Cotting School

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Cotting School
Location
Cotting School
Lexington
,
Massachusetts

United States
Coordinates 42°25′12″N71°14′15″W / 42.42000°N 71.23750°W / 42.42000; -71.23750
Information
TypeChapter 766 school
Established1893
PresidentBridget Irish
Faculty70 - Over 75% have Master's degrees
Enrollment120
Student to teacher ratio3:1
CampusSuburban, 13 acres
ColorsBlue and gold
AthleticsCotting School Falcons
MascotFalcon
Website https://www.cotting.org/

Cotting School is a private, non-profit school for children with special needs located in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1893 as the nation's first school for children with disabilities. Cotting's preschool, lower, middle, and upper schools offer academic instruction focusing on a variety of skills and content areas, vocational assessment, and training.

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Building at 241 St. Botolph Street, designed by Peabody & Stearns Industrial School for Crippled and Deformed Children (Now Cotting School) 1904.jpg
Building at 241 St. Botolph Street, designed by Peabody & Stearns

History

Cotting School was founded in 1893 and was America's first day school for children with physical disabilities. [1] [2] [3] From its founding until its merger with the Krebs School in 1986, [4] Cotting School was located at 241 St. Botolph Street in Boston Massachusetts. [5] The school was founded by Drs. Edward H. Bradford and Augustus Thorndike, both orthopedic surgeons at Children's Hospital Boston and was originally called The Industrial School for Crippled and Deformed Children. The school was also known as the Industrial School for Crippled Children and Cotting School for Handicapped Children.

Superintendent/PresidentTenureEvents / Bio
1.Mary M. Perry1893–1919First Superintendent/First permanent home for school, 241 St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA
2.Charles Belknap1919–1923
3.Vernon Brackett1923–1955
4.William Carmichael1955–1984
5.Carl Mores1984–2004Krebs School merged into Cotting School and moved to 453 Concord Avenue, Lexington, MA
6.David W. Manzo2004–2021
7.Bridget Irish2021–present

Cotting School, A Pictorial History ( ISBN   978-0738557656) was written by David Manzo and Elizabeth Campbell Peters and published by Arcadia Publishing (April 2, 2008).

Services

The school offers the following services: special education, assistive technology, art, music, library/media, dental, vision, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, industrial arts, tutorial services, pre-vocational and vocational training. Cotting School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and has full approval status from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Affiliations

Resources

Cotting School All School Photo All School Wiki.jpg
Cotting School All School Photo

References

  1. ↑ "When home is a positive place". The Boston Globe. November 20, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
  2. ↑ Belkin, Douglas (February 12, 2006). "More Than A Game". The Boston Globe Northwest. p. 1. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
  3. ↑ Pryzant, Connie (June 12, 1981). "Cotting School Grants Diplomas to 17 Seniors". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
  4. ↑ Elliott, Michael (February 28, 1995). "Ida Krebs, 86, Founder of School For Learning-Disabled Children". New York Times.
  5. ↑ Coons, Phyllis (June 19, 1988). "Cotting School's Commencement Is Its Last To Be Held in Boston". The Boston Globe. p. B34. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
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