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Eagleton School

446 Monterey Rd, Great Barrington, MA, 01230-0123 -

School Notes Overview:

Eagleton School serves adolescent males, ages 9 to 22, who have a variety of special needs. Eagleton School is a residential psycho-educational treatment center for boys and young men with difficult behavioral problems, emotional disturbances, sexual abuse issues, and/or learning disabilities. Firm and warm personal controls in an open setting provide socialization, challenges and opportunities for working toward a positive self-image and reintegration into the home and community. Eagleton School provides a structured and academically accredited therapeutic program designed to meet a student's individual needs, as outlined in an approved IEP. Emphasis on pre-vocational and vocational areas contributes to a meaningful educational experience for each student, which we believe facilitates adjustments into the community toward independent participation and successful citizenship....

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School Overview:

	Eagleton School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Council of Bilingual Education
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 4 - 12
County	Berkshire County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	55 students
Student Body Type	All-boys
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	42%	23%
Students by Grade
	Grade 4 - 3 students
	Grade 5 - 4 students
	Grade 6 - 7 students
	Grade 7 - 7 students
	Grade 8 - 8 students
	Grade 9 - 5 students
	Grade 10 - 9 students
	Grade 11 - 5 students
	Grade 12 - 7 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	13 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:4	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	259 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	8 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Eagleton School serves adolescent males, ages 9 to 22, who have a variety of special needs. Eagleton School is a residential psycho-educational treatment center for boys and young men with difficult behavioral problems, emotional disturbances, sexual abuse issues, and/or learning disabilities. Firm and warm personal controls in an open setting provide socialization, challenges and opportunities for working toward a positive self-image and reintegration into the home and community. Eagleton School provides a structured and academically accredited therapeutic program designed to meet a student's individual needs, as outlined in an approved IEP. Emphasis on pre-vocational and vocational areas contributes to a meaningful educational experience for each student, which we believe facilitates adjustments into the community toward independent participation and successful citizenship.
Profile last updated: 01/23/2007

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Spending falls on special ed (The Republican)
posted on March 8, 2009 at 05:17:21 am
CHICOPEE - A wide variety of in-district special education classes has reduced the amount educators must pay to private schools, but tuition still tops more than $1.8 million a year.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (01230)	School Zip (01230)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	9,157 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	42%	43%
Population Average Age	43 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$45,630	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.9 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	61 years old	56 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (1230) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	67% / 33%	58% / 42%