The Charlton School

The teachers of Ketchum-Grande (K.G.) hold New York State certifications.  Most have been teaching in the school for a decade or more which has created high levels of collaboration and team work to the benefit of instruction and the equally critical work of building strong student-teacher relationships.

The Charlton School is a residential treatment center (RTC).  As the campus school of an RCT, Ketchum-Grande (K.G.) shares a set of common treatment objectives, chief among which is the successful return of students to their home schools prior to graduation. Because of this orientation, K.G. does not keep data on rates of college admission of students discharged home.  Cross registration at the local public high school or with the area BOCES for Career and Technical Education can be an option for students whose residency may become long term. Our commitment to normalization requires students be integrated in educational settings beyond the Ketchum-Grande before their high school graduation.

Our aim is to prepare students for high school graduation and future academic success, including college, by helping each student achieve at her highest potential.  For example, our students are prepared for and customarily pass NYS Regents examinations required for graduation.  The structure of the school is departmentalized with small classes and models the daily expectations and routines of the public schools from which students come and to which they return.  Expectations for behavior, emotional self-regulation and academic achievement are likewise normative.  This deliberate similarity supports the transfer of learning, achievement and other progress gained as a K.G. student to the home school.