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North Brookfield outlines new inclusive therapeutic program, cites high external placement costs
Summary
The district presented a new inclusive therapeutic program to begin Jan. 2026, a special‑education procedural guide for an upcoming DESE review, and plans for a preferred‑provider behavioral health model; staff said an external placement costs at least $100,000 per year including transportation.
Town of North Brookfield special‑education leaders presented a comprehensive procedural guide, personnel updates and a proposed inclusive therapeutic program intended to expand in‑district supports and reduce costly external placements.
Mister Baldassarre, who led the special‑education update, described the procedural guide as a nearly 70‑page resource that consolidates existing district procedures in preparation for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) program monitoring review scheduled for the…
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