, Home Services, Intensive Case Management and Coordination and School Based Assessments and Direct Services.

 

Multi-Language Education:

SEEM supports English Learners through a variety of services to English Language Learners and their teachers. Our services include 15EL PDP professional development workshops, SEI Endorsement Courses for both teachers and administrators, and direct student services and EL assessments for students in our SEEM programs.

 

Hearing

Certified Teachers of the Deaf and Speech and Language Pathologists provide in-district consultation and direct services to students that range from pre-school through high school, (ages 3-22).  Our hearing services span the provision of direct and consultation services as per IEP and 504 plans, completing evaluations including writing goals and objectives as well as updating student progress.  Services, furthermore, include in-service training for educational teams and/or parents and participation in educational team meetings as well as training in Signing Exact English (SEE) II.

 

Occupational Therapy

Specialists evaluate students’ occupational therapy needs and develop goals and objectives to be considered as part of the IEP process.  Service is delivered within an integrated therapies approach with ongoing consultation with classroom staff.

 

Physical Therapy

Specialists evaluate students’ physical therapy needs and develop goals and objectives to be considered as part of the IEP process.  Services are delivered within an integrated therapies approach with ongoing consultation with classroom staff.

 

Psycho-Educational Assessments

The primary goal of a psycho-educational assessment is to evaluate psychological and academic functioning to determine the needs for special education placement and services required for effective remediation. A school neuropsychological evaluation integrates neuropsychological and educational principles to the assessment and intervention process.  The SEEM Assessment and Intervention Center (SAIC) has strengthened the clinical team with the addition of a full time BCBA, Psychologist and a school social worker (LCSW) to meet the post-Covid psychiatric needs of our districts.

 

Speech Therapy

Specialists evaluate students’ speech and language needs and develop goals and objectives to be considered as part of the IEP process in written evaluation reports.  Services are delivered within an integrated therapies approach, when possible, with ongoing consultation with classroom staff. 

 

Transition and Recreation Services

SEEM Collaborative’s Transition Services Department provides evaluation, consultation and direct student support in the areas affecting postsecondary outcomes (employment, independent living, and lifelong learning).  Assessments include comprehensive transition evaluations, vocational assessments, and recreation and leisure assessments.  All evaluations consist of a series of formal and informal testing, interviews and observations.  Specific evaluation tools are used based on the individual’s learning style.

Direct services are offered through SEEM’s Recreational Services and School-to-Work programs.  The School-to-Work program provides job development and employment skill training in community settings, with support of a SEEM Transition Support Instructor.  SEEM’s Recreational Services assist youth in identifying and accessing community leisure and recreational opportunities.

 

Tutoring Services/Wilson Tutoring

Tutoring services are provided to students who have medical conditions preventing them from participating in classroom instruction, or are awaiting placement change.  The goal of tutoring is to keep students as current as possible with their school-work.

 

Vision and Orientation and Mobility (O&M)

Direct vision services teach compensatory skills, while consultation services to classroom staff include classroom organization, materials modification, and teaching strategies. O&M instruction is age-appropriate, individualized training that teaches students with visual impairments to move safely and independently at home, in schools, and in the community.

Wraparound Services - Bridge Program

The purpose of the Bridge Program at SEEM Collaborative is to assist public school districts with developing increased skills and capacity to effectively meet the growing needs of students struggling with social and emotional difficulties; to provide support to families in removing nonacademic barriers to student success, and to support students directly through crisis intervention and intensive case management.  The Bridge Program provides services in a variety of modalities in the school, home and community setting.  The Bridge Program offers Consultation Services, Home Services, Intensive Case Management and Coordination and School Based Assessments and Direct Services. 

 

Equity Diversity Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

SEEM Collaborative Provides equity services and evaluations to support to districts who are working on building capacity in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; including supporting LGBQ/T+ students, shifting sexuality education curriculum to meet the needs of all students, educational equity across the school, cultural humility, racism and anti-racism in schools, and dis-ableism.

 

Inclusion Coaching

The inclusion coach provides ongoing job-embedded professional development and coaching support to identified classrooms at the elementary, middle and high school levels, inclusion assessment and consultation, parent training sessions, virtual teacher consultation, and leadership professional development.  The Inclusion Coach provides support in areas such as Universal Design for Learning, inclusive practices, MTSS, executive functioning, relationship building, and student engagement.

 

Systemic Consulting and Coaching

SEEM’s EDI Coordinator provides ongoing Professional Development for administrators, teachers, and paras across all grade levels.  Additionally, the EDI Coordinator provides equity lenses to various processes such as evaluative and non-evaluative walkthroughs alongside building leaders, providing feedback on curricular choices to teachers, consulting on various disciplinary concerns where race was a factor, and engaging with community members through forums and working groups.  The EDI Coordinator specializes in restorative justice practices, uses the MASS REDI Framework and new DESE Administrator & Teacher rubrics to leverage the state's commitment to DEI in order to support administrators, teachers, and other stakeholders in building more inclusive and culturally responsive practices.