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Our History

Spaulding Educational Alternatives (the SEA) is an alternative school within the Barre Unified Union School District (BUUSD) that supports students with IEPs around their social/emotional and academic needs. The vision for SEA involves 4 major components: (1) social-emotional support with a therapeutic component, (2) rigorous academics delivered with a real world context, (3) community connections and (4) a robust training and employment program.

 

● The social-emotional component includes implementing a trauma informed proactive and collaborative problem solving approach as well as 2 full-time licensed mental health clinicians.

● The academic component involves experiential and project-based learning, integrated across all activities. Supported by a Proficiency Based Graduation Requirements (PBGR) Access Plan, students can learn in a manner and at a pace that is appropriate for them as outlined in their Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs).

● The community component involves developing a safe and supportive community within the school and beyond to parents/families as well as fostering positive connections in the broader Barre and Vermont communities.

●  The SEA offers vocational learning opportunities in woodworking/carpentry, Automotive/welding, Culinary, and Agriculture within it's facility and through community partners. Our robust transition program, facilitated by our Youth Employment Specialist, includes all elements of progressive employment, planning for post-secondary education and training (including college, supported college, trade schools and training programs) and independent living preparation. 

Image of the outside of the SEA building.

Construction of the Spaulding Educational Alternatives (SEA) building was completed in 2020.