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The New England Center For Children

33 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA, 01772-0177 -

School Notes Overview:

The New England Center for Children, a school for autism located 20 miles west of Boston in Southborough, Massachusetts. We are a private, nonprofit autism education center dedicated to bringing out human potential and creating productive lives for children with autism. Since 1975, we have remained true to our original mission providing state-of-the-art autism education and individualized treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, and Asperger's Syndrome. Our students and parents come from all areas of the country, and have varying backgrounds and family situations. All families share the commitment to find and support the best possible placement for their child with Autism/PDD or other Related Disorders. The New England Center for Children provides a full range of educational, residential and treatment programs designed to help children with autism and other developmental disabilities reach their full potential. Our overriding goal is to provide state-of-the-art Applied Behavior Analysis when teaching children with autism, thereby increasing their abilities to function and communicate successfully with as much independence as possible. Each program has been developed to address varying skills and multiple levels of functioning....

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School Overview:

	The New England Center For Children
School Type	Special Education School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 12
County	Worcester County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	165 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	23%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 8 students
	Kind - 9 students
	Grade 1 - 13 students
	Grade 2 - 9 students
	Grade 3 - 17 students
	Grade 4 - 11 students
	Grade 6 - 12 students
	Grade 7 - 16 students
	Grade 9 - 14 students
	Grade 10 - 10 students
	Grade 11 - 11 students
	Grade 12 - 3 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 32 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	60 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
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

The New England Center for Children, a school for autism located 20 miles west of Boston in Southborough, Massachusetts. We are a private, nonprofit autism education center dedicated to bringing out human potential and creating productive lives for children with autism. Since 1975, we have remained true to our original mission providing state-of-the-art autism education and individualized treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, and Asperger's Syndrome. Our students and parents come from all areas of the country, and have varying backgrounds and family situations. All families share the commitment to find and support the best possible placement for their child with Autism/PDD or other Related Disorders. The New England Center for Children provides a full range of educational, residential and treatment programs designed to help children with autism and other developmental disabilities reach their full potential. Our overriding goal is to provide state-of-the-art Applied Behavior Analysis when teaching children with autism, thereby increasing their abilities to function and communicate successfully with as much independence as possible. Each program has been developed to address varying skills and multiple levels of functioning.
Profile last updated: 02/16/2009

In the News:

Southborough makes it tougher on pot smokers (The MetroWest Daily News)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 04:44:42 am
Special Town Meeting voters last night approved a bylaw that raises the fine for public possession of marijuana to $400 total, while giving police the ability to pursue criminal charges for not paying fines.
Local family shares what life is like with an autistic child (Hanover Mariner)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 03:26:04 pm
“I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy,” Mike McKenna said, “but at the same time we’re so lucky to have him. He’ll take as much love as you can give him, he’ll take it.”
Southborough officials weigh fire truck, marijuana articles (The Southborough Villager)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 08:16:11 pm
Leading up to special Town Meeting on Tuesday night, Advisory Committee members attended last night's selectmen meeting to discuss reaching a compromise on several warrant articles.
Norwell family shares what life is like with an autistic child (Norwell Mariner)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 07:48:07 pm
The son of Mike and Lori McKenna of Norwell, Michael’s developmental delays were evident when he was just a baby, his parents recalled, but as a toddler, he played a little with trains, and spoke a few words like “up” and “I did it.”...
Communities contend with the taxes they can't collect (The MetroWest Daily News)
posted on August 23, 2009 at 04:25:26 am
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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (01772)	School Zip (01772)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	8,337 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	70%	43%
Population Average Age	37 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	3.0 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$105,160	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	7.7 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	35 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	88% / 12%	58% / 42%