About Us

Founded in 1975 as a chartered educational collaborative and public entity under Massachusetts law, Shore was originally focused on services for special needs students from pre-school through 22 years of age.

Today, Shore has evolved into a multi-purpose educational agency serving students and adults with disabilities and providing professional development seminars, consultation, and financial billing services.

Each year, the Collaborative serves more than 150 students, 200 adults and 3,000 educators from the Greater Boston and North Shore areas. Shore’s staff of highly trained and experienced professionals and specialists delivers a wide variety of customized programs and services. Students and adults receive individualized attention to help them reintegrate into traditional school environments and to participate productively in their communities.

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Collaborative is to enhance, support, research, develop, and provide educational and related programs and services to students, adults, teachers, staff, and administrators within the school districts and within the service areas of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation.

The Collaborative provides these services within both the general and special educational settings of the school environment. Professional development training is provided either in an individual school district or at the Shore Professional Development Center located in Chelsea. In addition, the Collaborative provides training and vocational services to adults with developmental disabilities. These programs are located in community based industrial settings in Chelsea, Wakefield and Beverly.

For more information on Shore Educational Collaborative programs and services, please contact Us.