Special Education
- Office of Special Education
- Office of Special Education Newsletter
- Programs
- School Strands
- Policy & Procedure Manual
- Office of Multilingual and Multicultural Education
- Department of Behavioral Health Services
- Related Services
- Transition & STRIVE Services
- Extended School Year [ESY] 2023
- Summer Camps & Programs 2022
- COVID-19 Compensatory Services [CCS]
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Resources for Families
- BPS Weekly Update
- Caregiver Augmentative & Alternative Communication Support
- Change of Address
- Child Find
- Cultural Specific Organizations
- EdPlan Connect Parent Portal
- Federation for Children with Special Needs Parents' Guide
- Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
- Parent's Notice of Procedural Safeguards
- Request a Transcript
- Transportation
- Welcome Services
- Boston Special Education Parent Advisory Council
Community Connection Facilitators
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Community Connection Facilitators serve as liaisons between schools, students and their families. We support school staff in order to provide specialized pre-vocational, vocational, and transitional services for individual classrooms as well as individual students. We assist families in navigating the transition experience like completing and understanding transition paperwork. Additionally, we accompany families in working with district partners.
Community Connection Facilitators support school staff in using transition assessment tools, attending Individualized Education Program [IEP], Individual Transiton Plan [ITP], Department of Developmental Services [DDS], Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission [MRC] meetings and help establish vocational exploration onsite and within the community. We write employment grants and help facilitate college experiences for students and families.
Meet the STRIVE Team
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- Diane M. Campbell
- Jake Dylengoski

- Colleen Fitzgerald- Luzzo

- Marcia E. Fitzpatrick

- Trisha Flaherty
- Craig Haas

- Donna Hannon

- Barbara Lowe

- Craig Ramsey

- Christina Rusinak

- Brenda Tanon-Jackson
Contact Us
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Dr. Lauren Viviani, Interim Assistant Superintendent of Special Education2300 Washington Street, Boston MA 02119(617) 635-8599Marcia E Fitzpatrick, Assistant Director of Transition2300 Washington Street, Boston MA 02119(617) 635-8599