In this Research Spotlight, Chelsea Fleck, MS, BCBA, LABA, a program specialist at NECC, details her ongoing research project examining problem behavior and positive reinforcement being advised by Dr. Jason Bourret, NECC’s Clinical Director. Learn more about research at NECC at necc.org/research. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI0UynK-Lk0
The New England Center for Children® (NECC®), a global leader in education and research for children with autism, has been named a 2021 “School of Excellence” by the National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET). NASET is a national organization dedicated to supporting and assisting special education teachers. With this, they help in providing the
Like so many of the staff alumni, Mary-Kate Carey, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, has used her experience at The New England Center for Children® (NECC®) to fuel her career. After spending time at NECC as a teacher in the residential program and program specialist in the Homebased program, Carey left NECC for her hometown, Birmingham, AL. Since
Software Industry Veteran to Accelerate and Innovate NECC Technology and ACE Southborough, Mass. – June 22, 2021– The New England Center for Children® (NECC®), a global leader in education and research for children with autism, announced today it has hired Darryl Agostinelli as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With this new position, NECC will innovate its
On June 16, 2021, sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted NECC staff and students at the Scandinavian Athletic Club in Shrewsbury, MA for NECC’s Field Day. This annual event is attended by more than 600 staff, students, and volunteers and presents a safe environment for NECC students to have fun participating in a wide variety
Diana Hill is one of the many staff alumni of The New England Center for Children ® (NECC®) who has brought the knowledge and expertise gained at NECC to the public-school setting. After graduating UMass Amherst in the spring of 2005 and spending three years as a paraprofessional, Hill began work at NECC as a teacher
Yie-Hsin Hung and Marco Farsheed (top), speaking at the AAPI Month Townhall with NECC Founder and CEO Vincent Strully and head of the DEI Task Force Fatou Njie-Jallow (bottom) On May 26, 2021, NECC’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force hosted a virtual town hall in recognition of Asian American and Pacific
For Paul McCabe, a former employee of The New England Center for Children, the memories of watching students learn and grow are the ones that have remained with him over time. “I remember being in the cafeteria and there was a student in there with his father,” Paul recalls. “The student was probably around twelve
Southborough, Mass. – May 9, 2021– Vincent Strully, Jr., the CEO and founder of The New England Center for Children® (NECC®), a global leader in education and research for children with autism, was awarded an honorary degree from Assumption University on May 9. This distinction was presented at Assumption’s 104th Commencement ceremony honoring the Class
For Jescah Apamo-Gannon, the path to The New England Center for Children® (NECC®) began with a Google search. Already equipped with an undergraduate degree from the University of Nairobi in her native Kenya, Apamo-Gannon wanted to begin a career in special education. Through searching online, Apamo-Gannon found NECC, setting her off on a professional odyssey that
