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School committee approves May Center program for Mansfield
Summary
The Mansfield School Committee voted 5-0 to approve the May Center’s instructional program for a Mansfield day school, a private special-education provider that plans to serve about 48 students locally pending state and building approvals.
Mansfield School Committee on Feb. 11 voted unanimously to approve the May Center’s instructional program for a new Mansfield site, a private day school that serves students with autism and developmental disabilities.
The vote approves the program as described to the committee, not the facility location, and follows a detailed presentation by May Center leaders and district staff about student population, staffing and regulatory oversight. Superintendent Theresa Murphy told the committee the district’s policy requires the committee to be satisfied that a private school’s instructional program is “equal to that of the town’s public schools in thoroughness, efficiency, and progress made.”
The May Center representatives said the Mansfield program would serve up to 48 students in small classrooms with intensive…
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