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Day School Other Health Impairment S/L Specific Learning Disability Traumatic Brain Injury
Description
ISBE-approved nonpublic special-education facility (day school), serving students with other health impairment, s/l, specific learning disability, traumatic brain injury. Illinois districts can place and fund students here under Section 14-7.02.
What this special-needs school offers
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Hyde Park Day School is an independent day school serving bright students with learning disabilities in grades 1–8 across three Chicago-area campuses. The school provides individualized, multisensory academic programs integrated with occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and social work services.
Leadership
Casey Crnich — Executive Director
Pamela Adelman — Executive Director Emerita
Shawnee Newsome — Principal, Chicago Campus
Sarah Imboden — Principal, Lemont Campus
John Stieper — Principal, Northfield Campus
Jessica Phelan — Admissions Director
Maureen McCarthy — Director of Development
Tara Montgomery — Director, Joanne Steinback Educator Training Institute
Stephanie Olan — Technology Director
Staff
Aimee Weiss — Transition Coordinator
Marisa Churchill — Instructional Coach
Kristin Graham — Wilson Trainer
Populations served
Students with learning disabilities
On-site therapies
Occupational Therapy Speech-Language Pathology Social Work/Counseling
Services
Individualized academic programs Multisensory instruction Wilson Reading System Multisensory Math Technology support Transition coordination Educator Training Institute (professional development)
Programs
Joanne Steinback Educator Training Institute Wilson Reading System program Multisensory Math Workshops
Accreditations & approvals
ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States) Wilson Language Training Accreditation Plus (IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards) LMAIS member ALDS (Association of Learning Disability Specialists) affiliated
Highlights
Three campuses (Chicago, Lemont, Northfield); legal entity is the Leslie Shankman School Corporation; named Educator Training Institute for professional development of educators.
Approach
Help bright first through eighth grade students with learning disabilities reach their full potential by teaching them to leverage their strengths and self-advocate for needed tools.
Admissions
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