The Jefferson School
School Notes Overview:
The Jefferson School provides special education, mental health, and residential treatment services for children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional disabilities. Working closely with the students' families, services are provided which promote family strength and preservation. Students are assisted to reach their full potential and achieve an optimum quality of life. A continuum of services is provided compromising home-based and community-based programs, day treatment and intensive residential services. A hallmark of The Jefferson School is quality treatment which advances community presence, advocacy, education and research. The Jefferson School envisions high quality care and education for young people and their families. Quality care and education are individualized, compassionate, cost effective and are primarily responsive, to the needs of students, as well as other customers, payers, families, referrers and staff. We strive to provide service within the existing framework of family and community systems....
School Overview:
The Jefferson School |
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| School Type | Special Education School | |
| School Membership(s) | Other school association(s) | |
| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades 6 - 12 | |
| County | Frederick County, MD | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 90 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(MD) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 15% | 31% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Grade 6 - 8 students | ||
| Grade 7 - 10 students | ||
| Grade 8 - 11 students | ||
| Grade 9 - 8 students | ||
| Grade 10 - 12 students | ||
| Grade 11 - 20 students | ||
| Grade 12 - 15 students | ||
| Unspecified Grade Placement - 6 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 19 teachers | |
This School |
(MD) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:4 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 214 days | 177 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 6 hours | 6 hours |
School Notes:
- The Jefferson School provides special education, mental health, and residential treatment services for children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional disabilities. Working closely with the students' families, services are provided which promote family strength and preservation. Students are assisted to reach their full potential and achieve an optimum quality of life. A continuum of services is provided compromising home-based and community-based programs, day treatment and intensive residential services. A hallmark of The Jefferson School is quality treatment which advances community presence, advocacy, education and research. The Jefferson School envisions high quality care and education for young people and their families. Quality care and education are individualized, compassionate, cost effective and are primarily responsive, to the needs of students, as well as other customers, payers, families, referrers and staff. We strive to provide service within the existing framework of family and community systems.
- Profile last updated: 02/03/2007
In the News:
- Adopt-a-family, adopt-a-school (North Platte Bulletin)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:09:49 am
Employees at the Lincoln County Courthouse are collecting items for the adopt-a-family and adopt-a-school programs. - Humedica forms scientific advisory board (Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 06:35:50 pm
Health-care informatics firm Humedica has created a scientific advisory board reponsible for advising and guiding the Boston-based firm’s scientific and clinical direction. - Summit lists top drainage priorities (Independent Press)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 10:13:23 pm
SUMMIT — Flooding issues continue to vex homeowners, but progress is being made to address the most serious problems and to lay out timetables for their solution. A comprehensive drainage report has been issued by the Engineering Division of the... - Spooky Halloween (Roxbury Register)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 03:58:44 pm
There were all kinds of faces, some friendly, and some scary, at the Jefferson School Halloween parade in Roxbury Township on Friday, Oct. 30. - Recreation wrestling registration is under way (The Progress)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 01:06:04 pm
West Caldwell-Caldwell Recreation is located at 5 Fairfield Ave., West Caldwell, N.J., 07006. For sign up forms or information on any of the programs below, call Director Gordon Bruchac at (973) 226-3621, see television Channels 35 and 36 or visit www.westcaldwell.com.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (21755) | School Zip (21755) |
(MD) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 5,430 people | 5,296,486 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 35% | 32% |
| Population Average Age | 37 years old | 36 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.8 persons | 2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income | $71,172 | $56,460 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 7.2 rooms | 6.1 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 27 years old | 40 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 87% / 13% | 65% / 35% |
School Map:
Nearby Schools:
- New Life Christian School - 280 students - 7.2 mi. away - view location
- Frederick Christian Academy - 307 students - 7.4 mi. away - view location
- Trinity School of Frederick - 89 students - 7.9 mi. away - view location
- Frederick Adventist School - 91 students - 8.1 mi. away - view location
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