SCO Family of Services provides educational opportunities for children and young adults who face a variety of challenges. We run special education schools that help kids overcome physical, emotional or developmental hurdles. We operate schools that give at-risk teens the support they need as they work towards a brighter future. No matter what difficulties our students face, our goal is to help every individual reach his or her potential.
Tyree Learning Center
The Tyree Learning Center is a New York State approved special education school that serves the 73 children and adolescents with multiple disabilities who reside at St. Christopher’s Home in Sea Cliff. The new school building, which opened in 2008, was designed specifically to accommodate the children’s needs. Small class sizes and student-centered instruction tailors each student’s education to their individual abilities. The Tyree Learning Center enhances the quality of the students’ lives by helping them achieve their highest level of independence.
Location:
Tyree Learning Center
1 Park Avenue
Sea Cliff, NY 11579
Theresa Paplin School
The Theresa Paplin School is a New York State certified special education school that serves the 56 adolescents and young adults who live at the Ottilie Residential Treatment Facility. The youth who attend the school suffer from a severe emotional disorder as well as mild mental retardation. The Theresa Paplin School teaches these students functional, academic and vocational skills based on each individual’s abilities.
An extension of the Theresa Paplin School provides two satellite classrooms in Brooklyn and three in Staten Island for 28 adolescents with special education needs who reside in SCO’s Extraordinary Needs Group Residences. This school program gives individualized attention to students who have difficulty integrating into a regular school program.
Location:
Theresa Paplin School
85-70 148th Street
Briarwood, NY 11435
Madonna Heights School
Madonna Heights Residential School is a New York State certified Senior/Junior High School that offers a wide range of classroom experiences for the 84 adolescent girls who attend. Academic instruction is individually driven by each student’s needs. The school also offers on-site clinical, therapeutic, recreational and leadership services that help teach, strengthen and encourage young women to discover who they are.
Location:
Madonna Heights School
151 Burrs Lane
Dix Hills, NY 11746
For more information about Madonna Heights School or to make a referral, please contact:
Mindy Lee, Director of Social Services – 631.643.8800. For a copy of the Madonna Heights School brochure, click here.
North Queens Community High School
North Queens Community High School is a transfer school serving 200 students as they strive to reach their personal and academic goals. Small class sizes, student-centered instruction and an accelerated credit program give our students the opportunity to earn a Regents Diploma. North Queens Community High School is a partnership between the New York City Department of Education and SCO Family of Services. It is based on the Good Shepherd Services Transfer School Model with support from the New Vision Partnership Support Organization.
Location:
North Queens Community High School
141-25 77th Road
Flushing, NY 11367
East Brooklyn Community High School
East Brooklyn Community High School (EBCHS) is a transfer school committed to helping students earn their Regents diploma, discover who they are and to explore their leadership potential. Partnerships among school, families and community-based organizations are at the core of our learning environment. EBSHS is a partnership between the New York City Department of Education and SCO Family of Services and is based on the Good Shepherd Services transfer school model.
Location:
East Brooklyn Community High School
District 18, Canarsie
965 E. 107th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11236