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Italian Home for Children, Inc (Day School)

Pallotta School

italianhome.org/what-we-do/pallotta-school

1125 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Admissions Contact
  • Brian P. Delaney M.Ed.
  • Head of School
  • 617-524-3116 x3030
  • bdelaney@italianhome.org
Primary Approved Populations
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Learning Disability
  • Mood Disorder
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Emotional Disability

Day Program

12:1:1 Student:Teacher:Aide Ratio

Age Range Served: 5 - 14

Age At Admission: 4 - 13

216 Days of Daytime Operation

29 Maximum Enrollment

< 25% Students Taking MCAS ALT

The Pallotta School is a licensed therapeutic day school on an 8-acre campus with recreational facilities (pool, splash pad, new basketball court, two playgrounds, walking track), outdoor fields, student-tended vegetable gardens, and new 1:1 technology. We meet the needs of youth with ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities, ASD (Level 1), mood disorders, foster care/adoption, trauma history, oppositional behavior, and LGBTQ identification. The students are aged 5-14 years. Students learn in a highly structured environment with access to a multidisciplinary team, including MA DESE-certified special education teachers, mental health clinicians, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and nursing. The school offers 45-day extended evaluations. School-based clinicians provide individual therapy, group work, art therapy, case management, and crisis intervention. The approved ratio is 12:1:1, and classes typically have 7-9 students, one special education teacher, and two teacher assistants in each classroom.