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Offers Post-Graduate Year

Yes

Year Founded

1832

Summer School Offered

Yes

School Calendar

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Student Body

Total Students

26 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

34%

State avg.: 27%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

5 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

5:1

National avg.: 11:1

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

Utilizing evidenced-based strategies and materials to encourage academic and social progress
Increasing the child`s ability to engage in sustainable relationships with peers and adults so that he/she may remain a part of his family and community
Fostering the advancement of appropriate communication skills
Fostering the child`s independence and ability to move toward life goals by developing life-skills
Exploring work-related positions and assisting the child with transition to adulthoodTeaching needed replacement skills so that the child`s behavior will be appropriate and socially acceptable in all settings
Full-day Extended School Year (ESY) program offered during the summer

Students must be referred by their home school district.

Source: Verified school update

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