The history of The Carroll School dates back to 1967, when Dr. Edwin Cole and a small group of concerned individuals founded a school for children with language-based learning differences. There are three buildings at Carroll, and two campuses. The lower campus goes up to grade five. The middle campus goes up to grade seven. Then the gatehouse is on the middle school campus but in a separate building. The gatehouse is grades eight and nine.
Gec Washman is a mythical character at Carroll School. The name is a loose acronym for "Give Each Child What She or He Most Needs." Gec represents the school's commitment to meeting the needs of each child rather than simply covering a prescribed curriculum. With careful learning profiles, educators can accurately develop a child's educational program. By tracking student progress carefully, educators can adjust a child's program to more directly meet his or her needs. Needs are identified as both strengths (accentuate those) and capacities (strengthen those).