North River Collaborative

NRC is multi-purpose collaborative providing programs to over 200 students with disabilities ages 3 to 22 from our eight member districts and over 20 surrounding communities. The Collaborative provides over 800 students with educationally related services such as speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and English language instruction. NRC serves adolescents with social/emotional disorders in at North River School, our alternative middle school/high school.
Independence Academy serves students diagnosed with substance abuse and addiction disorders who are committed to recovery. North River Collaborative’s Southeast Transportation Network provides cost effective, quality transportation for students with special needs who attend some of the private special education programs in the greater Boston/Southeastern Massachusetts region. NRC also has a highly regarded Professional Development Program. NRC also coordinates the billing for Municipal Medicaid Reimbursement for participating member and non-member school districts.