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Gah Dillard Harris Educational Center

1550 Plainfield Road, Joliet, IL, 60435-0604 -

School Notes Overview:

Guardian Angel Community Services has been providing social services to Will and Grundy Counties since 1897. Our mission has been and will continue to be improving the lives of children, families, and individuals. The Day Treatment Program established in 1976 was renamed in 1999 as the Dillard Harris Educational Center after a prominent Educator and Board Member of Guardian Angel Home. The program accepts students, grades 5-12, who have been unsuccessful in both regular education and in the special education classrooms within their public school. The program's therapeutic approach focuses on meeting the student's emotional and academic needs. Behavior modification and supportive approaches are utilized in helping students develop the skills necessary to return to their home school. Individual and group therapy are provided to help students understand and overcome the behaviors that have excluded them from the public school setting. An individualized instructional program is offered to students to correct specific academic skills and deficiencies that have contributed to their behavior problems....

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School Overview:

	Gah Dillard Harris Educational Center
School Type	Alternative School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 7 - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Year Founded	1976
County	Will County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	41 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	45%	29%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 3 students
	Grade 10 - 13 students
	Grade 11 - 11 students
	Grade 12 - 14 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	5 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	75%
Average Class Size	10
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	218 days	178 days
Hours in School Day for Students	5 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Head of School	Laura Coan
Sport
Total Sports Offered	5
	Sports
	Basketball	Bowling
	Football	Softball
	Volley Ball

School Notes:

Guardian Angel Community Services has been providing social services to Will and Grundy Counties since 1897. Our mission has been and will continue to be improving the lives of children, families, and individuals. The Day Treatment Program established in 1976 was renamed in 1999 as the Dillard Harris Educational Center after a prominent Educator and Board Member of Guardian Angel Home. The program accepts students, grades 5-12, who have been unsuccessful in both regular education and in the special education classrooms within their public school. The program's therapeutic approach focuses on meeting the student's emotional and academic needs. Behavior modification and supportive approaches are utilized in helping students develop the skills necessary to return to their home school. Individual and group therapy are provided to help students understand and overcome the behaviors that have excluded them from the public school setting. An individualized instructional program is offered to students to correct specific academic skills and deficiencies that have contributed to their behavior problems.
Profile last updated: 07/15/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (60435)	School Zip (60435)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	52,542 people	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	26%	24%
Population Average Age	35 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$44,910	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.1 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	47 years old	50 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	67% / 33%	61% / 39%