Approved Special Education Schools

Approved Special Education Schools

The OASES unit of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education approves new program applications and monitors approved special education day schools and residential programs and certain changes to these programs. The OASES unit also provides technical assistance regarding educational laws and regulations related to approved special education day and residential school programs to the public, including program staff, Local Education Agency (LEAs), other state agencies, parents/guardians and other interested parties.

To request assistance you may contact the assigned OASES Educational Specialist from the list below by telephone, or email at:

Office of Approved Special Education Schools
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
135 Santilli Highway, Everett, MA 02149
Main Telephone: 781-338-3700
TTY: N.E.T. Relay: 1-800-439-2370
FAX: 781-338-3710
Email: OASES1@mass.gov

Agency Name and Associated School Programs

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

  • Amego, Inc. — Franklin
    • Amego Day Program
    • Amego Residential Program

B

  • Boston College Campus School — Chestnut Hill
    • BC Campus School Day Program

  • Boston Higashi School, Inc. — Randolph
    • Boston Higashi School Day Program
    • Boston Higashi 365 Residential Program

  • Branches School of the Berkshire — Dalton
    • Branches School of the Berkshire Day Program

  • Brandon School and Residential Treatment Center, Inc. — Natick
    • Brandon Intensive Day Program
    • Brandon Intensive Residential Program

  • Broccoli Hall, Inc. — Sudbury
    • Corwin-Russell Day Program

C

  • Camp Sunshine, Inc. — Framingham
    • Reed Academy Day Program

  • Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc.
    • Cardinal Cushing Centers Braintree St. Coletta Day Program — Braintree
    • Cardinal Cushing Centers Day Program — Hanover
    • Cardinal Cushing Centers Residential Program — Hanover

  • Center for Applied Behavioral Instruction, Inc. — Worcester
    • Center for Applied Behavioral Instruction Day Program

  • Children's Center for Communication — Beverly
    • Beverly School for the Deaf Day Program
    • Children's Center for Communication Day Program

  • Clarke School for the Deaf
    • Clarke School East Day Program — Canton

  • Clearway School, Inc. — Newton
    • Clearway Day Program
    • Clearway Summer Program

  • Community Providers of Adolescent Services, Inc. — Dorchester
    • COMPASS Day Treatment & Education Program
    • COMPASS Short Term Crisis Day Program
    • COMPASS Summer Program

  • Community Therapeutic School — Lexington
    • Community Therapeutic Day Program
    • Community Therapeutic Summer Program

  • Cotting School, Inc. — Lexington
    • Cotting Day Program
    • Cotting Summer Day Program

  • Crossroads School, Inc. — Marlborough
    • Crossroads Day Program

  • Crystal Springs, Inc. — Assonet
    • Crystal Springs Residential Program

  • Cutchins Programs for Children and Families, Inc. — Northampton
    • New Directions Day Program

D

  • Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
    • Devereux Day Program — Rutland
    • Devereux Residential Program — Rutland
    • Devereux CARES Day — Fitchburg

E

  • Evergreen Center, Inc. — Milford
    • Evergreen Center for Basic Skills Residential Program
    • Evergreen Center for Behavior Development Residential Program

F

  • F.L. Chamberlain, Inc. — Middleboro
    • F.L. Chamberlain Day Program
    • Chamberlain International Residential Program

  • Fall River Deaconess Home — Fall River
    • Fall River Deaconess Home Day Program
    • Fall River Deaconess Home Residential Program

  • Farr Academy — Cambridge
    • Farr Academy Day Program
    • Farr Academy Summer Program

  • Franciscan's Children's Hospital & Rehabilitation Center — Brighton
    • Kennedy Day Program

G

  • Gifford School, Inc. — Weston
    • Gifford Day Program
    • Gifford Summer Program

H

  • Helix Human Services, Inc. — Springfield, Richmond
    • Mill Pond Day Program

  • Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc. — Pittsfield
    • Hillcrest Academy Day Program
    • Hillcrest Intensive Day
    • Highpoint Residential Program
    • Brookside Residential Program
    • Hillcrest Center Residential Program

  • Home for Little Wanders, Inc.
    • The COVE School Day School — Plymouth
    • The COVE School Residential Program — Plymouth
    • Clifford Academy Day Program — Walpole
    • Clifford Academy Residential Program — Walpole
    • Clifford Academy Summer Program — Walpole

  • Hopeful Journeys Educational Center, Inc. — Beverly
    • Hopeful Journeys Educational Centers Day Program

  • Horace Mann Educational Associates (HMEA) — Hudson
    • Darnell School for Educational & Behavioral Services Day Program

I

  • Italian Home for Children, Inc. — Jamaica Plain
    • Italian Home for Children Day Program

J

  • Judge Baker Children's Center, Inc. — Boston
    • Manville School Day Program
    • Manville School Summer Program

  • Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc. — Canton
    • Judge Rotenberg Residential Program

  • Justice Resource Institute, Inc.
    • JRI Anchor Academy Day Program — Middleboro
    • JRI Bay Cove Academy Day Program — Brookline
    • JRI Berkshire Meadows Residential Program — Housatonic
    • JRI Granite Academy Day Program — Braintree
    • JRI Meadowridge Schools Residential Programs:
      • JRI Meadowridge Academy Campus Residential Program — Swansea
      • JRI Meadowridge Pelham Academy Campus Residential Program — Lexington
      • JRI Meadowridge Swansea Wood Campus Residential Program — Swansea
      • JRI Meadowridge Walden Street Campus Residential Program — Concord
      • JRI Meadowridge van der Kolk Center, Glenhaven Academy Campus Residential Program — Marlborough
    • JRI Littleton Academy Residential Program — Littleton
    • JRI The Victor School Day Program — Acton

L

  • Landmark School, Inc. — Beverly
    • Landmark Day Program
    • Landmark Residential Program

  • Latham Centers, Inc. — Brewster
    • Latham Intensive Residential Program

  • League School of Greater Boston, Inc. — Walpole
    • League School Day Program
    • League School Residential Program

  • Lighthouse School, Inc, — Chelmsford and North Chelmsford
    • Lighthouse Comprehensive Day Program

  • Little People's School, Inc. — Newton
    • Learning Prep School Day Program

M

  • Massachusetts Association for the Blind — Brookline
    • Ivy Street Day Program
    • Ivy Street Residential Program

  • Massachusetts Foundation of Learning Disabilities — Westfield
    • White Oak Day Program

  • May Institute, Inc.
    • The May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities — Randolph Day and Wilmington Day
    • The May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities — Randolph Residential Program
    • The May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities — Chicopee and West Springfield Day Program
    • The May Center School for Brain Injury and Related Disorders — Norwood Day Program
    • The May Center School for Brain Injury and Related Disorders — Norwood Residential Program

  • McAuley Nazareth, Inc. — Leicester
    • McAuley Nazareth Day Program
    • McAuley Nazareth Residential Program

  • McLean Hospital, Inc.
    • Arlington Day Program — Belmont
    • Center for Neurointegrative Services (CNS Pathways Academy) Day Program — Arlington

  • Meeting Street Massachusetts, Inc. — Dartmouth
    • Schwartz Center Day Program

  • Melmark New England, Inc. — Andover
    • Melmark Day Program
    • Melmark Residential Program

  • Merrimac Heights Academy, Inc. — Merrimac
    • Merrimac Heights Academy Day Program

  • Milestones, Inc. — Waltham
    • Milestones Day School

N

  • Nashoba Learning Group Inc. — Bedford and Billerica
    • Nashoba Day Program

  • New England Academy, Inc. — Beverly and Marshfield
    • New England Academy Day School

  • New England Adolescent Research Institute, Inc. — Easthampton
    • NEARI Day Program

  • New England Center for Children, Inc. — Southborough
    • NECC Intensive Instruction Day Program
    • NECC Residential Program
    • NECC Intermediate Residential Program
    • NECC Severe Residential Program

  • New England Pediatric Care — Billerica
    • New England Pediatric Day Program

  • Northeast Behavioral Health, Inc. — Rowley
    • Solstice Day Program

P

  • Partners in Child Development — Andover
    • Anderson School Day Program

  • Perkins School for the Blind, Inc. — Watertown
    • Perkins Day Program
    • Perkins Residential Program
    • Perkins Intensive Day Program
    • Perkins Intensive Residential Program
    • Perkins Intermediate Day Program
    • Perkins Intermediate Residential Program

  • Positive Regard Network
    • Curtis Blake Day School — Holyoke
    • The Center for School Crisis Intervention and Assessment Day Program — Chicopee and Holyoke
    • Springdale Education Center Day Program — Chicopee

R

  • Realizing Children's Strengths, Inc. — Natick
    • RCS Day Program
    • RCS Intensive Day Program

  • Riverside Community Care, Inc. — Concord and Needham
    • Riverside School Day Program

  • Riverview School, Inc. — East Sandwich
    • Riverview School Day Program
    • Riverview School Residential Program

  • Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corporation
    • RFK Academy Day — Springfield
    • Don Watson Academy Day Program — Lancaster

  • Robert F. Kennedy Community Alliance — Lancaster
    • Doctor Franklin Perkins Day Program
    • Doctor Franklin Perkins Residential Program

S

  • Saint Ann's Home, Inc. — Methuen
    • Saint Ann's Home Day Program
    • Saint Ann's Home Residential Program
    • Saint Ann's Home Summer Program

  • Schools for Children, Inc.
    • Dearborn Academy Day Program — Newton
    • Dearborn Academy Summer Program — Newton
    • Seaport Campus Day Program — Chelsea

  • Seven Hills Foundation, Inc.
    • Seven Hills at Groton Day Program — Groton
    • Seven Hills Stetson Residential Program — Barre

  • Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI) — East Bridgewater
    • High Road School of Massachusetts Day Program
    • High Road School of Massachusetts Summer Program

  • Stevens Children's Home — Swansea
    • Stevens Day Program
    • Stevens Residential Program

  • Summit Academy, Inc. — Worcester
    • Summit Academy Day Program

T

  • The Education Cooperative (TEC) — East Walpole
  • The Guild for Human Services, Inc. — Concord
    • The Guild for Human Services Day Program
    • The Guild for Human Services Residential Program

  • The Learning Center for the Deaf, Inc. — Framingham
    • TLCD Marie Philip Day Program
    • TLCD Marie Philip Intensive Day Program
    • TLCD Marie Philip Residential Program
    • TLCD Walden School Day Program
    • TLCD Walden School Residential Program

V

  • Valley Educational Services, Inc. — Chicopee
    • Valley West Day Program
    • Valley West Summer Program

W

  • Walker, Incorporated
    • Walker School Day Program — Needham
    • Walker School Intensive Residential Program — Needham
    • Beacon Day Program — Watertown

  • Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Inc. — Framingham
    • Wayside Academy Day Program
    • Wayside Academy Residential Program

  • Whitney Academy, Inc. — East Freetown
    • Whitney Academy Intensive Residential Program

  • Willie Ross School for the Deaf, Inc. — Longmeadow
    • Willie Ross School for the Deaf Day Program

  • Willow Hill School, Inc. — Sudbury
    • Willow Hill Day Program

Y

  • Your Educational Success — Springfield
    • Academy Day

Last Updated: March 18, 2025