Special Education Students Attend Masquerade-Themed Prom
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School of the Week: Excel Academy South helps students reach greatness
Excel Academy South is an accelerated school program that provides students who are behind on credits obtain their high school diploma. Located at 4641 Roosevelt Boulevard, Excel provides a high school education at an accelerated pace with students earning their diploma in two and half years, depending on the number of high school credits students bring with and accumulate each term. “We have a great partnership with the Philadelphia School District, where we take students that are overage and under-credited and try to accelerate them to get their regular high school diploma as quickly as possible,” said the executive director [...]
Specialized Education Services, Inc. Grows Educational Offerings in Illinois With Acquisition of NewHope Academy
May 11, 2023, Philadelphia, PA -- Specialized Education Services, Inc. (SESI) today announced the acquisition of NewHope Academy (NHA), a special education school in Arlington Heights, Illinois, that serves those living with autism, emotional disabilities, specific learning disabilities, or other health impairments. The addition of NHA is part of SESI’s strategic growth plan, focusing on expanding its premier education services nationally to K-12 students who require extra academic and behavioral support. A critical element of that growth strategy, beyond working with local schools and districts to ensure all students that need special education services get the right level of quality supports, [...]
Sierra School of Alhambra empowers students to serve their community
As April comes to its close, so does National Autism Awareness Month for the students and teachers at Sierra School of Alhambra. Here, young people of all learning abilities are encouraged to meet their full potential. And that’s a big mission on a campus that serves students ages 8 through 22, from the Los Angeles Unified School District and other school districts in the San Gabriel Valley. The students at Sierra have learning, behavioral or social/emotional challenges that benefit from a structured setting rather than the open form of a large, mainstream public school. But that doesn’t make the learning any less relevant or [...]
Educators discuss the education needs of autistic students
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Yesterday we heard about what makes people with autism unique, today we learn what it takes to help children with autism learn at school. Bethany Ulrick has more. Experts say the first window to recognize the signs of autism is the first three years of a child's life. If a child is taking longer than usual to meet developmental milestones, like crawling or speaking, it's recommended to get them tested. As they grow up, they may be lagging behind in more areas compared to their peers. "The three big deficits that you're going to see in autism [...]
Transition Olympics
High Road Schools in Maryland and Delaware participated in the 2nd annual Transition Olympics, a fantastic event that encourages student engagement in the Transition & Life Skills program through friendly competition.
The Transition Olympics Test “Life Skills”
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Ready, set, adult: Students compete in Delaware school’s ‘life skills’ Olympics
Sometimes it's hard to know if you're ready for something until you just do it. Take "adulting" for instance. To prepare for the inevitable, young people go to schools for academic instruction. They get tested on what they learn in the classroom, but life as an adult takes more than academics. Students also need social and job skills. But how do they demonstrate they have these skill sets, especially in a school setting? At the High Road School of Delaware, students' know-how is put to the test at the Transition Olympics, a relay competition to see which team could win [...]
Experts provide insight into the autism spectrum as part of Autism Awareness Month
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - April is Autism Awareness Month. Our Bethany Ulrick spoke to experts at High Road School of Lima to learn more about what makes individuals with autism unique. Autism awareness has come a long way in the past decade, partly thanks to the inclusion of characters on the spectrum in TV and movies. But it's important to realize those portrayals don't apply to everyone, and individuals with autism can be anywhere from nonverbal to highly talented members of society. "People get that picture and then they overgeneralize and assume that that's what autism is when in reality we know [...]
Sierra Schools of Arizona celebrate Autism Awareness night with the Phoenix Suns
April is World Autism Month and the Sierra Schools of Arizona are celebrating by taking local special needs kids to see the Phoenix Suns play. FOX 10’s Marissa Sarbak was at the Footprint Center on April 4 where the students and staff got to watch the game together. Watch Fox10 News