We create a program of services tailored to each student's specific needs. The development of this program of services begins during our comprehensive admissions process, during which our internal team works with the student’s family, and, if needed, may speak with outside providers, and contacts at the student’s previous school in order to see what services were working well, and what additional services may be needed. If necessary, we conduct additional assessments with our Occupational Therapy Team, Speech and Language Pathologists, or Learning Specialists prior to or at the start of the school year to better understand the needs of the incoming student, and prepare an initial plan for services.

After a student is admitted to The Lang School, an initial plan for services will be determined and communicated to the family and internal team, typically within the first month of school. This plan is always flexible, as we are in an ongoing process of assessment and progress monitoring to ensure that our services are well-matched to the needs of our students. While there may be instances where 1:1 or small group support is appropriate, we begin by building these supports into the classroom experience. Teachers and the student support team are consistently collaborating in order to maximize carryover into the classroom.  For example, the OT team might collaborate with classroom teachers to ensure that students are actively working on improving their stamina for tasks involving fine motor skills during a class lesson, while also providing the accommodation of word processor use for other tasks. Therapy and Education Teams support our highly collaborative staff to provide direct, indirect, and consultative services to our students in groups of varying sizes.