It was established in 1934 by Jess Perlman and utilizes a year-round, trimester calendar, with four two-week breaks.

[9] Members of the employee community include teachers, faculty advisors, psychiatrists, therapists, spiritual advisors, and nurses, in addition to administrative and maintenance staff, a business office, care staff, and many others.

An advisor, therapist, psychiatrist, and academic case manager comprise a treatment team, which maintains close contact with a student's family and school district, if applicable.

Special education teachers also work as academic case managers and advisors, who are assigned to about five students, double as administrators-on-duty or directors.

[11][12] Psychiatrists may also work as therapists[13][14] and many of the clinicians maintain private practices aside from Grove.