Special Education Services

Hanover Public Schools provides appropriate services and supports so that all children may be educated with a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive setting.

These services include, but are not limited to:

  • Child Find;
  • Preschool Evaluations: Arena, Speech, OT, PT, and Vision;
  • Integrated Preschool Classes;
  • Walk-in therapies for students enrolled in private preschool or not eligible for Hanover's integrated preschool;
  • Individual and Combined Therapies;
  • Team Evaluations to students enrolled in district schools as well as to those enrolled in private school at private expense;
  • Independent Evaluations as requested by parents under specific conditions and guidelines developed by Mass DESE;
  • Transportation to include behavioral and nursing monitors as needed;
  • Behavioral Consultation;
  • Assistive Technology Evaluations and Equipment;
  • Tutoring to students who are unable to attend school;
  • Learning Center support within the school day;
  • Workshops for teachers and parents;
  • Special Education Parents Advisory Council.