A career in education isn’t always a straight path. Sometimes, it can take unexpected turns, leading to opportunities that change everything. For Koshila Ratnayake, that journey took her from feeling stuck in her career to discovering a passion she never saw coming—all the way in Abu Dhabi.
Justin Bashaw, an ACE® client support specialist, was nominated for Staff Spotlight because he “goes above and beyond to be a friendly face and ACE expert for both our clients and for NECC staff.”
During a December 5 school committee meeting, officials from the special education department in the Westfield Public Schools shared an update on how the staffing shortage has created challenges for the district in delivering special education services, and how the ACE® ABA Software System has helped assuage them.
While Jeff Steimer, BCBA, was working at The New England Center for Children (NECC) he already had a plan. “I had details written down in a notepad of how I would structure a center similar to NECC if I were to open it on my own,” says Steimer. “Even back then, just a few years into my career, I was already thinking about next steps.”
The fall issue of this publication for the Weston and Wellesley communities included a feature article on The New England Center for Children.
In June, Chief Development Officer and NECC Parent, Jared Bouzan, was recently featured on Comcast Newsmakers. He spoke with Jenny Johnson about NECC’s programs and services, including the ACE -Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia, as well as NECC’s impact on families both locally and around the globe. Watch the video below.
On Saturday, May 27, NECC staff and executives joined thousands of attendees at the 43rd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, where CEO and Founder, Vincent Strully, Jr., accepted the prestigious SABA Award for International Dissemination of Behavior Analysis. NECC is one of only two organizations to receive the award in its […]
NECC Director of Speech & Language Services, Beth Bellone, is quoted in this article in Central Massachusetts Health about how children with autism can use technology to assist in language skills development. Read the full article here.