Special Education
The Lawrence Public Schools is committed to celebrating the diverse abilities of all learners. Regardless of disability type and level of need, students with disabilities have a right to be educated with their nondisabled peers and be fully included as members of their general education classrooms and school community. Lawrence Public Schools has a robust continuum of special education programming and services available at all levels, from preschool through the completion of secondary education, or until the transition to adult services.
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Special Education Resources
Addition Information related to special education are listed below.
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Parent Information
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Special Education
- Massachusetts Department of Children & Families (DCF)
- Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Massachusetts Advocates for Children
- Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA)
- Challenge Unlimited at Ironstone Farm
- Center for Parent Information & Resources
- Department of Developmental Services
- Project SEARCH
- Work Without Limits
- LifeLinks CLASS
- Northeast Arc
- Northeast Independent Living
- Opportunity Works
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Parent’s Notice of Procedural Safeguards Regarding Special Education
Information about parents' rights in multiple languages are listed below.
- English Version
- Spanish Version
- Arabic Version
- Cape Verdean Version
- Chinese Version
- Haitian Creole Version
- Khmer Version, requires Khmer OS fonts
- Portuguese Version
- Russian Version
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Special Education Contacts
Title | Name | Phone | |
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Assistant Superintendent | Arlene Reidinger | (978) 975-5900 x25614 | |
Special Education Zone Director (Zone 1) | Marlena Ysalguez | (978) 975-5900 x25703 | |
Special Education Zone Director (Zone 2) | Sean Reardon | (978) 975-5900 x25702 | |
Special Education Zone Director (Zone 3) | Carol Keenan | (978) 975-5900 x25731 | |
Special Education Zone Director (Zone 4) | Heather Driscoll | (978) 722-8546 | |
Coordinator for Out-of-District Placements | Susan Celia | (978) 975-5900 x25715 | |
Operations Manager (Zones 1&2) | Venecia Colon | (978) 975-5900 x25706 | |
Operations Manager (Zones 3&4) | Alexandra Pena | (978) 975-5900 x25708 |
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