COTTING SCHOOL 453 Concord Avenue TEL #: (781) 862-7323 Lexington, MA 02421 FAX#: (781) 861-1179 Contact: Elizabeth Fay Russell, Director of Admissions EMAIL: [email protected] Website: www.cotting.org

Populations Served Programs and Services Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Cotting offers lower, middle and upper schools for students Developmentally Disabled, Learning Disabled, Medically with physical, communication and other challenges to Fragile, Multiple Disabilities, Neurological Disorder, learning. The program is comprehensive, including an Traumatic Brain Injury extensive array of support services, enrichment and individualized instruction. The program includes music, art, vision, dental and medical clinics, advanced technological School Profile opportunities, and Assistive Technology Assessment Enrollment: M/F Center, prevocational and vocational departments, Age Range Served: 3 - 22 counseling and guidance services, year-round recreation, a Age at Admission: 3 - 20 library/ media center, one-to-one tutorials, and a host of Program: Day other curriculum based activities. Therapeutic services are Staff/Pupil Ratio: 1 : 4 integrated into the classroom and community setting # of Months Open: 10 months / 5 weeks summer whenever possible in a way that supports our student’s # of Days Open: 180/205 highest learning potential and level of independence. Current Enrollment: 105 HOPEhouse at Cotting School offers a five day residential independent living, academic learning and vocational program for young adults ages 17-22. This transitional Admissions Procedure program focuses on functional and applied skills, career Rolling admissions throughout the year as spaces are preparation, community inclusion, and social and available. Contact the Director of Admissions. recreational opportunities.

Approval/Licensing/Accreditation Location and Facilities Department of Elementary and Secondary The school is located on a 14-acre campus in historic Education. Accredited by New England Association of Lexington. The facilities are technology rich, fully Schools and Colleges accessible and air conditioned, providing appropriate settings for a host of educational and recreational activities Affiliations/Membership in approximately 80,000 sq. ft. of space. AccessSportAmerica, Affiliate member, Association of Independent Schools in New England, College. History and Philosophy , Sargent College of Health and Founded in 1893, the original focus was to serve children Rehabilitation Sciences, Children’s Hospital Boston, with physical disabilities. The school continues its efforts to Clinical Training Program, Massachusetts provide the finest possible educational, vocational, and Special Olympics, New England College of Optometry enrichment programs possible to enable students with New England Handicapped Sports Association, special needs to achieve their highest learning potential and ’s Bouve College of Health level of independence. Sciences, Perkins School for the Blind