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‘Little school engine that could,’ Spectrum Academy celebrates new high school, campus catering to Utah kids on autism spectrum

The North Salt Lake-based charter school for students with Asperger’s syndrome and high-functioning autism says new building will help cut its waiting list almost in half.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Caleb Candland, Spectrum Academy student body officer and athlete says he's excited to attend Spectrum Academy's new high school and CREATE Center (Career Readiness, Educational Advancement, Training and Employment). The courses in the high school will include academic core and elective classes, as well as social and transitional skills classes. The CREATE Center will have CTE pathway instruction and lab work in culinary arts and food services, entrepreneurship, information technology, business and marketing, automotive and more.With one in every 47 Utah children diagnosed on the autism spectrum, Spectrum Academy charter school provides a customized education approach, specializing in giving students with autism tools for life. The unique, sought-after charter school understands the challenges and amazing potential of students on the autism spectrum and delivers a secure and comfortable environment, individualized to each childÕs educational need.