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Special Services

MACS is committed to helping all learners. MACS offers a variety of student support services. Below is an overview of our offerings and contact information for each service area.
Mary McGuire

English as a Second Language

Hello! My name is Mary McGuire and I am the English as a Second Language Specialist here at MACS. I graduated as an Honors student from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts in 2022 and spent my first year of teaching in Kindergarten. Following this, I spent one year teaching Title I and have taught ESL for two years. I am currently working towards my ESOL Certification through New Hampshire Technical Institute and am appreciating my time spent as a teacher, and a student. My teaching philosophy is based around fostering supportive, positive relationships with my students and creating an inclusive learning environment that celebrates our differences and builds strong connections. When I am not in the classroom, I love spending time outdoors hiking, kayaking, fishing, camping, and traveling. I also love painting, music, and reading.

English Learners (ELL)

MACS provides students with instruction to support competency in English and to give each student the opportunity to achieve at the same level as a student who is a native speaker of English. Our ELL teacher promotes instruction and practice in reading, writing, listening and speaking English. MACS respects all cultures and languages of all students in keeping to the goal of having ELL students become independent and successful in the classroom.

If you feel your child qualifies for ELL services, please contact our ELL Coordinator as follows:

Susannah Williams, ELL Coordinator
603-595-7877

Mary McGuire, ELL Teacher
603-595-7877

Bianca Evarts

Title I Services

Hi, I’m Bianca Evarts and this is my first year as a Title I reading and math teacher at MACS. This will be my 12th year in education! Before joining MACS, I was a reading interventionist at Westford Public Schools and an educational therapist at the Research Institute for Learning and Development. Prior to that, I spent 3 years as a Title 1 reading tutor with Melrose Public Schools, teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency skills to students in Kindergarten through grade 5. I’m so excited to be a part of the MACS community, and I’m looking forward to a great year!

Title I Services

Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended recently as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), provides funding to school districts with high numbers of children from low-income families. The added federal funding helps to ensure students are learning and meeting state-level academic standards.

Title I provides students with an opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, high-quality education that, in turn, helps to close educational achievement gaps.

At MACS, Title I funds are used to provide in-school support in reading and math. If your child qualifies for Title Services, the school will reach out to parents directly about staring services.

Bianca Evarts, Title I Teacher
603-595-7877

April Doss

Title I Services

Hello! My name is April Doss and I am happy to join the MACS school community this year as a special education teacher. I have 16 years of teaching experience in various roles such as paraeducator, long term substitute teacher, special education teacher and IEP case manager. I have a passion for scrapbooking and traveling. I thoroughly enjoy working with families and students to promote success in various skills. I am dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment where all students can thrive.

Special Education

MACS ensures that students with educational disabilities are provided a Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to all children who have been determined to have an educational disability. Services are determined in response to the child’s unique needs and are based upon the student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP). These services are to be provided in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) providing access to non-disabled peers and the general education curriculum. To meet this legal mandate, MACS works with the child’s home school to determine what special programming will look like in the charter school environment. Each child’s district (home school) is responsible for special education oversight in the charter school.

If you suspect your child has an educational disability, please contact your school administrator to begin the referral process.

April Doss, Special Education Teacher
603-595-7877

Kathrine Farrell

Section 504

At MACS, it is the policy that no otherwise qualified student shall by reason of his/her mental and/or physical disability be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored by MicroSociety Academy. This includes students identified as educationally disabled under IDEA, and/or those who do not qualify for services under IDEA, and who have a physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities, have a record of such a disability, or are regarded as having such a disability. Those students who are covered under IDEA will receive reasonable, appropriate and necessary accommodations through an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), as determined by the child’s residing school district’s special education team.

All services and accommodations deemed necessary to provide a free and appropriate education (FAPE) under Section 504 are provided to students who qualify by MACS Staff. Please direct any questions or concerns to:

Kathrine Farrell, School Counselor/ 504 Coordinator
[email protected]
603-595-7877

Amy Bottomley

Title IX

MACS is committed to providing an environment free from discrimination, including discrimination based upon sex. The Title IX Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the schools compliance with Title IX including overseeing all complaints of sexual discrimination, including sexual violence, and identifying and addressing any patterns or systemic problems that arise during the review of such complaints.

Questions or concerns may be directed as follows:

Amy Bottomley, Head of School/Title IX Coordinator
603-595-7877

Homeless and McKinney-Vento

Defining Homeless Children

The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children as “individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” and includes children and youth who have a nighttime residence that is any of the following:

  • In “doubled-up” situations, staying in the home of another person, relatives or friends, due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason
  • Living in motels, hotels, parks, or campgrounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations
  • Living in emergency, temporary or transitional shelters
  • Have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodations for human beings, such as living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar setting
  • Youth not residing with legal parent or guardian in one of the above situations

This also includes youth from 18 through 21 years of age who may still be eligible for educational services in regular or special education who find themselves in the above housing situations.

Educational Rights of Students in Temporary or Transitional Housing situations

  • The right to stay in their school (school of origin) even if they move out of the school district. Students can remain in their school until the end of the school year even if they find permanent housing.
  • The right to immediate school enrollment and full participation in all school activities for eligible students, without proof of residency, immunization records, or other medical records, school records, or other documents
  • The right to get transportation to their school of origin provided or arranged by the school district, or a joint effort between school districts
  • The right to access all school services, including free meals, services for English language learners, special education, Title 1 services, etc.
  • The right to have school enrollment disagreements settled quickly, and to attend their selected school while the disagreement is being settled
  • The right to equal opportunity to meet the same high academic standards as all students

During the school year, students, parents, and guardians are encouraged to contact a McKinney-Vento liaison, should the following occur:

  • homelessness
  • changing circumstances
  • needing resources

For more information, please contact:

Amy Bottomley, Head of School
603-595-7877