High Road Lower School of Prince George's County

We serve grades 3 through 12 at High Road Academy of Prince George's County. Teachers plan instruction around each student's IEP in smaller, structured classrooms, coordinating academic, behavioral and emotional supports with families and district partners. Our academy offers speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, social work, and transition and life skills programming. Students receive support through the Spark academic and behavioral pathway or the Spring instruction and life skills pathway, according to their needs.

Our upper school serves grades 9 through 12 at High Road Upper School of Prince George's County. We align instruction and academic, behavioral and emotional supports with students' IEP goals in smaller classrooms. Speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, and transition and life skills programming are available at this school. Spark, Spring and Bloom pathways address academic and behavioral support, instruction and life skills, and functional communication and daily living. We work with families and district partners as students prepare for their next steps.

Sheppard Pratt School in Lanham is a nonpublic special education day school at 4819 Walden Lane, Suite 4880 in Lanham, Maryland. It is part of the Sheppard Pratt Health System and operates year-round, providing 12 months of instruction. The school serves students ages 5 to 21 who have autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, multiple disabilities, and other health impairments. It is a Type I school approved by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), and admission generally happens through the special education referral and IEP placement process rather than direct private enrollment. Classrooms run at a 2:1 staff-to-student ratio, and the school currently has capacity for 72 students. Instruction follows an adapted version of the Maryland state curriculum along with the UNIQUE Learning System, and students are grouped by age, ability, social skills, and behavior. The staff includes licensed teachers, behavioral specialists, curriculum specialists, occupational and speech therapists, and trained assistants. Each student is evaluated against their Individual Education Program (IEP) on intake, and most students follow a behavioral plan. On-site related services include speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, school nursing, and psychiatric services as needed. The building includes sensory elements such as bubble tubes and a 50-gallon fish tank, interactive whiteboards in every classroom, a kitchen, a multi-purpose room, and a playground, and recent renovations added classrooms and an expanded occupational therapy room. The program emphasizes functional and practical skills alongside academics. Students take part in weekly community-based instruction and recreational outings, and the school partners with local businesses for community-based job sites where students practice real-world skills like greeting customers and bussing tables. Vocational and life skills training, transition services, healthy-cooking instruction in the on-site kitchen, and a school store give students hands-on practice toward independence. Daily lunch is provided. Pet therapy, parent nights, and seasonal events round out the program. Most students come from Prince George's County, with others traveling from Washington, D.C., Anne Arundel County, Charles County, and Northern Virginia. Many students stay through graduation and a Certificate of Completion, after which the school connects families with job placement, housing, and other adult-transition resources. Families can reach the school at SPLanhamSchool@sheppardpratt.org to arrange a visit.