I've had 3 children attend the Simonian Center for Early Learning (formerly Sutton ELC). They've had wonderful experiences and have received an excellent education. I've also dealt with the special education department. You won't find a finer group of professionals, particularly the teachers and aides.
... Read more I wrote because I was so surprised by the negative original post. I can only surmise that the parent was frustrated by her child's situation; this can be a difficult challenge for a family. I know families have moved to Sutton just because of their excellent SPED department. There are avenues for dealing with disagreements. If there really is an injustice, the state would have dealt with it. I'm guessing the parent's perceptions weren't deemed valid. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/09/09
If you have a child with special needs, don't go to Sutton. The prior SPED director is leaving, and I can't speak to the current one. However, the prior SPEd director steadfastly refused to provide necessary services our child needed to access the education, even though our child obviously wasn't making
... Read more progress. They were willing to push our child along with a program that did not address our child's needs and did not teach our child the curriculum. The teachers did the work and gave out 100's, but the report card showed our child had no knowledge of the subject matter. We approached the SPED director with a methodology that we had tried with our child with great success and she refused to even discuss it. We are very disappointed in the quality of teaching, complete lack of concern that our child made no progress and unwillingness to involve parents. Read less
School Profile for Simonian Center For Early Learning
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Student enrollment:
475
Students per teacher:
20
Full-time teachers:
24
Number of classrooms:
21
Special Education
Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech/Language Pathologists, Title I
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creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Sutton schools — Simonian Center For Early Learning is located at 409 Boston Rd, Sutton MA 01590. 409 Boston Rd is in the 01590 ZIP code in Sutton, MA The school district for Simonian Center For Early Learning is the Sutton School District. Simonian Center For Early Learning is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 2.
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