THE
HOOPER RENWICK SCHOOL
56 Neal Boulevard
Lawrenceville, GA 30046-5874
770-682-4290
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THE
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The Hooper Renwick School is one of the sites of the North Metro GNETS (Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support). North Metro, one of 24 programs located throughout the state, serves severely emotionally disturbed (SED) students between the ages of 5 and 22. Funded through the Georgia Department of Education.
North Metro serves students from Atlanta City, Fulton County, Buford City, and Gwinnett County. Hooper Renwick serves middle and high school age students from Gwinnett County, while elementary age students receive services though the North Metro classes housed at Oakland Meadows School. In response to the specific needs in Gwinnett County, Hooper Renwick also serves students with autism and mild/moderate or severe intellectual disabilities whose behaviors are unable to be successfully addressed in their home school.
The goal of the Hooper Renwick School is to provide an educational setting that encourages a nurturing learning environment with maximum opportunities for our students to develop academically, emotionally and socially.
Hooper Renwick is a separate school that houses the Adolescent Program for Gwinnett County and the City of Buford. Grades 6 through 12 are served in this facility. Hooper Renwick is a fully functioning school as well as a psychoeducational program. The facility has a cafeteria, gym, well-equipped classrooms and computer labs. The school is staffed by coordinators, lead teachers, social workers, a psychologist and special education teachers. top
The mission of the Hooper Renwick School is to provide service for 6th to 12th grade students who demonstrate severe emotional and or behavioral difficulties. Hooper Renwick is dedicated to ensuring a safe, structured, nurturing environment. Our goal is to foster each student to reach his/her highest potential of self-control and independence.
Students who exhibit several of the following characteristics:
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Chronic, general fearfulness and anxiety |
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Prefers fantasy to reality; out of contact with reality. |
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Daydreaming more often than interacting. |
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Consistently bizarre speech or behaviors. |
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Nonexistent or extremely poor peer relationships. |
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Potentially dangerous to himself/herself or others |
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Long-term problems with adjustment to society's values and patterns. |
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Disturbances showing in more than one setting - home, school, and community. |
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Failure to respond to other programs |
A student may be referred for the program through the local schools or residential treatment facilities. The separate school placement is one of the most restrictive of special education placements and is only considered after all other options have been tried for a period of time and found to be unsuccessful. For more information on placement, please call the Special Education Contact person at your local school. top
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Diagnostic Services: Psychological, educational, and family services. |
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Psycho-educational classes on full day basis, 5 days a week. |
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Educational programming appropriate for academic needs and IEP goals. |
The Adolescent Program is located at the Hooper Renwick School at 56 Neal Boulevard, Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30046-5874.
Hooper Renwick School is open from 7:00AM to 3:00PM Monday through Friday with the exception of holidays.
Arthur F. Reitz, Principal 770-682-4290 top
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Impaired/Handicapped Access Gwinnett County Public Schools wishes to meet the needs of all of its student and families. If any member of your family needs assistance or has any questions regarding mobility impaired issues or handicapped access, please contact the principal of your local school or the department manager in your division. |