NECC in the Media
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.
The 24th Annual Carlos Placido Dunkin’ Golf Classic for Autism benefitting The New England Center for Children (NECC) will return this fall to the Franklin Country Club in Franklin, MA, on Monday, September 12.
NECC's Executive Director Jessica Sassi, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, was included in a feature published by the New England Psychologist regarding pandemic-related teacher shortages and how they are triggering academic changes in organizations across the state.
WBUR report Carrie Jung tackled the local staffing crisis and how it was affecting special education schools in a recent report that included an interview with Executive Director Jessica Sassi, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA. NECC was also referenced extensively in the reporter's appearance of WBUR's Radio Boston show that afternoon.
Check out scenes from the November 12, 2021 NECC Children of Promise Gala at Boston’s InterContinental Hotel, as published in The Boston Globe.
The Boston Globe published a letter written by NECC Founder and CEO Vincent Strully, who applauded a recent article on the staffing crisis in the human services field. He added that special education schools play a vital role in the lives of children with autism and advocated for more investment.
On April 16, 2021 Heather Hegedus and Boston 25 featured NECC teacher, Taylor Turnquist. In addition to her role as a teacher at NECC, Taylor is a professional hockey player, suiting up for the Boston Pride, a team in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). The Pride recently won the Isobel Cup, the NWHL's championship.
On February 12, NECC Founder and CEO, Vincent Strully, Jr. was featured in the The Boston Globe's Letters to the Editor section. In his letter, Strully lauded Governor Charlie Baker and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for enabling congregate-care facilities to receive the COVID-19 vaccine quickly.
Amanda Lussier, recently shared the story of taking her son, a NECC student, out to eat at a restaurant for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. In a challenging situation, the restaurant went above and beyond in showing compassion for them.
The New England Center for Children's Clinical Director Jessica Sassi, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, joined Boston 25 News' Heather Hegedus to speak about the impact that the COVID-19 situation is having on children with autism.
