Hawthorne Academy provides
special education services to students, ages 9-22, in grades 4-12 who have
emotional, learning and developmental disabilities-including Asperger's
Syndrome and high functioning Autism. Hawthorne Academy works towards
mastery of state standards to meet the educational needs and curriculum
requirements of our students. An alternative, functional curriculum prepares
students who are not on a diploma track for post high school by developing
their social, basic academic, vocational and citizenship skills. Our program
utilizes a structured behavior management program that emphasizes positive
reinforcement and accountability. The school offers individual counseling,
language and speech and transition services by appropriately ...
KEYNE ERAS CENTER
www.kayneeras.org
5350 Machado Road
Culver City CA 90230
Kayne Eras offers year round quality education, therapeutic, after-school,
and post-secondary vocational training programs. Kayne Eras school and
mental health programs serve children from 5 to 22 years, the non-public
agency serves all ages and the post-secondary vocational program provides
training, coach and placement services to young adults. Mission is to
provide high quality educational programs and therapeutic services to meet
the needs, goals, and hopes of challenged individuals. The Kayne Eras campus
offers state of the art instructional mediums that are individualized to
promote academic and social learning. The Culver City Campus focuses
instruction on ...
OPTIMIST BOYS' HOME AND RANCH
6957 North Figueroa Street P.O. Box 41-1076
Los Angeles CA 90041
Contact: Alan Eskot
(323) 443-3100 x 3114
aeskot@oyhfs.org
Optimist H. S. serves 200 adolescents between the ages of 12-21. We have 100
boys from our residential facility and the rest of our students come from
our Day Treatment Program, Group Homes and community students. We have 1
teaching staff for every 4 students. We are located in Highland Park. We use
a highly positive token economy system to reinforce work productivity and
appropriate behavior. One-third of the day is self contained and two thirds
of the day is departmentalized whereby we teach History, Science, English,
Math and Electives in groups of up to 6 students per staff. We ...
ORALINGUA SCHOOL FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED, INC.
www.oralingua.org
7056 S. Washington Avenue
Whittier CA 90602
Oralingua School for the Hearing Impaired is an aural/oral day school for
children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Emphasis is placed on maximum
development of auditory skills using conventional aids and cochlear
implants. We provide an experience centered/language oriented environment
with a low teacher-student ratio. We offer parent-infant tutoring,
individualized programming, self-contained and reverse mainstream classes, a
carefully monitored mainstream program within the regular education
classroom and itinerant services. We service all of Southern California.
PARK CENTURY SCHOOL
www.parkcenturyschool.org
3939 Landmark St.
Culver City CA 90232
Contact: Nancy Bley
(310) 840-0500
nbley@parkcenturyschool.org
In a supportive environment, with a 2:1 student-staff ratio, learning
disabled students of average to superior intellectual potential learn
through a comprehensive curriculum in small classes, as well as through
one-to-one instruction in reading and math. Instruction in study skills,
computer, the arts, social skills, motor skills and physical education are
also provided. Speech and language therapy are available if needed. Parent
education and participation are essential. The program emphasizes academic
success, maturity, independence and skills and the strategies necessary to
return to a traditional school.
POSEIDON SCHOOL
11811 West Pico Boulevard
West Los Angeles CA 90064
Contact: Joanne Saliba
(310) 477-1268 x 3
jjdsaliba@aol.com
Established in 1971, Poseidon School, a nonprofit diploma-granting day
school, is designed to serve youngsters grades 7-12 who have average to
above-average intelligence and have learning and/or behavior problems. The
small, tightly structured campus environment, along with a professional team
of credentialed and licensed staff, offers students individualized
programming. These programs are based on each student’s diagnostic test
results, academic records, observations, interviews with parent or guardian,
students, and the establishment of mutual goals.
PROGRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER
302 N. Long Beach Boulevard
E. Rancho Dominguez CA 90221
Contact: Millicent Wanzo
(310) 638-0102
packidz@yahoo.com
South Bay High School
www.starsinc.com
4025 West 226th St.
Torrance CA 90505
Contact: Dan Campbell
(310) 373-4556 x 200
dcampbell@starsinc.com
Residential Classrooms South Bay High School, which includes a middle school
program, is an innovative nonpublic school that serves adolescents between
the ages 12 and 22 who face severe emotional, behavioral, and learning
challenges. Our program is designed to serve youth who reside temporally at
Star View Adolescent Center, an intensive Community Treatment Facility (CTF)
co-located with South Bay High School, and, in addition to having an IEP for
nonpublic school placement, also have been authorized for Day Treatment
Intensive mental hearth services. Community Classroom South Bay High School
is an innovative nonpublic school program that serves adolescents between
the ages 14 and ...
SUMMIT VIEW SCHOOL, WESTSIDE
www.thehelpgroup.org
12101 West Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90066
Contact: Patricia Johnson
(818) 779-5262
pjohnson@thehelpgroup.org
Summit View School is a specialized day school of The Help Group, educates
1st - 12th grade students with specific learning disabilities such as
dyslexia and central auditory processing issues. Students are educated in
small classes utilizing specialized reading, writing and math programs,
designed specifically for students with L.D. Fully accredited by the Western
Association of Arts & Colleges (WASC) over 90% of Summit View graduates
attend college after graduation. Students may participate in extra
curricular activities including CIF sports teams, community service, year
book, and education travel.
SWITZER LEARNING CENTER
www.switzercenter.org
2201 Amapola Court
Torrance CA 90501-1431
Contact: Rebecca E. Foo
(310) 328-3611 x 54
school@switzercenter.org
Switzer Learning Center is a nonprofit organization providing educational
and psychological solutions for students with learning, social, emotional
and behavioral challenges since 1966. Our highly qualified multidisciplinary
staff uses a team approach in a nurturing environment to help students of
all ages and learning abilities achieve academic, vocational and personal
goals unobtainable in conventional educational settings. Nonpublic School
services include: small special education classes for first through twelfth
graders, counseling; language and speech; adaptive physical education; multisensory, structured reading programs; behavioral assessments and
interventions; assistive technology computer lab; individualized
assessments; and other related services. Qualified students may dual ...
VILLAGE GLEN SCHOOL, WESTSIDE
www.thehelpgroup.org
4160 Grand View Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90066
Contact: Patricia Johnson
(818) 779-5262 pjohnson@thehelpgroup.org
Village Glen Westside, a member school of The Help Group, provides a unique
specialized day school experience for students with social and communicative
challenges including nonverbal learning disabilities and Asperger’s
syndrome. Recognizing the strengths, challenges and natural talents of each
student, Village Glen promotes social and personal well being as well as
academic achievement. Widely recognizes as a model of excellence, Village
Glen has developed a unique framework emphasizing social skills development
which integrates the best practices currently available in the field.
VISTA SCHOOL
3200 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90034
Vista School is comprised of Julia Ann Singer (JAS), Vista School, and the
Special Care Facility. JAS services children with autism, emotional, and
behavioral problems in a pre school through fourth grade setting. The
student staff ratio in JAS classrooms is 3:1. The Vista School is a WASC
accredited educational facility serving children ages 3-22. The SCF contains
its own classrooms that serve secondary aged students in self-contained
classrooms with three staff and eight students. These students remain in
this facility until they are discharged. The students in Vista School have
eligibilities that include ...
THE
WESTVIEW SCHOOL
www.westviewschool.com
11801 Mississippi Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90025
Contact: Jackie Strumwasser
(310) 478-5544 x 202
jstrumwasser@westviewschool.com
The Westview School serves high functioning adolescents with learning
differences, attention deficit disorder or mild emotional problems. Our
college preparatory curriculum is academically challenging and is designed
to meet a wide range of academic needs and learning styles. Course offerings
include: English, mathematics (basic through calculus), laboratory sciences,
social sciences, and foreign language. Much enrichment is also offered: art,
drama, music, computer lab, sports competition, yearbook, etc. Building
self-esteem is a key component of the program.
ZINSMEYER ACADEMY
www.childnet.net
4151 Fountain Avenue
Long Beach CA 90804
Contact: Bob Reilly
(562) 961-6301
rreilly@childnet.net
The Zinsmeyer Academy is a private, coed, state certified, nonpublic school
serving the educational needs of the residents of the Long Beach Youth Home,
Community Day students from Los Angeles and Orange counties. The Academy
also offers out patient Mental Health services to qualified community
students. Zinsmeyer Academy is in session from September through June with
an extended summer session during July and August. The school is open Monday
through Friday. Instructional hours are 8:00 to 1:45.
Beacon Day School: The professionals of Beacon Day School share a common
goal: to provide students with ASD an educational and therapeutic
environment. We integrate educational services, behavioral management, and
therapy to maximize student development. With our help, they can master
academic and vocational skills. We support intensive one-on-one and small
group instruction, along with transdisciplinary therapeutic interventions,
all enhanced by individual case management to help your child: ● Communicate
through understanding and use of language ● Establish appropriate social
relationships ● Relate to environmental events and objects ● Better process
perceptions of (decreasing/increasing) sensory stimuli ● Positively alter
cognitive processing, which impacts attention, reasoning, ...
CLETA HARDER DEVELOPMENTAL SCHOOL
www.HBIC.org
981 North Euclid Street
La Habra CA 90631
Contact: Sylvia Conde
(562) 694-5655 x 117
sconde@hbic.org
HBIC/The Cleta Harder Developmental School is a non-profit, private
developmental school for brain injured children and young adults. HBIC/The
Cleta Harder Developmental School offers an alternative educational program
designed for the student with a handicapping condition, who is deemed to
have the ability to move to a higher level of function, but who need a
small, controlled, yet least restrictive environment. Services include: An
individualized academic program, an individualized developmental motor
regime, Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapy.
MARDAN FOUNDATION OF EDUCATIONAL THERAPY
www.mardancenter.org
1 Osborn
Irvine CA 92604
Contact: David Eisenman
(949) 733-1500
deisenman@mardancenter.org
The Mardan Center of Educational Therapy is a Special Education school
dedicated to serving the social, emotional and academic needs of learning
disabled and emotionally disturbed children from all ethnic and economic
backgrounds. Mardan provides a safe and supportive environment in which
children who have had a history of failures can experience success with
academics as well as with interpersonal relationships. The school offers a
comprehensive, individualized day program that fully integrates therapeutic
and educational services for children and youth. Mardan is a non-profit,
non-sectarian organization that does not discriminate on the basis of race,
sex, color, ...
PYRAMID AUTISM CENTER, INC.
www.pyramidautismcenter.com
2830 N. Glassell
Orange CA 92865
Contact: Stacey Kochanowski
(714) 637-1292
skochanowski@pyramidautismcenter.com
The Pyramid Autism Center (PAC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated
to serving the Orange County autism community - with specific focus on
children and their families. The PAC school utilizes the Pyramid Approach to
Education developed by Dr. Andrew Bondy, a world renowned leader in autism
education and research. Whereas many approaches place an initial emphasis
upon controlling the behavioral difficulties of these students, the Pyramid
Approach grows out of a conviction that children are always ready to learn -
the question is: are the teachers ready to teach? Our emphasis is upon
creating functional activities that ...
REGENCY HIGH SCHOOL at HARBOR VIEW
490 West 14th Street
Long Beach CA 90813
Regency High at Harbor View is a non-public, WASC accredited school owned
and operated by SunBridge Harbor View Rehabilitation. The school contracts
with local SELPAs and the Long Beach Unified School district providing an
educational environment for students with special needs. The school is
authorized to provide educational services through the state department of
education Secion 56366 of the California Education Code. The mission of the
school is to return middle school and high school students (grades 7-12) to
the public school program and provide a psychoeducational approach to
learning for those who choose to graduate and walk with ...
Rossier Park Elementary
395 South Tustin Ave
Orange CA 92866
Rossier Park Elementary School is a private/nonpublic and non-sectarian
school, located in Orange California. Rossier Park Elementary School
provides a safe and therapeutic learning environment for students with
exceptional needs. Rossier services students grades K-7. Rossier Park
Elementary School contracts with Districts throughout Los Angles and Orange
Counties. The curriculum for each student is prepared individually. The
course of study is designed to meet the specific needs of the Rossier
students, who exhibit challenging behaviors that preclude the student from
maintaining a successful public school placement. Rossier utilizes a
curriculum based on the California ...
ROSSIER PARK JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL
7100 Knott Ave
Buena Park CA 90620
Rossier Park School is a non-public, special education school that provides
services for students between the ages of 5 and 22 years. The school is
located in Buena Park, California and is licensed by the California
Department of Education. The classes are small, with a maximum number of 12
students in each. Instruction is individualized to meet the needs and
interest of each student at their ability level. All staff is trained to
work with these types of diverse students. A special education teacher and
one or more train instructional assistants are in each class. Teachers use a
variety of teaching ...
SPEECH & LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
www.sldc.net
8699 Holder Street
Buena Park CA 90620
Contact: Dawn O'Connor
(714) 821-3620
doconnor@sldc.net
SLDC provides a daily language-based school program with individualized
academic programming and behavior management, primarily for students with
language, learning, speech and behavior management problems. In addition to
the daily school program, there are a number of services provided on site
including: adapted physical education, auditory training, counseling,
occupational therapy/sensory integration, physical therapy, speech and
language therapy, prevocational and vocational training. A Transition
Program is provided for students aged 18-22 years. Augmentative
communication, including sign language, is available, as well as a fully
equipped computer lab.
STARS High School
www.starsinc.com
545 Estudillo Ave.
San Leandro CA 94577
Contact: Chad Schimke
(510) 352-9200 x 226
cschimke@starsinc.com
STARS High School is an innovative nonpublic school program that serves
adolescents between the ages of 13 and 22 who face severe emotional,
behavioral, and learning challenges. Our students live at home in the
community, and have an IEP for Nonpublic School with or without Day
Treatment as a related service. Our program is designed to serve both: 1)
Youth who are authorized only for placement in a nonpublic school, who would
benefit from additional therapeutic support; and, 2) Youth who, in addition
to NPS, also have been authorized for Day Treatment Intensive mental health
services (through “AB 3632”).
Valley Star High School
www.starsinc.com
9355 North Opal Ave.
Mentone CA 92359
Contact: Christine Talley
(909) 705-5999
ctalley@starsinc.com
Valley Star High School is an innovative nonpublic school program that
serves adolescents between the ages 11 and 22 who face severe emotional,
behavioral, and learning challenges. Our program is designed to serve youth
who live at home in the community, and, in addition to having an IEP for
nonpublic school placement, also have been authorized for either Day
Rehabilitation mental health services, or Counseling, as a related service.
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Scholarships for Individuals with Autism
SCHWALLIE
FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The
Organization for Autism Research (OAR) is now accepting applications for the
fall 2009 Schwallie Family Scholarship Competition to support qualified
individuals with autism or Asperger Syndrome residing in the United States
pursuing post-secondary education. OAR will present a total of 5 awards of
$3,000 each across three categories: 1) Four-year undergraduate college or
university; 2) Two-year undergraduate college, and; 3) Trade, technical or
vocational school. These will be one-time awards for any recipient. More
information is avalible at the OCR website.
