The Benedictine School

- Founded: 1959

- Location: Ridgely, Maryland

- Executive Director: Sister Jeannette Murray, O.S.B.

- Population Served: Intellectual disabilities, Multiple disabilities, and Autistic

- Licensed by: Maryland State Department of Education and Department of Human Resources

- Students: 92 children ages 5 through 21 from 9 states and 3 countries, 78 residential and 14 day students

- Employees: 225 full-time and part-time

- Student/Classroom Staff Ratio: 4:1

- Functional Curriculum: Reading, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Fine Arts

- Instructional/Therapeutic Services: Psychological and Psychiatric Services, Medical Services, Social Work, Counseling, Behavioral Programming, Occupational and Physical Therapy, Vocational and Community-Based Instruction, Speech/Language Therapy, Adaptive Physical Education and Aquatics, Therapeutic Horseback Riding, and Transitional Services.

- Operating Budget: $11.5 million in FY 2009

 

Benedictine Open Community Program

- Founded: 1982

- Participants: 90 adults between the ages of 22 and 60+
•••• Men: 55%
•••• Women: 45%

- Number of residences owned and managed: 27
••••  Maryland: 17
••••  Delaware: 10

- Employees: 105 full-time and part-time

- Participant/Staff Ratio: 4:3

- Vocational Program for Open Community participants: Program places individuals in part-time community jobs, appropriate to their level of ability. In addition to jobs in the community, Benedictine's vocational training facilities provide an environment in which individuals gain "real life" work experience in a variety of settings, including:
•••• On-campus Greenhouse
•••• Laundry
••••  Mobile Cleaning Service
•••• Car Wash and;
•••• The Benedictine Industrial Training Center which includes a Graphics department specializing in screen printing, embroidery and commercial printing services, as well as a Contract Production area offering product sorting, assembly and packaging services.

- Operating Budget: $6.6 million in FY 2009

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