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Special education….it eats up your budget yet constantly demands more resources. It produces data but sometimes you’re not sure what the numbers actually mean. You struggle to understand the laws, rules, and procedures and despite your decades of experience, you are left to wonder…”how can I more effectively deliver high-quality special education services to my students with fewer resources?” Imagine the possibilities…..imagine the future with Futures, your special education turn-around specialist.

Customized Service and Cost Analysis
At Futures, we realize how important it is for school officials to understand how scarce dollars are spent in their school buildings. Not only do school leaders need to know how dollars are spent, they must ensure that dollars are spent effectively with maximum accountability.

Consulting
Futures understands both systemic and specific issues facing school districts when trying to deliver the complex policy and programming of full service special education programs. Sometimes an objective assessment of current programming is the key to producing sustainable improvement.

Contract Management
The number of special education students in schools will continue to rise. To meet the needs of this growing number of students and offer programs within the confines of federal, state, and local funding, Futures offers strategic management services designed to guide meaningful and effective program delivery.

Clinical Services
Clinical services, or related services, represents programs that consume an inordinate amount of time and energy. These specialized services, mandated by law through the IEP process, require a tremendous amount of human and fiscal capital.

Testimonials

“During an unprecented economic downturn for our state, our partnership with Futures has been one of the best things I have done as Superintendent.” --Dr. Eduardo Carballo, Superintendent, Holyoke, MA

“Beyond annual financial benefits, today, our clinical services are stronger and better allocated. Not one IEP has been challenged. The Futures’ process provided a greater understandig of a complex program. The credibility earned with the Board and the community is priceless.” --Lincoln Lynch, III, Superintendent of Schools, Walpole, MA

“Working with Futures, we have realized a cost savings of $208,300 over a two year period and expect the savings to increase by an additional $188,700 in the coming fiscal year.”
--Anna Bishop, Director of Finance, Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative West Springfield, MA

“The management support and service delivery structures that Futures helped us implement have saved the shool district over two million dollars.” --Dr. Eduardo Carballo, Superintendent, Holyoke, MA

“We truly appreciate the sense of teamwork the Futures’ team brings to our employees and to the individuals we serve” --Christopher White, Ed.D. President/CEO, Road to Responsibility

“Futures Health Core is uniquely experienced to assist any organization that is positioning itself to implement true Person Centered Planning and the Principles of Self-Determination. “
--Jim Dehem, President/CEO Community Living Services, Inc.

“There is a fallacy surrounding Special Education. That is that there isn’t anything you can do about Special Education costs—it is all required and mandated. It is time to change this perception.”
--Dr. Peter Bittel, CEO Futures Education