THE EDCO-MANVILLE PARTNERS PROGRAM
AT BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL

A Program Serving Students with Asperger's Syndrome and Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities

Mission

The mission of the EDCO-Manville Partners Program is to provide comprehensive academic instruction as well as intensive social and life skills instruction to academically capable adolescents diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, or Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities.

Students

High school aged students

Academically capable

Lack the social and behavioral skills needed to succeed without support in a busy public high school setting

The EDCO Manville Partners Program is not designed to serve students with a recent history of severe acting out behavior

Staff

Full-time special education teachers with expertise in Mathematics, Science, English and History teach the core academic curriculum.

A full-time School Adjustment Counselor leads a weekly life skills group and individual therapy sessions.

A part-time Speech and Language Pathologist conducts a social skills pragmatic group.

A part-time Transition Coordinator assists students in their transition into adulthood by facilitating employment training and secondary education opportunities.

Administration

Organized in 1969, EDCO Collaborative serves 20 suburban school districts in the greater Boston area, and provides an array of special education and related services. EDCO is responsible for administering, staffing and managing the EDCO-Manville Partners Program.

Since 1957, the Manville School has been recognized as a leader among special needs day schools in the greater Boston area. The Manville School provides clinical support, curriculum consultation, and staff training to the Partners Program.

Historic Brookline High School houses the program and provides mainstreaming opportunities for students.

Intake

For Intake Information Contact:
Nancy Slater
Associate Executive Director
EDCO Collaborative
281 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451
(339)-222-5602
nslater@edcollab.org