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Offers Post-Graduate Year

Yes

ADD/ADHD Support

Yes

Learning Difference Programs

Yes

Learning Programs Supported

All types

Year Founded

1969

Summer School Offered

Yes

School Calendar

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Student Body

Total Students

30 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

State avg.: 16%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

8 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

4:1

National avg.: 11:1

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

100%

Average Class Size

10 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Casual

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Tuition Notes

Students are tuitioned to OTC by their sending SAUs. This is no cost to the parent.

Summer Program Cost Notes

Paid for by the district through the IEP process.

Admissions Director

Paula Perkins

Admissions Associate

Meg Plante

Application URL

Online Application

Sports

Total Sports Offered

3 sports

Sports

BasketballSoccer

Track and Field

Extracurriculars

Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.

1 extracurricular

ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.

Club or Organization:

Outdoor Learning

School Notes

Opportunity Training Center in Presque Isle, ME, is a nonsectarian special education school serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade in a town community setting.
The school enrolls 30 students with a studentteacher ratio of 8:1 and an average class size of 10, supported by 4 teachers.
Founded in 1969, the school offers a postgraduate year and summer school programs.
Faculty members have a 100% rate of advanced degrees, reflecting the highest percentage of teachers with advanced degrees among Maine private schools.
Approximately 8% of the student body represents students of color in this coeducational private school.

School Motto: We BELIEVE in the services we provide.

Students must be receiving Special Education services.

Source: Verified school update

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What sports does OTC/OTC Next Steps offer?

OTC/OTC Next Steps offers 3 interscholastic sports: Basketball, Soccer and Track and Field.

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OTC/OTC Next Steps ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Maine for: Highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees.

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The application deadline for OTC/OTC Next Steps is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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