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What is North River Collaborative. North River Collaborative NRC is a multipurpose educational organization formed in 1976 to serve as an extension of school districts. The member districts of Abington Avon BridgewaterRaynham East Bridgewater Hanover Holbrook Rockland Stoughton West Bridgewater and WhitmanHanson work together to provide highquality costeffective educational programs and services predominantly to students with disabilities from our member districts and many other surrounding communities. Independence Academy Independence Academy is an alternative multiservice secondary school serving adolescents with issues related to substance use and dependence.