Clearway School

Clearway School is dedicated to providing quality, specialized instruction to students with learning disabilities. We are a community that celebrates the diversity of the individual and the many paths to success. We welcome students who may have had difficult prior experiences in school and help them to re-engage in the exploration of their academic, artistic, social, vocational, and civic passions. Our goal is to build independent skills through small group, multi-sensory instruction that provides true access to the general curriculum. Our collaborative team approach challenges students to identify and commit to individual goals integrated across the community. Communication with families, sending school districts, and collateral service providers is essential to this approach. Clearway School honors the individual learning style of each student and cultivates respect for self, others, and the environment. We are committed to providing transitional support for students as they successfully return to public schools or pursue post-secondary options, including college, with a better understanding of themselves and their responsibilities.

Clearway School is a small, private, nonprofit day school for students in grades 7 to 12 with language-based learning disabilities, nonverbal learning disabilities, dyslexia, and other similar special needs. We accommodate a wide range of students who typically share a common theme of having difficult school experiences prior to coming to Clearway and the need for a small setting (c. 37 students).

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Clearway shares a commitment to providing challenging academics and implementing Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. We have a number of specialized services that distinguish us from other programs:

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• Small student to teacher ratios in all classes (typically 5:1)
• Trained Orton-Gillingham specialists to address reading and spelling
• Full-time speech and language pathologist who works directly in academic classes and who oversees pragmatic language curriculum
• Full-time transition counselor who guides upperclassmen in the transition process, supports students in dual-enrollment program at local community colleges, and leads work-study program, service learning, tours of post-graduate options, and transition groups
• Full-time school clinician who leads groups and serves as liaison to families and to support professionals that our students have in the community
• Weekly one-to-one meetings with educational counselors to facilitate educational progress, connection to the program, and understanding of student’s learning profile

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