SPECIAL EDUCATION 

LONGMEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS  |  535 BLISS ROAD  |   LONGMEADOW, MA  01106  |  P  413-565-4200  |   F 413-565-4215

Dear Longmeadow Community,

Hello to all families who may be accessing or who have questions about special education services. For those of you who know me already and folks I have not met, it is a great honor to be able to lead this department as it continues to provide excellent services and supports to students with disabilities. Our special education Parent Advisory Council, would like all parents to take note that a new web-site has been set up for Special Education Alliance of Longmeadow (S.E.A.L) at www.sealma.org.  S.E.A.L. has been very active this year bringing great ideas and speakers to Longmeadow.

LLD     Language Learning Disabilities Program    

ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL 

The LLD program is a language-based program that operates as a partial inclusion classroom. It serves students in grades two through eight. The students spend part of their day in the general education classroom and attend all related art and specials such as Art, PE, Music Health and Computers. They also attend recess, lunch and Advisory with their same aged peers. Students can receive direct instruction in the LLD classroom for ELA, math, language, re-teaching and reinforcement as directed by their IEP.

LLC     Longmeadow Learning Center

The LLC Longmeadow Learning Center program began at the elementary level in 2008 and moved to the middle school in 2010. The program was established again at the elementary level in 2011. The LLC is a district program for students from all three elementary schools and both middle schools. The elementary program is housed at Center School and the middle school program is housed at Glenbrook Middle School.

Students in the program have primary diagnoses of communication impairment, neurological impairment or intellectual impairment and have difficulty mastering content at the same rate as their non-disabled peers. 

PALSS Program     Program for Academic, Language and Social Support

This program is an inclusion program. It is designed to support students who experience social, emotional and/or behavioral challenges in the school setting.   The program is staff intensive, to include a special education teacher, paraprofessionals, and a BCBA consult. The SLP and SAC also support the program with counseling and social skills coaching and teaching.

LINC     Longmeadow Integrated Network for Children 

The LINC Program is a comprehensive, integrated program for students whose primary diagnosis is autism.   The program is designed to provide best practices and data driven methodology for teaching, language development, social skills and behavior.   It is an inclusion model, offering all students opportunities to learn and socialize with typical peers.   Students’ programs are individualized to provide the maximum benefit for growth based on each child’s abilities and needs.

Students participating in this program;

• Cannot effectively access the general curriculum

• Cannot socially access peers without adult facilitation

• Tend to have behavioral needs to include lack of flexibility, adaptability

• A BIP in order to effectively navigate the school environment