Secondary School Options:
School choices are endless: day schools, boarding schools, emotional growth schools—deciding which schools to consider can be a daunting task. Are you searching for a school that provides a greater academic challenge? Does your child need a school that focuses their curriculum and teaching methods on specific learning differences? Or, perhaps your child needs an environment that can help him/her navigate through the storm and stress of adolescence. When your local secondary school is unable to provide the desired educational environment, Atlanta Educational Consultants can help you select an appropriate day or boarding school. Our in-depth knowledge of local day schools, extensive travel visiting boarding schools nationwide, and continued dialogue with admissions officers gives us first-hand insight to offer you a total picture of each school. Following a student's enrollment, we will actively monitor his/her progress.
Our Resources:
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Atlanta and Environs Day Schools
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Traditional Boarding Schools
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LD/ADHD schools
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Emotional Growth Boarding Schools
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Therapeutic Boarding Schools
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Residential Treatment Centers
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Wilderness Therapy Programs
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Educational laws are in place to help protect our children and to ensure that they receive a "fair and appropriate public education". What does this mean and how can I make sure that my child receives the help he/she needs to be academically successful? How do I navigate the process of developing an individual academic plan (IAP/IEP)? At best, the "legalese" is only confusing, but you'll have the support of a great team of special educators who will guide you through the process with ease. In reality, that doesn't happen often. Laws exist to protect, but receiving the full advantage of legislation requires incredible resources, both monetarily and with professional staffing. Many school systems are under intense pressure to minimize the outlay of resources. Atlanta Educational Consultants can help guide you through the eligibility and IEP/IAP development process to ensure the best possible outcome for your child's academic success.
* Please note that I am not an attorney and that my services are not meant to replace professional legal advice. If the situation moves beyond my expertise, I will not hesitate to recommend attorneys who specialize in complex educational law.
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Review and explanation of educational law and children's rights
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Help parents and child to understand the nature of the learning difference or behavior issue
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In-depth review of academic record to date
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In-depth review of standardized testing results and psychoeducational assessment
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Work with the parents and school support team to develop IEP/IAP, 504 plans, and behavior management plans
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Attend IEP/IAP meetings until an acceptable agreement is reached
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Attend resolution and Due Process hearings advocating for the child's rights
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Recommendations for accommodations and modifications to IEP/IAP
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Psychoeducational evaluation and tutoring referrals, both privately and through the school system
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Referrals for treatment and therapy options
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Recommendations for alternative educational placement, if necessary
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Alternative Educational Options:
When family circumstances and special needs require consideration of alternative programs, Atlanta Educational Consultants has the resources available to help you place your child in the appropriate academic, social, emotional, and behavioral setting. Using first-hand information gathered from our extensive travels to therapeutic and emotional growth boarding schools and programs and ourknowledge of transitional interventional programs, we access a vast collaborative network of other professionals to ensure that your child will be placed in a school or program where he/she can develop successfully. We believe that it is very important to guide a student through their whole education process, so we actively monitor his/her progress throughout their schooling. |
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Services Offered:
Typical Diagnoses of Our Clients:
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Learning Differences and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (LD/ADHD)
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Non Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD)
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Asperger's Syndrome, PDD and other Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Reactive Attachment Disorder
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Conduct Disorders
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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Sexual misconduct/promiscuity
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Mood Disorders
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Depression
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Social Anxiety
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Bipolar Disorder
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Eating disorders
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Drug and alcohol addictions
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Addictions such as gaming, pornography, codependency
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Gap Year/Summer Programs:
Increasingly, students are following the example of our European peers, choosing to delay college entrance to gain invaluable world experience. Atlanta Educational Consultants can provide a myriad of choices from programs to earn academic credit to service-oriented programs. Atlanta Educational Consultants can help students to make the most of their summers by finding them the right summer program to fill their days and to enhance their college resumes.
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