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    • Special Education

    MA Local Education Agencies' (LEA) Special Education Determinations

    2021-2022 Determinations of Need for Special Education Technical Assistance or Intervention

    District CodeDistrict NameSpecial Education Determination
    04450000Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00010000AbingtonNeeds Assistance (NA)
    04120000Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    06000000Acton-BoxboroughMeets Requirements (MR)
    00030000AcushnetMeets Requirements (MR)
    04300000Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00050000AgawamMeets Requirements (MR)
    04090000Alma del Mar Charter School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00070000AmesburyMeets Requirements (MR)
    00080000AmherstMeets Requirements (MR)
    06050000Amherst-PelhamNeeds Intervention (NI)
    00090000AndoverMeets Requirements (MR)
    35090000Argosy Collegiate Charter School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00100000ArlingtonMeets Requirements (MR)
    06100000Ashburnham-WestminsterMeets Requirements (MR)
    00140000AshlandMeets Requirements (MR)
    08010000Assabet Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    06150000Athol-RoyalstonNeeds Assistance (NA)
    04910000Atlantis Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00160000AttleboroNeeds Assistance (NA)
    00170000AuburnMeets Requirements (MR)
    00180000AvonMeets Requirements (MR)
    06160000Ayer Shirley School DistrictNeeds Assistance (NA)
    00200000BarnstableMeets Requirements (MR)
    35020000Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)Needs Assistance (NA)
    00230000BedfordMeets Requirements (MR)
    00240000BelchertownMeets Requirements (MR)
    00250000BellinghamMeets Requirements (MR)
    00260000BelmontMeets Requirements (MR)
    04200000Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04470000Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00270000BerkleyMeets Requirements (MR)
    04140000Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    06180000Berkshire HillsMeets Requirements (MR)
    06200000Berlin-BoylstonMeets Requirements (MR)
    00300000BeverlyMeets Requirements (MR)
    00310000BillericaMeets Requirements (MR)
    08050000Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    06220000Blackstone-MillvilleMeets Requirements (MR)
    08060000Blue Hills Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    00350000BostonNeeds Intervention (NI)
    04490000Boston Collegiate Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04240000Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter (District)Needs Assistance (NA)
    04110000Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)Needs Assistance (NA)
    04160000Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04810000Boston Renaissance Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00360000BourneMeets Requirements (MR)
    00380000BoxfordMeets Requirements (MR)
    00400000BraintreeMeets Requirements (MR)
    00410000BrewsterMeets Requirements (MR)
    04170000Bridge Boston Charter School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    06250000Bridgewater-RaynhamMeets Requirements (MR)
    00430000BrimfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    09100000Bristol County AgriculturalMeets Requirements (MR)
    08100000Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    00440000BrocktonNeeds Intervention (NI)
    04280000Brooke Charter School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00450000BrookfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    00460000BrooklineNeeds Assistance (NA)
    00480000BurlingtonMeets Requirements (MR)
    00490000CambridgeNeeds Assistance (NA)
    00500000CantonMeets Requirements (MR)
    04320000Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    08150000Cape Cod Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    00510000CarlisleMeets Requirements (MR)
    00520000CarverMeets Requirements (MR)
    06350000Central BerkshireMeets Requirements (MR)
    00560000ChelmsfordMeets Requirements (MR)
    00570000ChelseaNeeds Assistance (NA)
    06320000Chesterfield-GoshenMeets Requirements (MR)
    00610000ChicopeeMeets Requirements (MR)
    04180000Christa McAuliffe Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04370000City on a Hill Charter Public School Circuit Street (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00630000ClarksburgMeets Requirements (MR)
    00640000ClintonMeets Requirements (MR)
    04380000Codman Academy Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00650000CohassetMeets Requirements (MR)
    35030000Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04360000Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04260000Community Day Charter Public School — Gateway (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04400000Community Day Charter Public School — Prospect (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04310000Community Day Charter Public School — R. Kingman Webster (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00670000ConcordMeets Requirements (MR)
    06400000Concord-CarlisleMeets Requirements (MR)
    04390000Conservatory Lab Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00680000ConwayMeets Requirements (MR)
    00710000DanversMeets Requirements (MR)
    00720000DartmouthMeets Requirements (MR)
    00730000DedhamMeets Requirements (MR)
    00740000DeerfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    06450000Dennis-YarmouthNeeds Intervention (NI)
    06500000Dighton-RehobothMeets Requirements (MR)
    00770000DouglasMeets Requirements (MR)
    00780000DoverMeets Requirements (MR)
    06550000Dover-SherbornMeets Requirements (MR)
    00790000DracutMeets Requirements (MR)
    04070000Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    06580000Dudley-Charlton RegNeeds Assistance (NA)
    00820000DuxburyMeets Requirements (MR)
    00830000East BridgewaterMeets Requirements (MR)
    00870000East LongmeadowMeets Requirements (MR)
    00850000EasthamMeets Requirements (MR)
    00860000EasthamptonMeets Requirements (MR)
    00880000EastonMeets Requirements (MR)
    00890000EdgartownMeets Requirements (MR)
    04520000Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Charter) (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00910000ErvingMeets Requirements (MR)
    08170000Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School DistrictMeets Requirements (MR)
    00930000EverettMeets Requirements (MR)
    04100000Excel Academy Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00940000FairhavenMeets Requirements (MR)
    00950000Fall RiverNeeds Intervention (NI)
    00960000FalmouthNeeds Assistance (NA)
    06620000Farmington River RegNeeds Assistance (NA)
    00970000FitchburgNeeds Intervention (NI)
    00980000FloridaMeets Requirements (MR)
    04130000Four Rivers Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    00990000FoxboroughMeets Requirements (MR)
    04460000Foxborough Regional Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01000000FraminghamMeets Requirements (MR)
    04780000Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01010000FranklinMeets Requirements (MR)
    08180000Franklin County Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    06650000Freetown-LakevilleMeets Requirements (MR)
    06700000FrontierMeets Requirements (MR)
    01030000GardnerNeeds Intervention (NI)
    06720000GatewayMeets Requirements (MR)
    01050000GeorgetownMeets Requirements (MR)
    06740000Gill-MontagueMeets Requirements (MR)
    04960000Global Learning Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01070000GloucesterMeets Requirements (MR)
    01090000GosnoldNot Applicable
    01100000GraftonMeets Requirements (MR)
    01110000GranbyMeets Requirements (MR)
    08210000Greater Fall River Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    08230000Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    08280000Greater Lowell Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    08250000Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    01140000GreenfieldNeeds Assistance (NA)
    39010000Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual DistrictNeeds Assistance (NA)
    06730000Groton-DunstableMeets Requirements (MR)
    01170000HadleyMeets Requirements (MR)
    01180000HalifaxMeets Requirements (MR)
    06750000Hamilton-WenhamMeets Requirements (MR)
    04990000Hampden Charter School of Science East (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    35160000Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    06800000Hampden-WilbrahamMeets Requirements (MR)
    06830000HampshireMeets Requirements (MR)
    01210000HancockMeets Requirements (MR)
    01220000HanoverMeets Requirements (MR)
    01250000HarvardMeets Requirements (MR)
    01270000HatfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    01280000HaverhillNeeds Assistance (NA)
    06850000HawlemontMeets Requirements (MR)
    04190000Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04550000Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04500000Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01310000HinghamMeets Requirements (MR)
    01330000HolbrookNeeds Assistance (NA)
    01350000HollandMeets Requirements (MR)
    01360000HollistonMeets Requirements (MR)
    01370000HolyokeNeeds Assistance (NA)
    04530000Holyoke Community Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    06030000Hoosac Valley RegionalNeeds Assistance (NA)
    01380000HopedaleMeets Requirements (MR)
    01390000HopkintonMeets Requirements (MR)
    01410000HudsonMeets Requirements (MR)
    01420000HullMeets Requirements (MR)
    04350000Innovation Academy Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01440000IpswichNeeds Assistance (NA)
    06900000King PhilipMeets Requirements (MR)
    01450000KingstonMeets Requirements (MR)
    04630000KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04290000KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District)Needs Assistance (NA)
    01490000LawrenceNeeds Assistance (NA)
    04540000Lawrence Family Development Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04860000Learning First Charter Public School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01500000LeeMeets Requirements (MR)
    01510000LeicesterMeets Requirements (MR)
    01520000LenoxMeets Requirements (MR)
    01530000LeominsterMeets Requirements (MR)
    01540000LeverettMeets Requirements (MR)
    01550000LexingtonMeets Requirements (MR)
    35140000Libertas Academy Charter School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01570000LincolnMeets Requirements (MR)
    06950000Lincoln-SudburyMeets Requirements (MR)
    01580000LittletonMeets Requirements (MR)
    01590000LongmeadowMeets Requirements (MR)
    01600000LowellNeeds Intervention (NI)
    04560000Lowell Community Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04580000Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter (District)Needs Assistance (NA)
    01610000LudlowMeets Requirements (MR)
    01620000LunenburgMeets Requirements (MR)
    01630000LynnNeeds Intervention (NI)
    01640000LynnfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    04680000Ma Academy for Math and ScienceNot Applicable
    01650000MaldenNeeds Intervention (NI)
    06980000Manchester Essex RegionalMeets Requirements (MR)
    01670000MansfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    35170000Map Academy Charter School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01680000MarbleheadMeets Requirements (MR)
    04640000Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01690000MarionMeets Requirements (MR)
    01700000MarlboroughMeets Requirements (MR)
    01710000MarshfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    07000000Martha's VineyardMeets Requirements (MR)
    04660000Martha's Vineyard Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04920000Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    07050000MasconometMeets Requirements (MR)
    01720000MashpeeNeeds Assistance (NA)
    04690000MATCH Charter Public School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01730000MattapoisettMeets Requirements (MR)
    01740000MaynardMeets Requirements (MR)
    01750000MedfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    01760000MedfordMeets Requirements (MR)
    01770000MedwayMeets Requirements (MR)
    01780000MelroseMeets Requirements (MR)
    07100000Mendon-UptonMeets Requirements (MR)
    01810000MethuenMeets Requirements (MR)
    01820000MiddleboroughMeets Requirements (MR)
    01840000MiddletonMeets Requirements (MR)
    01850000MilfordMeets Requirements (MR)
    01860000MillburyMeets Requirements (MR)
    01870000MillisMeets Requirements (MR)
    01890000MiltonMeets Requirements (MR)
    08300000Minuteman Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    07170000Mohawk TrailMeets Requirements (MR)
    07120000Monomoy Regional School DistrictMeets Requirements (MR)
    01910000MonsonMeets Requirements (MR)
    08320000Montachusett Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    07150000Mount GreylockMeets Requirements (MR)
    04700000Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    01960000NahantMeets Requirements (MR)
    01970000NantucketMeets Requirements (MR)
    07200000NarragansettMeets Requirements (MR)
    07250000NashobaMeets Requirements (MR)
    08520000Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    01980000NatickMeets Requirements (MR)
    06600000NausetMeets Requirements (MR)
    01990000NeedhamMeets Requirements (MR)
    04440000Neighborhood House Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    02010000New BedfordNeeds Intervention (NI)
    35130000New Heights Charter School of Brockton (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    07280000New Salem-WendellMeets Requirements (MR)
    02040000NewburyportMeets Requirements (MR)
    02070000NewtonMeets Requirements (MR)
    02080000NorfolkMeets Requirements (MR)
    09150000Norfolk County AgriculturalMeets Requirements (MR)
    02090000North AdamsNeeds Assistance (NA)
    02110000North AndoverMeets Requirements (MR)
    02120000North AttleboroughNeeds Assistance (NA)
    02150000North BrookfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    07350000North MiddlesexMeets Requirements (MR)
    02170000North ReadingMeets Requirements (MR)
    02100000NorthamptonMeets Requirements (MR)
    04060000Northampton-Smith Vocational AgriculturalMeets Requirements (MR)
    07300000Northboro-SouthboroMeets Requirements (MR)
    02130000NorthboroughMeets Requirements (MR)
    02140000NorthbridgeNeeds Assistance (NA)
    08530000Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    08510000Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    02180000NortonMeets Requirements (MR)
    02190000NorwellMeets Requirements (MR)
    02200000NorwoodMeets Requirements (MR)
    02210000Oak BluffsMeets Requirements (MR)
    08550000Old Colony Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    07400000Old RochesterMeets Requirements (MR)
    35150000Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    02230000OrangeMeets Requirements (MR)
    02240000OrleansMeets Requirements (MR)
    02260000OxfordNeeds Assistance (NA)
    02270000PalmerNeeds Assistance (NA)
    08600000Pathfinder Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    35010000Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District)Needs Assistance (NA)
    02290000PeabodyMeets Requirements (MR)
    02300000PelhamMeets Requirements (MR)
    02310000PembrokeMeets Requirements (MR)
    07450000PentucketNeeds Assistance (NA)
    02340000PetershamMeets Requirements (MR)
    35180000Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence (District)Needs Intervention (NI)
    35080000Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (District)Needs Intervention (NI)
    04930000Phoenix Charter Academy (District)Needs Intervention (NI)
    04940000Pioneer Charter School of Science (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    35060000Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    07500000Pioneer ValleyMeets Requirements (MR)
    04970000Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04790000Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    02360000PittsfieldNeeds Assistance (NA)
    02380000PlainvilleMeets Requirements (MR)
    02390000PlymouthMeets Requirements (MR)
    02400000PlymptonMeets Requirements (MR)
    04870000Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    02420000ProvincetownMeets Requirements (MR)
    07530000QuabbinNeeds Assistance (NA)
    07780000Quaboag RegionalMeets Requirements (MR)
    02430000QuincyMeets Requirements (MR)
    07550000Ralph C MaharMeets Requirements (MR)
    02440000RandolphNeeds Assistance (NA)
    02460000ReadingMeets Requirements (MR)
    02480000RevereNeeds Assistance (NA)
    02490000RichmondMeets Requirements (MR)
    04830000Rising Tide Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04820000River Valley Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    02500000RochesterMeets Requirements (MR)
    02510000RocklandMeets Requirements (MR)
    02520000RockportMeets Requirements (MR)
    02530000RoweMeets Requirements (MR)
    04840000Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    04410000Sabis International Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    02580000SalemMeets Requirements (MR)
    04850000Salem Academy Charter (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    02610000SandwichMeets Requirements (MR)
    02620000SaugusMeets Requirements (MR)
    02630000SavoyMeets Requirements (MR)
    02640000ScituateMeets Requirements (MR)
    02650000SeekonkMeets Requirements (MR)
    02660000SharonMeets Requirements (MR)
    08710000Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    02690000SherbornMeets Requirements (MR)
    02710000ShrewsburyMeets Requirements (MR)
    02720000ShutesburyMeets Requirements (MR)
    07600000Silver LakeMeets Requirements (MR)
    04740000Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    02730000SomersetMeets Requirements (MR)
    07630000Somerset Berkley Regional School DistrictNeeds Assistance (NA)
    02740000SomervilleMeets Requirements (MR)
    02780000South HadleyMeets Requirements (MR)
    08290000South Middlesex Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    04880000South Shore Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    08730000South Shore Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    02750000SouthamptonMeets Requirements (MR)
    02760000SouthboroughMeets Requirements (MR)
    02770000SouthbridgeNeeds Assistance (NA)
    08720000Southeastern Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    07650000Southern BerkshireMeets Requirements (MR)
    08760000Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    07660000Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School DistrictMeets Requirements (MR)
    07670000Spencer-E BrookfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    02810000SpringfieldNeeds Intervention (NI)
    35100000Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    02840000StonehamMeets Requirements (MR)
    02850000StoughtonNeeds Assistance (NA)
    02870000SturbridgeMeets Requirements (MR)
    04890000Sturgis Charter Public (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    02880000SudburyMeets Requirements (MR)
    02890000SunderlandMeets Requirements (MR)
    02900000SuttonMeets Requirements (MR)
    02910000SwampscottMeets Requirements (MR)
    02920000SwanseaMeets Requirements (MR)
    07700000TantasquaMeets Requirements (MR)
    02930000TauntonMeets Requirements (MR)
    39020000TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School DistrictNeeds Assistance (NA)
    02950000TewksburyMeets Requirements (MR)
    02960000TisburyMeets Requirements (MR)
    02980000TopsfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    08780000Tri-County Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    07730000TritonMeets Requirements (MR)
    03000000TruroMeets Requirements (MR)
    03010000TyngsboroughMeets Requirements (MR)
    04800000UP Academy Charter School of Boston (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    35050000UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    07740000Up-Island RegionalMeets Requirements (MR)
    08790000Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    03040000UxbridgeNeeds Assistance (NA)
    04980000Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District)Meets Requirements (MR)
    07750000WachusettMeets Requirements (MR)
    03050000WakefieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    03060000WalesMeets Requirements (MR)
    03070000WalpoleMeets Requirements (MR)
    03080000WalthamNeeds Assistance (NA)
    03090000WareNeeds Assistance (NA)
    03100000WarehamNeeds Intervention (NI)
    03140000WatertownMeets Requirements (MR)
    03150000WaylandMeets Requirements (MR)
    03160000WebsterNeeds Assistance (NA)
    03170000WellesleyMeets Requirements (MR)
    03180000WellfleetMeets Requirements (MR)
    03220000West BoylstonMeets Requirements (MR)
    03230000West BridgewaterMeets Requirements (MR)
    03320000West SpringfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    03210000WestboroughMeets Requirements (MR)
    03250000WestfieldMeets Requirements (MR)
    03260000WestfordMeets Requirements (MR)
    03270000WesthamptonMeets Requirements (MR)
    03300000WestonMeets Requirements (MR)
    03310000WestportMeets Requirements (MR)
    03350000WestwoodMeets Requirements (MR)
    03360000WeymouthNeeds Assistance (NA)
    03370000WhatelyMeets Requirements (MR)
    07800000Whitman-HansonMeets Requirements (MR)
    08850000Whittier Regional Vocational TechnicalMeets Requirements (MR)
    03400000WilliamsburgMeets Requirements (MR)
    03420000WilmingtonNeeds Assistance (NA)
    03430000WinchendonMeets Requirements (MR)
    03440000WinchesterMeets Requirements (MR)
    03460000WinthropMeets Requirements (MR)
    03470000WoburnMeets Requirements (MR)
    03480000WorcesterNeeds Assistance (NA)
    03490000WorthingtonMeets Requirements (MR)
    03500000WrenthamMeets Requirements (MR)

    Last Updated: May 10, 2022

     
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