"My daughter has excelled so much since she came to LABBB. The staff has been great and are always accessible. She especially loves the cooking and swimming programs and has become quite independent. I've enjoyed her attending the women's group since she has learned so much. She also enjoys the many extracurricular activities, i.e. shopping trips, after-school programs, dances, etc."
- Cheryl P.

The LABBB Program at Lexington High School serves high school age students with multi-handicaps, as well as students with mild to intensive special needs. The goal is to provide academic instruction, pre-vocational opportunities and vocational services. All students are assigned to substantially separate classrooms with similar peers. They are also given opportunities for mainstreaming into regular education classrooms. An integrated model provides speech/language, occupational and physical therapies, counseling, and wellness/self advocacy groups. After-school recreational opportunites are available.

The LABBB Program at Bedford High School serves high school age students with moderate to intensive special needs. The goal is to provide academic instruction, pre-vocational opportunities and vocational services. All students are assigned to substantially separate classrooms within Bedford High School. An integrated model provides speech/language, occupational and physical therapies, counseling, and wellness/self advocacy groups. After-school recreational opportunities are available.

The LABBB Program at Belmont High School serves high school age students with Asperger's Syndrome, non verbal learning disabilities (NVLD) and other neuro-cognitive challenges. The program focus is the promotion of academic development, social, prevocational and vocational skills. The program uses intensive and individualized instruction within small, structured classes. An integrated model provides speech/language, occupational and physical therapies, counseling, and wellness/self advocacy groups. After-school recreational opportunities are available.

"Nicky has made so much progress since going to the Belmont LABBB Program. He's so much happier and has made many friends. The small classrooms and capable staff have helped Nicky make great progress in his academics. The many recreational and social activities available have been such a benefit for him to function in his family life. He loves working and making his own money. He has also loved doing the afterschool activities. The teachers went above and beyond the call of duty of being a teacher to help Nicky in his life. They will forever be remembered."
- Rhonda McPherson

The LABBB Program is located at Arlington High School. It serves students who have autism spectum disorders and moderate to profound developmental disabilities, as well as students who exhibit challenging behaviors. One focus of the program is to help students control and monitor their own behavior. The team strives to understand the antecedents and functions of a student's behavior. Principles and practices of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) are used to teach appropriate behaviors and functional communication. The B.I.P. vocational curriculum utilizes school based or off-site work training built into the daily curriculum. Students are trained in functional work such as the "Student Store," culinary, house keeping and janitorial skills. The vocational experiences also include off-site opportunities at the LABBB Work Activities Center (WAC) and CMARC industries. The integrated model provides speech/language, occupational and physical therapies, and behavioral consultation. After-school recreational opportunities are available.

PREVENT: All staff in this program go through a 16 hour PREVENT course which is taught by a trained instructor. The course focuses on teaching staff how to survey the physical environment, evade confrontations, and utilize applied behavior analysis when dealing with potentially harmful and dangerous behaviors that our students may exhibit. The main focuses of the course are antecedent strategies (things that a staff can do before a behavior occurs to help the student be more successful), evasive and disengagement techniques, staff communication, and utilizing the least restrictive alternative.Staff are also taught how to appropriately utilize time-outs, escorts, and protective holds for emergency situations as defined by the department of education. All staff must complete the 16 hours and both written and physical tests before being certified as a PREVENT trained staff.

The Career Directions Program is located at the Minuteman Regional High School in Lexington. It serves students with learning disabilities and developmental delays. The focus of this newly developed program is based on the comprehensive vocational/technical education that is balanced with an individualized adaption in the core subject areas. The program benefits students who learn best in a small classroom hands-on environment. The students in the Career Directions Program divide their day between shops, shop related theory, core academic subjects, social groups, and ancilliary services. Students focus on job development, job acquisition skills and competencies in different career areas. Career development is implemented through on-the-job training (OJT), work study, work training, work experience and cooperative work placements.