Westborough, MA, April 4th, 2025, with the The Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools. This is a professional conference for networking and informational purposes, not intended for students and families. MAAPS is the association of approved out-of-district special education schools that partner with Local Education Agencies as part of the continuum of placement alternatives in Massachusetts.
* Schools will be available in person for public school special education professionals, advocates, and medical professionals who are involved in recommending and placing students in alternative settings.
* For:
- Public School Special Education Directors
- Out of District Coordinators
- Pupil Personnel Services Directors
- Adjustment Counselors
- Team Chairs
- Liaisons involved in the placement process
- Special Education Advocates and Ed Consultants
- Neuropsychologists and Clinicians involved in evaluating students and recommending alternative settings
Fees apply, registration is required to https://maaps.org/event/maaps-school-fair-for-special-education-professionals-2026/ or contact 781-245-1220. See below for list of partipating vendors.
List of participating approved special education schools:
Amego School
Anderson School
Arlington School
Boston Higashi School, Inc.
Branches School of the Berkshires
Brandon School and Residential Treatment Center
Campus School at Boston College
Cardinal Cushing Centers (all)
Center for Applied Behavioral Instruction
Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
Clearway School
Community Therapeutic Day School
COMPASS School
Cotting School
Cotting Consulting
Cotting Transition Institute
Crossroads School
Crystal Springs, Inc.
Darnell School for Educational and Behavioral Services
Dearborn Academy
Dearborn Academy Summer Program
Dearborn STEP Assessment
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
Devereux CARES School
Evergreen Center
Fall River Deaconess Home
Farr Academy
Gifford School
Helix Human Services:
Mill Pond School – Berkshire Campus
Mill Pond School – Springfield Campus
High Road School of MA
Hillcrest Educational Centers:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit
Highpoint
Hillcrest Academy
Hopeful Journeys Educational Center, Inc.
Italian Home for Children, Inc (Day School)
Ivy Street School
JRI Anchor Academy
JRI Bay Cove Academy
JRI Granite Academy
JRI The Victor School
JRI Residential Schools
Judge Rotenberg Educational Center
Kennedy Day School at Franciscan Children’s
Landmark School
Latham School
League School for Autism
Learning Prep School
Lighthouse School, Inc.
May Institute (all programs)
McAuley Nazareth Inc.
Melmark New England (all campuses)
Merrimac Heights Academy
Milestones
Nashoba Learning Group, Inc.
NEARI School
New Directions School (Cutchins)
New England Academy:
North Campus
South Campus
Pathways Academy
Perkins School for the Blind
RFK Community Alliance:
Don Watson Academy
Doctor Franklin Perkins School Day and Residential
RFK Academy
Riverside School:
Milford
Needham
Riverview School
Schwartz School
Seaport Academy
Seven Hills Childrens Services:
Crotched Mountain School
Stetson School
Seven Hills Pediatric Center
South Shore Stars School and Learning Center
St. Ann’s Home and School
The Children’s Center for Communication
Beverly School for the Deaf
The Guild School
The Learning Center for the Deaf:
Walden School at The Learning Center for the Deaf
Marie Philip School at The Learning Center for the Deaf
The Learning Clinic
The Manville School
The New England Center for Children
The Whitney Academy
The Wolf School
Walker Therapeutic and Educational Programs:
Walker School
Walker Beacon School
Walker Residential Treatment Program
Wayside Academy
Wediko School
White Oak School
Williams Bridge Academy
Willie Ross School for the Deaf
