<p>Palmer Academy, Montville's alternative high school, has 30 special-education students in grades 9-12. The school helps students learn different coping and behavioral tactics, while providing an environment that focuses them on learning.</p> <p>Palmer teachers and staff work to keep at-risk students in school, and offer routes to success. Classes are small, attention is individual, and behavior and preparation for working make up a sturdy share of the curriculum.</p> <p> </p>