Program Brochures
Choosing the right educational placement for a student is an important decision, one that must be based on their unique strengths, needs, and goals.
To ensure families and districts have the clear, accessible information they need, SEDOL has created brochures for our programs. The brochures are meant to serve as resources to support and inform our member districts and their families when making placement decisions on behalf of students.
Below is a gallery of our program brochures. The arrows allow you to scroll between all brochures. To see an expanded view or the second page, click on the preview image.
The Middle School Alternative and High School Alternative programs serve students in grades 6–12 in an alternative setting, using a team approach, varied program models and support services to meet the unique academic, emotional and social needs of the students.
The Language and Social Skills Opportunities 3 program serves students in grades K–12 who require supports commonly associated with autism spectrum learning needs. Offering a highly individualized, structured, and supported environment for students with significant language, communication, and sensory needs.
The Elementary Alternative program serves students in grades K–5 with significant emotional and behavioral needs. The program focuses on providing therapeutic interventions that enable students to manage their social-emotional challenges
while building academic skills. Through a highly structured environment, students learn and apply positive interventions designed to help them internalize coping strategies.
The Shaping Appropriate Behaviors program serves students in grades K–12 with mild to moderate cognitive delays by providing a structured and routine-based environment. The focus is on equipping students with the coping skills necessary for success, with an overarching goal of transitioning them to an appropriate post-school setting or a less restrictive class or program.
The Deaf and Hard of Hearing program serves students from early childhood through high school, who rely on sign language as their main mode of communication or use it to supplement their auditory and oral communication skills.
The Exploring Learning Participating program supports students ages 3–22, beginning in early childhood and continuing through their transition years. The program provides a highly individualized and therapeutic environment for those who are medically fragile and/or have complex needs.
The Educational Life Skills program provides small-group instruction for students who benefit from functional life skills integrated into their academic learning. Designed for students with moderate to severe cognitive needs, the program emphasizes an alternative curriculum that focuses on vocational, domestic, self-care, and adaptive skills, alongside social skill development.
The Language and Social Skills Opportunities 1 program is designed for students who demonstrate characteristics of high-functioning autism (formerly known as Asperger’s Syndrome). These students typically perform at or near grade level academically and benefit from small-group instruction combined with exposure to general education curriculum concepts and methods.
The Language and Social Skills Opportunities 2 program serves students in K-8th grade who demonstrate characteristics of autism. Students benefit from a highly structured and visually supported environment grounded in the principles of structured teaching. Housed within general education school settings, LASSO 2 provides instruction that emphasizes communication, social interaction, behavior regulation, and academic skill development.
The Language and Social Skills Opportunities – Early Childhood program is designed for young learners who demonstrate characteristics of autism. The program provides a highly structured and visually supported environment that fosters communication, social interaction, and early learning skills. Using the principles of structured teaching, LASSO EC helps students develop foundational skills that support growth, independence, and positive engagement in school settings.
The Teaching Appropriate Behaviors program supports students in developing the social and academic skills needed for success in the classroom. The program focuses on teaching positive behaviors, building new learning strategies, and reducing behaviors that interfere with academic progress. Through a combination of structured instruction and supportive experiences, students practice positive interactions with peers and adults.
SEDOL offers five different program options specially designed to address a range of student needs. The programs housed at Laremont School are LASSO3, ELP, and Community Life Skills. The Programs housed at John Powers Center are Community Life Skills and REACH.