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Haggerty School

110 Cushing Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 -

School Notes Overview:

The Haggerty School offers a multi-cultural learning environment where students learn through mutual respect and cooperation. The staff, working closely with parents, endeavors to provide a classroom program that supports the learning needs and interests of all its students. Our classrooms are designed to support the grouping of students in natural proportions by gender, by race, by social economic background, and mental or physical challenges. Our curriculum approach is based upon the concept of full inclusion and a belief that our children can learn when the learning environment is designed to meet the academic and social needs of individuals....

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School Overview:

	Haggerty School
School Membership(s)	National Association for the Education of Young Children
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 6
County	Middlesex County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	279 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	57%	21%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 78 students
	Grade 1 - 42 students
	Grade 2 - 38 students
	Grade 3 - 41 students
	Grade 4 - 25 students
	Grade 5 - 22 students
	Grade 6 - 20 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 13 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	36 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:7	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The Haggerty School offers a multi-cultural learning environment where students learn through mutual respect and cooperation. The staff, working closely with parents, endeavors to provide a classroom program that supports the learning needs and interests of all its students. Our classrooms are designed to support the grouping of students in natural proportions by gender, by race, by social economic background, and mental or physical challenges. Our curriculum approach is based upon the concept of full inclusion and a belief that our children can learn when the learning environment is designed to meet the academic and social needs of individuals.
Profile last updated: 03/04/2009

In the News:

DISABLED EQUALITY: ‘Including Samuel’ includes entire town (The Winchester Star)
posted on October 24, 2009 at 02:29:32 pm
Before his son Samuel was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, photojournalist Dan Habib rarely thought about the inclusion of people with disabilities.
City Council in 60 seconds (Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 07:34:15 pm
City Councilor Timothy Toomey wants to find out from the city solicitor whether or not the city is obligated to list legal notices in the Cambridge Chronicle , and can instead just list public notices on the city’s Web site. The listings allegedly cost the city $125,000 per year. Gov. Deval Patrick reportedly signed a law in July ending many legal advertising requirements in newspapers.
Cambridge School Tries Co-teaching (The Harvard Crimson)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 05:01:03 am
The Cambridge Public Schools Committee discussed yesterday night the possibility of extending an innovative method for integrating special education students into the classroom from the Haggerty School to other schools in the district next year.
Braintree library to show ‘Samuel’ film on inclusion (Braintree Forum)
posted on October 2, 2009 at 07:08:59 pm
As part of a workshop sponsored by Braintree’s Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) in collaboration with Thayer Public Library, “Including Samuel,” a documentary about inclusion, will be shown on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at the library on 798 Washington St. Dr. Joseph Petner, a retired principal of the Haggerty School in Cambridge, is featured in the film and will speak and take ...
City to dedicate Mayor Sheila Russell Youth Center in West Cambridge (Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab)
posted on August 29, 2009 at 02:02:03 pm
The city will hold a special dedication ceremony Friday, Sept. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. for the new West Cambridge Youth and Community Center.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02138)	School Zip (02138)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	35,407 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	82%	43%
Population Average Age	29 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	1.9 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$55,726	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.2 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	70 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	38% / 62%	58% / 42%