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Germaine Lawrence

18 Claremont Avenue, Arlington, MA, 02476-0217 -

School Notes Overview:

Germaine Lawrence provides the highest quality residential treatment services in New England for adolescent girls. Many of the girls we serve have experienced significant trauma. As a result, they have not developed the capacity to regulate their emotions or manage their behaviors in safe ways. They have adopted extreme coping mechanisms such as eating disorders or other self harm, running away, suicide attempts, sexually acting out, drug or alcohol abuse, or firesetting. Germaine Lawrence provides personalized treatment through comprehensive clinical services, a supportive special education program, and a highly structured therapeutic milieu. We offer a comprehensive continuum of services that helps girls reduce destructive behaviors, develop age-appropriate social skills, and make enough progress to enable them to live at home or in the community safely again. The mission of Germaine Lawrence is to provide adolescent girls the highest quality residential treatment services with the goal of strengthening their relationships with their families and preparing them for productive, independent lives. ...

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School Overview:

	Germaine Lawrence
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 6 - 12
County	Middlesex County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	73 students
Student Body Type	All-girls
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	28%	23%
Students by Grade
	Grade 6 - 2 students
	Grade 7 - 10 students
	Grade 8 - 20 students
	Grade 9 - 13 students
	Grade 10 - 19 students
	Grade 11 - 6 students
	Grade 12 - 3 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	17 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:3	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	n/a	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Germaine Lawrence provides the highest quality residential treatment services in New England for adolescent girls. Many of the girls we serve have experienced significant trauma. As a result, they have not developed the capacity to regulate their emotions or manage their behaviors in safe ways. They have adopted extreme coping mechanisms such as eating disorders or other self harm, running away, suicide attempts, sexually acting out, drug or alcohol abuse, or firesetting. Germaine Lawrence provides personalized treatment through comprehensive clinical services, a supportive special education program, and a highly structured therapeutic milieu. We offer a comprehensive continuum of services that helps girls reduce destructive behaviors, develop age-appropriate social skills, and make enough progress to enable them to live at home or in the community safely again. The mission of Germaine Lawrence is to provide adolescent girls the highest quality residential treatment services with the goal of strengthening their relationships with their families and preparing them for productive, independent lives.
Profile last updated: 01/28/2009

In the News:

DA's take on the town's youth (The Arlington Advocate)
posted on October 10, 2009 at 10:44:24 am
District Attorney Gerard Leone met with staff from the town departments, the probation department and Germaine Lawrence in Arlington High School’s guidance department on Thursday.
Lexington's Cary Hall blanketed by quilts (Lexington Minuteman)
posted on October 3, 2009 at 08:53:02 pm
The 2009 annual show of the Rising Star Quilters Guild is on display at Lexington’s Cary Hall through Sunday.
For this longtime hobby, practice makes perfect (Lexington Minuteman)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 10:04:38 am
Members of the Rising Star Quilters Guild will participate in their annual show this weekend. It will transform Cary Hall into the comfiest art gallery/museum in the area.
New administrative lineup at APS (The Arlington Advocate)
posted on August 27, 2009 at 10:44:23 am
Three schools — Ottoson Middle School, Dallin and Peirce elementary schools — have new principals, and at Ottoson and Arlington High School, there will be a change in second-tier leadership as well.
Germaine Lawrence adjusts (The Arlington Advocate)
posted on August 14, 2009 at 10:53:14 am
A change in philosophy impacts an Arlington residential program

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02476)	School Zip (02476)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	16,866 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	63%	43%
Population Average Age	40 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.2 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$66,631	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.7 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	68 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	63% / 37%	58% / 42%