Students who live far away may stay with host families, who provide residential services.

Its program is the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MECDHH).

[1] The school was originally located at 85 Spring Street in Downtown Portland.

[7] Previously the school contracted with the Sue Wright House of Spurwink.

[9] In 1991 deaf people protested against a proposal by the administration of Governor of Maine John McKernan to stop operations of the dormitory.