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About Us
Our Process
Our entire consulting process is focused
on your child – and on finding
an educational or therapeutic environment in which he or she will be
successful, and where you will be confident in your choice. While we
tailor each assignment to a particular family’s needs, these are the
typical steps:
- Interviews with you as parents (and your child if appropriate) to identify your child’s needs and goals, including academic, social, geographic and financial considerations.
- Evaluation of transcripts, reports and recommendations, current testing, activities and interests.
- Consultations with other professionals in your child’s life, such as therapists and school counselors, and with other adults who know your child well.
- Referrals if necessary, for further testing, tutoring and/or admissions test coaching.
- Development of recommendations for appropriate schools or programs.
- Guidance and instruction in preparing applications, writing admissions essays, visiting schools, and interviewing.
- Help with arrangements for visiting schools or programs and for admissions testing, including individual administration of the Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT).
- Ongoing contact with admissions offices throughout the application process.
- Consultation with the family on the final choice of school or program.
- Follow-up for as much as a year after placement, to monitor the "fit" for your family and your child.
