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The '''Doctor Franklin Perkins School''' is a [[private school|private]] [[special education]] school located in [[Lancaster, Massachusetts|Lancaster]], [[Massachusetts]]. It is a [[K–12 (education)|K-12]] school serving children and adolescents with a range of psychiatric, social, emotional, and [[executive functions|executive functioning]] issues.<ref name=who />  It provides residential, day treatment, and community-based services.<ref name=history>[http://perkinsprograms.org/history/ History of Perkins], Perkins School</ref>

The school was founded in [[Newton, Massachusetts]] in 1896 as the Hillbrow School, changing its name in the 1920s when it relocated to Lancaster under the administration of [[child psychologist]] Franklin Haskins Perkins.  The school's current executive director is Charles P. Conroy.<ref name=history />

There are six [[residential area|residential buildings]], each having offices for the presiding [[clinician]], the [[nurse]] and directors. The ratio at the houses is usually 1 staff person to 4 clients.

There are currently two year-round [[Asperger syndrome]] programs, one for children ages 12 to 18, the other a college and career program for young adults 18 years and older who have completed high school.<ref name=who>[http://perkinsprograms.org/who-we-serve-2/ Who We Serve], Perkins School</ref> 

Perkins facilities include an indoor swimming pool, fitness center, auditorium with stage, and a ropes challenge course.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.perkinsprograms.org/ Dr. Franklin Perkins School website]

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[[Category:Schools in Worcester County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Private high schools in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Private middle schools in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Private elementary schools in Massachusetts]]


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