Linden Hill High School offers a unique day program for students in grades 9 -12. Within a new brick school building, students find a kind and nurturing environment dedicated to meeting the social, emotional and academic needs of students. Students are referred by their local Committees on Special Education for special education services and programming. The highly competent and experienced Linden Hill School staff is dedicated to creating and maintaining an innovative, nurturing and safe environment for their entire learning community. They are proud of the academic focus and structured program embedded in a milieu that supports their social and emotional needs. The Linden Hill School Principal, Robert Worden has over 36 years of experience as an educator working with students with special needs and serving in a variety of leadership assignments. Mr. Worden brings a wealth of therapeutic experience and stability to calm the ongoing demands of students who have experienced trauma, stress, self-injurious episodes and abuse. He is supported by a rich support staff of school counselors, social workers, speech and occupational therapists. As a main component to our successful PBIS plan, the Linden Hill staff is dedicated to working with our students to have C.L.A.S.S. C.L.A.S.S. stands for Community, Learning, Accountability, Self-Regulation, and Safety.Linden Hill’s vocational program provides a smooth transition to the world of work for those students who will not be pursuing post-secondary education when they graduate. This vocational option will include preparation experiences, life skills review and practice and three levels of employment leading to real world positions in the community. The full cadre of required courses at the high school level are available in a departmentalized model in small class environments. Additionally one predominantly self-contained classroom is available for students whose focus is on life skills, pre-vocational, and vocational opportunities to better serve their needs, as opposed to working towards a local regent’s diploma option.The Linden Hill School offers a variety of art and music classes, wood shop, and a full complement of other elective and academic options. Physical education is offered to most students on a daily basis, in order to promote wellness and healthy living.
For more information or a referral, please contact Michele Pisarz-Albert, Supervisor of Special Education at 914.749.2983 or email: mpisarz@hcks.org
Principal: Robert Worden
Dignity for All Students Coordinator: Kristin Ruiz
Title IX Coordinator: Shawn Marshall
