Foundations, an independent, therapeutic school approved by the Vermont State Board of Education, serves students within the following disability categories: Intellectual Disability (ID), Other Health Impairment (OHI), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Developmental Delay (DD), Multiple Disabilities (MD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Speech or Language Delay (SLD), Emotional Disturbance (ED), Orthopedic Impairment (OI), and Deaf/Blindness (DB). The majority of our students have disabilities in the ID/DD/ASD categories.

It is our mission at Foundations to provide evidence-based and trauma informed services that will enrich the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. We believe that all people can learn regardless of their challenges. We teach pro-social skills that enable meaningful community integration and support effective life long learning.

At Foundations, we support our mission through a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. We welcome the full range of differences in the human family in our service provision, in our hiring practices, in our collaboration with stakeholders, and in our interactions with the community at large. That welcome underscores dedication to equity of opportunity to all across all of our endeavors. We believe the best outcomes occur when our support is person and family centered. To learn more about our commitment to DEI, please click here.

Foundations is a program of S^D Associates. S^D has been providing assessment, consultation and training to schools, mental health agencies, individuals with disabilities and their families since 1990. For the past 18 years, our support has expanded to include direct service to children, youths and adults in school, home and community settings. For many, we are able to provide “wrap-around” support that enables individuals to remain in their home communities with their families.