Spectrum Schools | Special Education in California
A successful future starts with Spectrum Schools and Programs
We teach students who need individualized resources and support the skills needed for a successful, more independent future.
Academic Skills Classroom
Spectrum by the Numbers
We believe all students have value, can learn, and can develop their inherent talents to become contributing members of society. We specialize in providing education services to students who need intensive academic, social emotional, and behavior supports to build the skills they need for an independent and successful future.
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Celebrating 50 Years
Spectrum Center—proudly part of the ChanceLight family—has worked at the intersection of education, care, and possibility, transforming the lives of students and families. ChanceLight’s 50-year milestone of dedicated service, innovation, and most importantly, hope.
Hope has always been at the core of Spectrum’s mission. It inspires us to believe that every student, regardless of the challenges they face, deserves the chance to thrive. It motivates our educators, therapists, and staff to reimagine what’s possible for each learner, and it empowers students to pursue their potential beyond the barriers before them.
Throughout these 50 years, we’ve seen how individualized support, evidence-based practices, and a compassionate team can ignite meaningful, lasting change. Every student success story reflects resilience, growth, and transformation—a testament to the incredible promise within every child.
As we celebrate this anniversary with ChanceLight and look forward to the future, we honor hope as our guiding force. It remains our greatest resource and our ongoing promise to the students and families we are privileged to serve.
Norie’s Communication Success
Norie’s verbal communication skills have significantly improved over the past year. She lets you know what she wants and likes. Her vocabulary has expanded since she started at Spectrum. Norie’s speech intelligibility and vocabulary skills have improved significantly since she began at Spectrum. In our Early Learner Classroom, her overall intelligibility was approximately 10% when she arrived and is now estimated to be 50-70%!
Lila’s Development Success
Lila joined Spectrum with the goal of decreasing reliance on electronic devices and increase skills in communication, social, and adaptive living. To assist Lila in accomplishing these goals and using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), her classroom staff integrated preferred tasks, such as art, with non-preferred tasks, like playing with peers. This allowed Lila to find joy in working with others, and she now regularly spends her time creating chalk art outside with her peers. Lila’s family tells us that she has been able to spend significantly more time in public on family outings, such as birthday parties and visiting Turtle Bay’s Garden of Lights.
Orion’s Behavioral Success
Orion started with Spectrum three years ago in our Academic Skills Classroom learning environment. Orion had some challenging behavioral issues and needed the extra support offered from a non-public school. During Orion’s time with us, he worked on problem-solving skills, managing his behaviors, and social-emotional challenges – all through personalized behavior support services, including 1:1 sessions with a Spectrum therapist.
