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.