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Education
Penikese is accredited by Massachusetts’ Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) as a Chapter 766 school with special commendations for its reading program, health and safety policies and procedures, and aftercare.
Students attend formal academic instruction from special education certified teachers in Penikese’s one-room schoolhouse with a two to one student teacher ratio. Penikese’s vocational program provides its students with applicable job skill training and strengthened work ethic.
Penikese offers diverse recreational opportunities as only a beautiful, natural outdoor setting can, with winding paths and shorelines for exploration and room to move. Penikese’s academic curriculum is aligned with the state’s curriculum frameworks, and students have scored well on the MCAS.
Penikese completed its Department of Elementary and Secondary Education six-year program review in 2004, earning commendations for its innovative Vocational and Work program, the Communication Program, efforts to establish therapeutic alliances with parents and student home pass monitoring, the “exemplary” Aftercare graduate transition program, the school library and reading program, and for its health and safety policies and procedures. This report is posted for public viewing on the DESE web site.
Penikese will be undergoing its next full program review in 2010. We will post the results as soon as the process is complete and results are available.
For more information on Penikese’s Educational Program, contact Special Education Director Helen Reuter at
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