Posts by Tim McCabe

Three students pursuing their Master’s in Special Education from Stonehill College and their teacher’s license are the inaugural participants in the school’s new teacher resident program.  Melanie Foster was already working at the school in the Foundations Program. Two students – Zoe Smith and Michaela Antonellis – recently began interning in the Pathfinders Program. CEO,…

New Chief Operating Officer, Cheryl White, found the job opening online and enthusiastically applied. “The League School offers a multi-disciplinary approach that focuses on each student’s individual needs,” said Cheryl. “Everyone at the school is extremely welcoming, informative, and graciously shares information. There’s a true sense of community, and I look forward to bringing my…

How to Reinforce and Promote Positive Behavior Reinforcement – receiving something preferred or taking away something non-preferred following a response – increases the likelihood that the response will repeat or continue. Students earn an “A” when they do outstanding work in class. Workers get paid to do their jobs and might even get a raise…

Although we had hoped to hold our Night of Champions program this fall, the ongoing pandemic and corresponding safety protocols made it a difficult proposition. We realized that we couldn’t properly recognize the retirement of Dr. Frank Gagliardi and all of his contributions to the League School as Executive Director. The League School is working…

The League School reopened its school program for in-person learning on July 13, and has been making steady progress ever since. Two-thirds of the students returned to campus initially, and that number has grown steadily to the current 77%. Almost all of the students who haven’t returned to campus are participating in virtual learning. “Our…