St. Johnsbury School Plans Offsite Therapeutic Program for Student Support

St. Johnsbury School District is continuing the planning process to launch a pilot therapeutic program that will better meet students’ social and emotional needs and assist in teaching fundamental skills. The goal is to have a program up and running by the beginning to middle of next school year at an offsite location in town, but that would be closely integrated with the town school so it serves as an extension of the pre-K-8 school, not as an entirely separate school.The school’s leadership team has been working with experts on the planning process, including Dr. William Ketterer, a psychologist and education consultant who works with schools across the region and has helped implement similar programs.