St. Elizabeth School
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About St. Elizabeth School
St. Elizabeth School (SES) is a co-educational, nonpublic special education program at 801 Argonne Drive in Baltimore, Maryland, serving elementary, middle, and high school students ages 6 to 21 in grades 1 through 12. The school is fully approved as a Special Education School by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and is a member of the Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities (MANSEF). Every student follows an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and the program works toward either a Maryland High School Diploma or a Maryland High School Certificate of Program Completion.
SES serves students with a broad range of disabilities, including autism, intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, emotional disabilities, and multiple disabilities. The school notes it has also worked with students who have Down syndrome, Fragile X, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and others, and adapts its program as new student needs arise. It currently enrolls students referred from ten Maryland jurisdictions: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, and St. Mary's.
Each student's schedule combines academics with supportive and related services and, in high school, vocational training through a transition program. Academics emphasize the functional application of skills alongside traditional and innovative coursework. On-site related services include speech-language pathology (covering social communication and pragmatics, receptive and expressive language, articulation, fluency and voice, and augmentative and alternative communication), occupational therapy, physical therapy, and clinical and nursing services. The school also runs a behavioral support team using positive behavior support practices, an assistive technology department, athletics, and work-based learning placements in real-world job settings. Transition services link students with adult service agencies and community supports as they move from school to adult life.
Admissions run on a rolling basis throughout the school year and over the summer, and the process is initiated by the referring local school system rather than directly by families. Placement is an IEP team decision, and the process consists of a tour and a shadow day. Families can reach Admissions Director Ali Clark at 410-889-5054, extension 1102, or aclark@sesbmore.org. SES does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, nationality, or ethnic origin.
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- Private
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- language-based learning differences
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- Speech-language pathology
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Clinical and nursing services
- Behavioral support (positive behavior support)
- Assistive technology
- Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
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- Speech-language pathology
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Clinical and nursing services
- Behavioral support (positive behavior support)
- Assistive technology
- Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
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- Public school system placement via IEP (local school system referral)
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