SCALE Program

Overview
SCALE stands for Social, Communication, Academic and Life skills Education. It is an eleven-month substantially separate program for scholars who require intensive specially designed instruction in any or all of these areas in a specialized classroom setting. A majority of our scholars are on the Autism Spectrum, however we provide services to students with a range of disabilities. We serve students throughout elementary, middle and high school and also have a Post Graduate Program for young adults aged 18-22 who continue to qualify for special education services.

Program Components

  • Based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), which is a scientific and evidence based approach to learning new skills and reducing undesired behaviors; other research-based practices and methodologies are also incorporated as appropriate
  • Curriculum is aligned to each scholar’s instructional profile. The specially designed instruction includes but is not limited to: adapted general education curriculum, direct instruction using SRA Math and SRA Reading, Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia (ACE), and Teachtown
  • Regular consultation occurs between the Special Educators, Related Service Providers (Speech, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy), Behavior Specialists, Autism Specialists, and/or Assistive Technology Specialists, as well as other team members as needed
  • Twenty day summer component during which scholars continue to work on individual IEP objectives and also participate in a variety of additional community based activities
  • Focus on academics and/or functional academics, behavior regulation skills, activities of daily living, language and communication skills, social pragmatics, safety and motor skills; additional areas of need are incorporated for older scholars, including vocational and pre-vocational skills, community access, and independent living skills
  • Low scholar to teacher ratio; each classroom has a Special Educator as well as Instructional Aides/Paraprofessionals, with ratios determined by the level of need within the classroom
  • Variety of instructional formats including 1:1, dyadic, small group and large group instruction
  • Opportunities for inclusion in the general education setting and/or reverse inclusion

Program Locations:
The same programming is offered in SCALE at each site and we are located in several of our district schools. Current locations include Fletcher-Maynard Academy, King Open School, Tobin Montessori, Cambridge Street Upper School, and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School

Program Locations 

Fletcher Maynard Academy
225 Windsor St., Cambridge 02139

King Open School
850 Cambridge Street, Cambridge 02141

Tobin Montessori School
359 Broadway, Cambridge 02139 (temp location)

Cambridge Street Upper School
840 Cambridge Street, Cambridge 02141

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School
459 Broadway, Cambridge 02138



Contact Information
General - Stephanie Barney, Autism Specialist
Fletcher Maynard - Dr. Karyn Grace, OSS Coordinator
King Open - Dr. Karyn Grace, OSS Coordinator
Tobin Montessori - Shelagh Walker, OSS Coordinator
CSUS - Desiree Phillips, OSS Coordinator
CRLS - Desiree Phillips, OSS Coordinator
Cynthia Shuttleton, ASD Psychologist and Program Alignment Facilitator

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