About the School
High Road School of Clinton is a Type 1 educational program
serving the instructional and behavioral needs of emotionally
disturbed adolescents in a supportive and structured environment.
The program is designed to focus on personalized academic and
behavioral goals so students may return to a less restrictive
setting.
The High Road School of Clinton is administered by an Administrative
Head, Greg Marancik, who is responsible for its operation. High
Road has gathered an interdisciplinary staff to provide a comprehensive
special education program. In addition to a Program Director,
High Road School employs Certified Special Education teachers,
Assistant Teachers, two full-time Social Workers and an intern,
as well as, consulting Psychologist, consulting Speech/Language
Pathologist, Consulting Psychiatrist and consulting Occupational
Therapist as needed.
The High Road School of Clinton opened in January 2002 with
one student and we have grown to over 35 students in the past
three years. Our program follows the Prince George’s County
Public School curriculum for grades 7-12 for up to 60 boys and
girls between the ages of 12 and 21. Class size is small (no
more than nine students per teacher and assistant) ensuring
that personalized instruction is provided to each student.
High Road School is located in a leased building at 6701 Clinton
Manor Drive, Clinton, Maryland in Prince George’s County.
The building contains 6 classrooms, 2 related service offices
and a library/media center.
The students enjoy many playing football, soccer and basketball
at our facility. Students who are on level also play on our
basketball team and flag football teams.
Student
Success Story
Darryn came to High Road School of Clinton in February 2002
as a 7th grader. When he first arrived at High Road, his behavior
indicated that he did not take school seriouly. High Road was
much smaller than his public middle school and he began to realize
that he was not just another number. When Darryn first arrived
at High Road he was defient and displayed physical aggression
to peer. During Darryns time at high road he realized how his
negative behavior would affect his future He said he decided
to make a change because he “wasn’t getting anywhere
behaving badly”.
When Darryn returned for the 2003-2004 school year with a new
attitude the teachers were pleased. Darryn began to seek positive
attention from staff members and his peers. Ms. Wallace, his
teacher said, “Darryn tries to motivate the students to
do well in the classroom. Whenever a student is having difficulty,
he often tries to speak with the student first before the situation
escalates”. Ms. Hammond, the instructional aide, added
that “Darryn is very giving. He is always willing to share
whatever he has”.
One of the goals Darryn has set for himself is to make it to
gold level, the highest behavioral level. Darryn was on blue
for 29 days, although he has not made it to gold level yet,
he is still trying. He has been able to accept responsibilty
for his actions. Darryn says he likes the attention he receives
from his teachers. He said in public school his classes were
much larger so he could get away with a lot more. “Here
(at High Road) the teachers here are always willing to listen
to me. When I get into trouble, I know someone here will hear
me. When I got into trouble at public school they just ignored
me. When asked if he had any advice for anyone considering High
Road, he said “It might be rough because there are a lot
of rules, but if you do your work and try to get on gold you
will be successful. Gold gives you more priviledges and you
get a lot of respect”.
