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Program and Services

Located at LPVEC’s main campus in West Springfield, the TAP program is designed to provide temporary educational instruction while students are transitioning between placements or suspended from current programming.

TAP is a highly supervised and structured placement that provides clear and consistent behavioral and academic expectations.

Students may be placed in TAP for the duration of an external suspension.

For students placed on an external suspension, academic work, including any materials needed, will be provided by the sending district.

Students have access to computers if needed at any time for academic purposes. Students in the TAP program also have the opportunity to participate in physical education classes.

Admission Procedure

Special Education students are referred by their home district. The referral goes through a comprehensive review to determine appropriate placement.

Approval/ Licensing Accreditation

The TAP Program is a licensed program of the Massachusetts Department of Education.

Special Education at LPVEC

LPVEC programs provide services to students aged 6 to 22 years who demonstrate a wide variety of exceptional learning needs. Key focus areas are Autism, adjustment and behavioral needs, emotional disturbances, learning disabilities, and developmental disabilities.

The TAP program services students grade 6 through 12.

Mission and Purpose

LPVEC increases the capacity of school districts and supports the success of all students by providing high-quality, shared programs and services in a cost-effective manner.

The primary purpose of LPVEC is to accomplish this mission in the member districts: Agawam, East Longmeadow, Hampden-Wilbraham Regional, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional, and West Springfield.