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
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With rain threatening, students at Bissonet Plaza Elementary School wasted no time Thursday making their way to the back of campus. Some went straight to the field, where they ran laps around cones their teachers had set up. - Charottesville's Jefferson School Faces New Future (NBC 29 Charlottesville)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 12:31:39 am
A multi-million dollar make-over is on the way for Charlottesville's Jefferson School. - Current measurement of diabetes care quality is complex and cumbersome, says NCDP (News-Medical-Net)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 10:15:54 am
The National Changing Diabetes® Program (NCDP) announced today results of a study that found extraordinary variety in the measurement of clinical processes critical to optimal diabetes management such as blood pressure and glucose levels. - City elections coming up Tuesday (The Jackson Herald)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 06:03:40 pm
UNOPPOSED IN JEFFERSON Kathy Dubose was the only candidate to qualify for the Jefferson City Council District 2 seat on the city council. Incumbent David Varnedoe is not seeking re-election.
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% |
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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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