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Located at 461 River Road in Andover, the Melmark School specializes in teaching children with autism. The school moved from Woburn to the site formerly occupied by the Christian Formation Center.
In the 1997 there was a proposal by a group of townspeople lead by Susan Dalton to create The Andover Classical Charter School to alleviate overcrowding in the Andover middle schools based on Hirsch Goal Setting Curriculum. The proposed site was the Franciscan Center on River Road. Dalton  advocated a Commonwealth Charter school (one that is not governed by local school committee) not a Horace Mann Charter School (one that is governed by local school committee).
 
 
The State Department of Education would not award a charter to the Andover Classical Charter School calling the teaching methods proposed too progressive


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*"Melmark School Overcomes Setbacks, Opens Doors" ''Eagle Tribune'', December 7, 2006.
*"Advocates Planning for a Charter Middle School', ''Andover Townsman'', September 25, 1997, page 6 and 37.
*"An Elite School of a Different Type in Andover", ''Eagle Tribune'', February 20, 2008, page 6
*“Why a  Charter School? Why Here?”, ''Andover Townsman'', October 30, 1997, page 1 and 31.
[http://www.melmarkne.org/ Melmark School]
*“Andover Charter School Would Cut Crowding”, ''Andover Townsman'', page A1.
*"Andover Enters Unchartered Waters", Andover Townsman, April 16, 1998, page 13.
 


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In the 1997 there was a proposal by a group of townspeople lead by Susan Dalton to create The Andover Classical Charter School to alleviate overcrowding in the Andover middle schools based on Hirsch Goal Setting Curriculum. The proposed site was the Franciscan Center on River Road. Dalton advocated a Commonwealth Charter school (one that is not governed by local school committee) not a Horace Mann Charter School (one that is governed by local school committee).


The State Department of Education would not award a charter to the Andover Classical Charter School calling the teaching methods proposed too progressive

See

  • "Advocates Planning for a Charter Middle School', Andover Townsman, September 25, 1997, page 6 and 37.
  • “Why a Charter School? Why Here?”, Andover Townsman, October 30, 1997, page 1 and 31.
  • “Andover Charter School Would Cut Crowding”, Andover Townsman, page A1.
  • "Andover Enters Unchartered Waters", Andover Townsman, April 16, 1998, page 13.



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