John S. Charlton School
Grades and ages
Grades K-12 & up to 22
Enrollment
260 students
Students per teacher
5.5 per full-time teacher
Tuition
Tuition-free
About John S. Charlton School
The John S. Charlton School is the Caesar Rodney School District's countywide program for students with significant disabilities, serving kindergarten through the adult transition years from our main site on Sorghum Mill Road. Instruction centers on applied academics and functional life and vocational skills, using extensions and modifications of the Common Core curriculum so each student can reach the highest level of independence.
Students learn in the community through community-based instruction, work-based learning and vocational placements. On campus they explore jobs in our PAES Lab, run the Brew and Gold Cafe, work in our food bank, and grow plants in our agriculture program and greenhouse, alongside adapted PE, aquatics, adapted art, social-emotional learning and Special Olympics.
Our related services team provides speech, occupational, physical and art therapy, with behavior support from our behavior analysis department and help from our school social worker. Beyond the main site, Charlton programs also run at the Kent Elementary Intensive Learning Center, partner elementary and middle schools, Caesar Rodney High School, and Roads to Success at Delaware State University's downtown Dover campus, with transition links to Project SEARCH at DelDOT, DVR and DDDS.
Student fit
Who this school serves
Grades and ages
- Public
- Elementary (K-5)
- Middle School (6-8)
- High School (9-12)
- Young Adult (18-22)
Learning needs supported
- Significant disabilities
Specialties
- Life skills instruction
- Vocational training
- Community-based instruction
- Adapted aquatics
Learning and support
Curriculum and therapeutic services
Services and supports
- Speech-language therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Art therapy
- Behavior analysis support
- School social work
Programs
Programs at John S. Charlton School
Other programs and supports
- Speech-language therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Art therapy
- Behavior analysis support
- School social work
School facts
Practical details for families
- Students per Teacher
- 5.5 per full-time teacher
- Students with IEPs
- 236 (100% of students)
Tuition and funding
Tuition: Tuition-free
- Tuition-free public school
- District IEP placement
Enrollment
260 students
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